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BILLY BUTTERFIELD 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

7” LPs
7” Col S7 30604, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby / South Of the Border

10” LPs
10” Cap H-201, Stardusting, 1950
10” Cap H-235 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Cap H-326 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Cap H-424, classics in jazz: Billy Butterfield
10” Dec DL 5191 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Essex ESLP-111, The trumpet and orch of BB takes me to Far Away Places 
10” Nixa (E) WLPY 6720, “that butterfield bounce”
10” Nixa (E) WLPY 6729, Ballads for Sweethearts: Billy Butterfield And His Orch
10” Parlophone (E) PMD 1063, Salute to Louis: featuring BB . . . Reynolds
10” RCA Vic LJM-3000, Brad Gowans and His New York Nine Butterfield
10” Westminster WL-3020, “that butterfield bounce,” 1954
10” Westminster WL-3029, Ballads for Sweethearts: BB And His Orchestra, 1954
10” Westminster WL-6006, Dancing for Two in Love, 1955

12” LPs
77 Records (E) 77s 54, Billy Butterfield and Dick Wellstood: Rapport!, 1975
Art Records ALP-104, Alex Bartha and BB: Jammin’ – Jazzin’ – Relaxin’
Atlantic SD 1582, What’s New?: The World’s Greatest Jazzband . . . , 1971
Audiophile AP-219, Mat Mathews and Friends Butterfield
Big Band Landmarks Vol VII, Billy Butterfield And His Orchestra 1946-47
Black Jack LP 3003 – see under “Various Artists”
BMG (G) NL-83138, Lee Wiley: As Time Goes By: Featuring B Butterfield, 1991
Broadcast Tributes 0001 - see under "Various Artists"
Cap T 761 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap (Holland) 5D-050 81004 – see under “Various Artists”
CBS (Arg) 1.005, Billy Butterfield Y Ray Conniff: Es Diferente
CBS (Arg) 8.299, Billy Butterfield Y Ray Conniff: Es Diferente
CBS (Arg) 8.324, billy butterfield y su orquesta: y su trompeta
CBS (Arg) 9.022, billy butterfield su orquesta: y su trompeta
CBS (Arg) 9.037, Ray Conniff & BB: Diversion en Ritmo
CBS (Aus) KLLS-1731, Billy Butterfield: the golden horn . . . The Greatest Tpt Hits
CBS (Brazil) 15016, Ray Conniff e sua Orquestra: ‘S Different stereo
CBS (Brazil) 37159, Ray Conniff e sua Orquestra: ‘S Different mono
CBS (Brazil) 37198, O Pistao De Ouro: Billy Butterfield mono
CBS (Brazil) 37203, O Pistao De Billy: Billy Butterfield mono
CBS (Brazil) CL 2022, Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield: ‘S Rhythm
CBS (E) BPG 62166, Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield: Just Kiddin’ Around
CBS/Sony (J) FCPA 282, Midnight Mood Of Trumpet: Billy Butterfield
CBS/Sony (J) FCPA 563, The Most Beautiful Horn in the World
Circle CLP-37, Billy Butterfield with ted easton’s jazzband [ rec’d 1977 ]
Col CL 616, Jammin at Condon’s: E Condon and his All-Stars Butterfield
Col CL 1346, Conniff Meets Butterfield with Ray Conniff
Col CL 1514, billy . . . blows his horn, Nov 1960
Col CL 1673, the golden horn, Nov 1961
Col CS 8155, Conniff Meets Butterfield with Ray Conniff
Col CS 8314, billy . . . blows his horn, Nov 1960
Col CS 8473, the golden horn, Nov 1961
Col CS 8822, Ray Conniff & BB: Just Kiddin’ Around
Col Spec Prod CL 616, Jammin at Condon’s: E Condon . . . Butterfield
Col (Brazil) 37202, O Pistao De Billy: billy butterfield e sua Orquestra
Col (Mex) CL 5043, Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield: Diversion En Ritmo mono
Col (Mex) CLS 5043, Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield: Diversion En Ritmo stereo
Coral CRL 57211 – see under “Neal Hefti”
Coronet (Aus) KLLS 1731, the golden horn
Coronet (Aus) KLP 830, Conniff Meets Butterfield, Jun 1960
Coronet (Aus) SBP 233058, Ray Conniff & BB: Just Kiddin’ Around
Dec DL 8151 – see under “Various Artists”
Dec DL 8250 – see under “Various Artists”
Discos CBS (Arg) 1.005, Billy Butterfield Y Ray Conniff: Es Diferente, 1978
Discos CBS (Brazil) 137159, R Conniff a presenta Butterfeld: ‘S Different, 1974?
Epic BA 17026, Billy plays Bix: The BB Jazz Band . . . , Sep 1962 stereo
Epic LA 16026, Billy plays Bix: The BB Jazz Band . . . , Sep 1962 mono
Essex ESLP 401, Billy Butterfield At Princeton, 1955
Essex ESLP 402, Billy Butterfield Goes to N.Y.U., 1955
Essex ESLP 403, we’re dashing down to hear: BB at Amherst, 1955
Essex LP 404, we’re packing our trunks and headin’ down to Rutgers to dig BB 
Fat Cat’s Jazz FCJ 193, The Incomparable Butterfield Horn
Fat Cat's Jazz FCJ 209, Swinging at the Elks' - BB and his World Class Jazz Band
First Time Records FTR-1514, BB and His Orchestra (1946)
F Mint, . . . Era 37/38 – see under “Various Artists”  
Gr Award 33-333 – see under “Ray McKinley”
Hindsight HSR-173, The Uncollected BB and His Orchestra 1946
Hindsight HSR-229 – see under “Joe Venuti”
Jazzology J-93, Watch what happens: BB with the Benny Simkins’ band
Jazzology J-106, Joe Marsala and his Band 1944 Butterfield
Jazzology J-117, The Billy Butterfield Jazz Band: Just Friends, 1985
Jazzology J-130, Doctor Billy Dodd And Friends, 1984 Butterfield
Jazzology J-153, The Lawson-Haggart J Band: Go To New Orleans Butterfield
Jazztone J-1250 – see under “Various Artists”
Joy Records JL-1003, the new dance sound of– BB, 1968 mono
Joy Records JLS-5003, the new dance sound of– BB, 1968 stereo
Joy Records JOY 108, the new dance sound of– BB, 1976
Jubilee Records LP 1019, 8 for kicks 4 for laughs: lou stein quartet Butterfield
Kapp KL-1016, polite jazz: with the smooth swinging Siravo band Butterfield
King 395-510 - see under "Tommy Reynolds"
Monmouth Evergreen MES 6807e – see under “Various Artists”
Odeon (Brazil) MOFB 235, o piston romantico de Billy Butterfield, 1963?
Onward to Yesterday OTY-1514, BB and His Orchestra (1946)
Proj 3 PR 5033 SD, The World’s Greatest Jazzband of . . . , 1969 Butterfield
Proj 3 PR 5039 SD, Extra!: The W’s Greatest Jazzband of . . . , 1969 Butterfield
RCA Vic LPM-1212, New York Land Dixie, 1956 as “Gus Who”
RCA Vic LPM-1325 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic LPM-1365 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic LPM-1408, “West of the Moon”: Lee Wiley Butterfield
RCA Vic LPM-1426, C Boswell And The Orig Memphis Five in Hi-Fi Butterfield
RCA Vic LPM-1441, B Butterfield And His Orch: They’re Playing Our Song, 1957
RCA Vic LPM-1464, H Ward and the New B Band of “P” Hucko: With a . . . 
RCA Vic LPM-1566, Lee Wiley With BB And His Orch: a touch of the blues
RCA Vic LPM-1590, “thank you for a lovely evening”: BB and His Orch, 1958
RCA Vic LPM-1699, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening, 1958
RCA Vic LSP-1566, Lee Wiley With BB And His Orch: a touch of the blues
RCA Vic LSP-1590, “thank you for a lovely evening”: BB and His Orch, 1958
RCA Vic LSP-1699, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening, 1958
RCA (Aus) L.10820, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
RCA (G) NL 90041, Lee Wiley With BB And His Orch: a touch of the blues
RCA (J) BVJJ-2818 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (J) BVJJ-2851, C Boswell And The Orig Memphis Five in Hi-Fi Butterfield
RCA (J) BVJJ-2924, New York Land Dixie: Gus Hoo and His Dixie Stompers
RCA (J) PG-37, Lee Wiley With BB And His Orchestra: a touch of the blues
RCA (J) RJL-2547, “West of the Moon”: Lee Wiley Butterfield
RCA (J) RJL-2561, Lee Wiley With BB And His Orch: a touch of the blues, 1982
RCA (J) RJL-2826, C Boswell And The Orig Memphis Five in Hi-Fi, 1983
RCA (Sp) NL-45960 – see under “Various Artists”
RIFF (Holland) 659.013, RIFF Records presents: BB: for better blues and ballads
Somerset P-100 – see under “Various Artists”
Somerset P-200, College J Sampler: Actual J Concerts Rec’d On The Campus
Somerset P-2200, I’m in the Mood for the Magic Tpt of BB and his orch, 1958
Soodo Records SL 12016, the golden horn
Verve V-8723 – see under “Bobby Hackett”
Verve V6-8723 – see under “Bobby Hackett”
Verve (E) VLP9212 – see under “Bobby Hackett”
Verve (E) SVLP9212 – see under “Bobby Hackett”
World Jazz WJLP-S-1, Century Plaza: The World’s Greatest Jazzband . . . 
World Jazz WJLP-S-9, The World’s Greatest Jazz Band . . . plays D Ellington
World Jazz WJLP-S-14, Jazz in the Mountains

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