Butch Thompson
One of the top pre-bop pianists to be active after the 1970s, Butch Thompson's piano playing stretched from Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson to swing; he was also an excellent (if occasional) New Orleans-style clarinetist. In 1962, he joined the Hall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band in Minneapolis, an association that lasted over 20 years. Thompson led his own trio starting in the mid-'60s, and from 1974 to 1986 he appeared regularly on Garrison Keillor's very popular radio series A Prairie Home Companion. He recorded extensively for many labels including Center, Jazzology, GHB, Stomp Off, and Daring. Butch Thompson on August 14, 2022, at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 78 years of age.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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How Long Blues (Live)
Butch Thompson, Southside Aces
Jazz - Released by Kgc Records on 24 Oct 2020
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Raymond Burke & Cie Frazier with Butch Thompson in New Orleans
Raymond Burke, Cie Frazier, Butch Thompson
Jazz - Released by 504 on 1 Jan 1992
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In Holland with the Storyville Jazzband (feat. Butch Thompson)
Jazz - Released by Music Mecca on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Kid Thomas at San Jacinto Hall
Jazz - Released by GHB on 19 Feb 2015
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The Men They Will Become
Eli Newberger, Jimmy Mazzy, Butch Thompson
Jazz - Released by Stomp Off Records on 1 Feb 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Doc Houlind Meets Butch Thompson (feat. Butch Thompson)
Jazz - Released by Music Mecca on 28 Jun 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo