A completely natural, self taught musician who never left the Oregon backcountry. He worked in lumber mills and was for a time a member of The Hells Angels. He refused to fly so the producer has to fly to the middle Oregon to produce the session! I love music and all its amazing nonconformist characters.

miss buddy and my brother bob on organ

My dad, Warren Bracken an old piano player, knew Buddy. They had gigged together and had him over to the house. I remember meeting him and him and my dad jamming. What a talent!

I used to watch him live in Lake Oswego Oregon. What a great guy and an amazing artist.

In 1975 I was listening to Led Zepplin...How did I ever miss this stuff.

@mrfrontranger7911

3 жыл бұрын

Yep me too, thats why this cannel is so tasty good

@mrfrontranger7911

3 жыл бұрын

Now looking for new euro jazz musicians

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

We cannot find all of our Great Musicians always. I am Just thankful that I was A part of Buddy,s Life... Blessed.

@Frigoni

3 жыл бұрын

Zeppelin rules

@LetzBeaFranque

3 жыл бұрын

You missed this stuff for the same reason we all did in 1975 - immaturity.

Was next to Buddy Fite in line at the grocery store in Battle Ground, Wa, mid-90's. There had just been article in the Columbian about him, and how his neurological problems were now under control and he was playing guitar again. So I started talking to him as a starstruck jazz guitar fan, he was nice and friendly in a shy humble way, said he was planning to play at a local Church soon... never did get to hear him play live though....Thanks for posting this gem!

There were many great jazz musicians who didn't tour and didn't record much if at all, and so were never known to a national audience. Many guys just had no interest in going to New York and becoming drug addicts. They had families, and gigged where they could to make money. They may not have been innovators like the big names, but they could easily have sit in with them and be among peers.

My Father ... Chuck Gregory Signed Buddy Fite on Pinnacle Records ... for his most Awesome Tasty Album and many more decades ago. Brilliant Jazz Guitarist..... :) :)

@sixstringcity3931

3 жыл бұрын

Yer Dad had good taste. This is so spot on! Im a big Grant Green fan and this cat has a similar vibe

@fezzparka

3 жыл бұрын

Your Dad signed my Dad at Epic. I remember his Porsche and the wood camper on his old truck. This was 68 or 69.

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

@@fezzparka Yes............. Porsche 911 Turbo & his Chevy Pickup. That was the 1st vehicle he taught me to drive. 4 speed manual noneleless. Awesome... :)

@fezzparka

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamog45 Chuck was very good to my Dad. He always let me grab cutouts at the old Epic offices at Sunset and Cahuenga. When he moved to Paramount, he did a couple of singles deals with my Dad. Two re-records. Lily's Theme and Charlotte's Web.

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

@@fezzparka Dad is a brilliant man in his field. Unfortunately he is in Harlem in a nursing home at age 91 but he is still with us thank God. Mimi his 2nd wife is with Chuck Now. He was Good to everyone unless you Screwed him, lol. He knew his shit for sure. Taught me so much in life. :) :) Glad he was good to you and your father. :) :) :)

Picked up 4 of his original early LPs 25 years ago- but don’t have this tasty LP-- I think this LP is a later compilation of his earlier LPs. One my favorite stylists. Unique style

Elegant

Miss you dear friend.

Man what a great album, thank you so much for the upload & the chance to hear it, thank you

Brilliant Playing ! Clean, Clear, Bell-Like Tone with technique & style that reminds me of Howard Roberts. "TASTY" is certainly the correct Word for this one. TYVM

What a great discovery. Can't wait to explore more of this outstanding guitarist's work

So glad to have discovered Buddy Site!This is an album I can go back to and listen over and over.

god he is good, thank u, !!!! so many fmous that couldnt shine this guys shoes.

Thanks for turning me on to this guitarist and album! This is wonderful, really moving and golden and inspiring to me as a guitarist.

Amazing sound

A great discovery for me ! Thanks for share !

Love this and his tone.

Sublime

is that the man scatting also !!!!Damn wow!!!!

Very tasty. The Hammond on track 10 was a nice surprise. Thank you soo much for putting this up 👏

Lol, that really sizzled my chill!!

Thanks, what a find!

Mighty good!

My age 45, tremendouuuusss

@sixstringcity3931

3 жыл бұрын

Lol same here!

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

at 60 years of age, I have realized that life is all about what we all make of it. Life is oh so short, but quality is Key,,..... Quality, Love, Respect, Honor, Belief, Fellow Patriots, God and oh so much more. Buddy was a Genius, I know all too well. Chuckie Baby is a Brilliant Natural Artist and I am Proud to call him my Father. Love you all. ........................

Bacana demais!

Great!!!

Wow! Great Stuff. Why was he unheard of? Willie Nelson spoke highly of him. RIP..

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

PR was not a part of his So Very Awesome Talents unfortunately, but hey it is a part of all of our lives. Fabulous Musician. :) :) :0

Sound great.

thanks. a nice discovery , for me at least. So many good jazz musicians unknown to most of us real jazz fans, especially if we are not from the USA. but this is also true the other way around. How many very good European jazz musicians are or were known in the States ?

@blindbabybutterfly

3 жыл бұрын

A lot, even labels like ECM barely scratched the surface of European talents.

Gracias.

I believe my parents saw Buddy play at The Beachcomber in Lake Oswego, Oregon in the '50s. My father said something like, "Buddy heard Les Paul, then learned to play like Les Paul without realizing Les had overdubbed so much." Anecdote from memory from a very early age before I knew who Buddy Fite and Les Paul were.

@mstrwooley

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I lived in Camas and Buddy lived in these apartments out by the One Stop in Washougal. My older brother Mike used to buy music gear from Buddy. He took me to Buddy's one day and Buddy was rehearsing on minus one tapes sent from Robert Mersey in LA. Buddy was afraid to fly so he would practice to these arrangements that Robert recorded for Buddy's next album and then go over to Rip Chord Recording studios and have his guitar recorded and sent to LA to be mixed and poof...an album. I asked if I could stay on day and listen and Buddy said "sure." So I stayed mesmerized for most of the rest of the day. I was only 15 at the time so I had to walk home which was quite a hike. From there on I was welcome to stop by most anytime and listen to Buddy. I'd sit on the couch close to him and watch and listen. He had a stack of Tab's in the corner of the living room and we'd drink one after the other. Couldn't have been good for me but who cared. I was hangin' with Buddy Fite. A little later my dad would take me over to Lake Oswego and I could sit outside the lounge at the Beachcomber and listen to Buddy play live. It was just him and a drummer and it was as full as a five piece band. The guy was a savant on guitar. The rest of his life was a mess filled with problems and violence that, at the time, I wasn't really aware of. Anyway...One day I asked him if he would teach me to play like he did and all he said was "don't worry man...you'll get it." And that was my lesson.

@mstrwooley

4 жыл бұрын

This was the album I used to sit and listen to him rehearse to. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGeHsMyBlK25Y7Q.html

@crawdini7641

4 жыл бұрын

I met him in the 70s at a Steak House in Vancouver. I asked him if he had been in Willies band..." NO

@mstrwooley

4 жыл бұрын

Buddy was a good friend of our family when I was around 13 years old. At about 15 my dad took me to the Beachcomber to hear Buddy live. We sat in the restaurant area. It was...for me...my first window into what real guitar playing was. Buddy lived in Washougal and we lived in Camas. Buddy used to let me come to his apartment out by the One Stop and listen to him practice to these recordings minus guitar to get ready for going into Rip Chord recording in Portland and put his guitar parts on and send the tapes back to Robert Mersey to mix and make these records. At the time I was aware how amazing and special to be around a great player like Buddy was. I just didn't know how much!

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

@@mstrwooley Wow. Dad (Chuck Gregory)and Bob Mercy were tight back in the day. Awesome to catch up here. TY. :) :)

Wow, this is something ! the photo is mostly high contrast chiaroscuro - i.e. shadow -- difficult for me see what position his picking hand is in , but i do see his what looks like his thumb is out and up, so it maybe he did not use a guitar pick, like some greats didn't either . question : anyone know if he was an open hand all digits finger picker or played with his thumb like wes montgomery ? please, any and all replies !

@jpsewell199

3 жыл бұрын

I have an interview with Buddy from a book of collected guitar magazine interviews, where he says he plays with a thumbpick and two fingerpicks but "nothing like Chet Atkins". No mean feat, but it would explain some of his attack.

I have the CD - great album. Why do you say 1975? The CD is dated 1987. Do you know the recording date?

@TheFreshPeddler

4 жыл бұрын

1987. Plays for satin dolls was 75.

out of stock!

@adamog45

3 жыл бұрын

Nonetheless, I have the Master of course as my father .................... Chuck Gregory is the Man........ Love him too death. Buddy is the Ultimate Jazz Wizard IMHO. :) :) :)