Dennis Budimir

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Dennis Budimir
Birth nameDennis Matthew Budimir
Born(1938-06-20)June 20, 1938
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 84)
GenresJazz, pop, rock, soul
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar

Dennis Matthew Budimir (June 20, 1938 – January 10, 2023) was an American jazz and rock guitarist. He was considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew.[1]

Biography

Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professionally when he was fourteen years old. In Los Angeles in the mid-1950s he played in a quartet with La Monte Young, Billy Higgins, and Don Cherry.[2] In the late 1950s he worked in the bands of Ken Hanna, Keith Williams, Harry James, and Chico Hamilton.[3] In 1960–1961 he worked with Bud Shank and accompanied Peggy Lee, then entered into military service in 1961.

After his discharge in 1963 he toured Japan with

Capp-Pierce Juggernaut in the 1990s. As a session player he also played on more than 900 movie soundtracks from the early 1960s until the 2000s.[6]

Budimir died on January 10, 2023, at the age of 84.[7][8][9]

Discography

As leader

  • The Creeper (Mainstream, 1965)[10]
  • Alone Together (Revelation, 1967)
  • A Second Coming (Revelation, 1968)
  • Sprung Free! (Revelation, 1968)
  • The Session with Albert (Revelation, 1972)
  • The Soul of Dennis Budimir (self-released, 2012)[11]

As sideman

With The 5th Dimension

With Alessi Brothers

  • Alessi (A&M, 1976)

With Bobby Caldwell

  • Stuck On You (Sin-Drome, 1991)
  • Blue Condition (Sin-Drome, 1996)
  • Solid Ground (RCA Victor, 2013)

With Bill Conti

  • Rocky II (United Artists, 1979)
  • Blood in Blood Out (Varèse Sarabande, 1993)
  • The Right Stuff (Varèse Sarabande, 2009)

With Michael Feinstein

With Chico Hamilton

  • With Strings Attached (Warner Bros., 1959)
  • Gongs East! (Warner Bros., 1959)
  • The Three Faces of Chico (Warner Bros., 1959)
  • Chico Hamilton (Warner Bros., 1976)
  • Truth (Fresh Sound, 1979)

With Milt Jackson

  • Feelings (Pablo, 1976)
  • Soul Believer (Pablo, 1979)
  • Big Mouth (Pablo, 1981)

With Quincy Jones

  • The Hot Rock (Prophesy, 1972)
  • You've Got It Bad Girl (A&M, 1973)
  • Mellow Madness (A&M, 1975)
  • The Color Purple (Qwest, 1986)

With Peggy Lee

With Jon Lucien

  • Song for My Lady (Columbia, 1975)
  • Premonition (Columbia, 1976)
  • Romantico (Zemajo, 1980)

With Henry Mancini

  • Symphonic Soul (RCA Victor, 1975)
  • The Cop Show Themes (RCA Victor, 1976)
  • Mancini's Angels (RCA Victor, 1977)
  • The Theme Scene (RCA Victor, 1978)

With

Sergio Mendes

With Harry Nilsson

With

Robert Palmer

With The Partridge Family

With Linda Ronstadt

With Tom Scott

With Bud Shank

  • Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
  • New Groove (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
  • Bud Shank and the Sax Section (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
  • Girl in Love (World Pacific, 1966)
  • A Spoonful of Jazz (World Pacific, 1967)
  • Plays Music from Today's Movies (World Pacific, 1967)
  • Magical Mystery (World Pacific, 1968)
  • Let It Be (World Pacific, 1970)

With The Singers Unlimited

  • A Special Blend (MPS, 1975)
  • Feeling Free (MPS, 1980)
  • Feelings (MPS, 2007)

With others

References

  1. ^ Hartman, Kent, The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll’s Best-Kept Secret, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2012, pp. 207-208, 245, 254
  2. ^ "La Monte Young". Dlib.openlib.org. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld
    .
  4. ISBN 978-0786651238
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  5. ^ Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999, p. 92.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Bill Frisell, Bob Bain and Dennis Budimir, Part 3 | Fretboard Journal". YouTube.
  7. ^ "We have learned that guitarist Dennis Budimir has passed away...", The Wrecking Crew. Facebook.com, Retrieved 12 January 2023
  8. ^ Buckley, Bill (12 January 2023). "Passings". Soul & Jazz & Funk. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  9. ^ "In Memoriam, January 2023: David Crosby, Jeff Beck, Lisa Marie Presley, Robbie Bachman and others". Project M Group LLC. Feb 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Discography of the Mainstream Label" (PDF). Bsnpubs.com. July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Soul of Dennis Budimir: Album Info". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Improvisations, Ravi Shankar - Shop Online for Music in Australia". Fishpond.com.au.

External links

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