Buddy Motsinger

[mikeweil]

Buddy Motsinger is/was a pianist active in California from the 1950's - among others he participated on "Cal Tjader plays Harold Arlen".

One of Cal's earliest sessions was as a bongo player for guitarist Nick Esposito:

Claude Gilroy (tenor saxophone) Billy „Buddy“ Munsinger (piano) Nick Esposito (guitar) Vernon Alley (bass) Joe Dodge (drums) Cal Tjader (bongos) Dottie Grey (vocals)

San Francisco, May 1949

Empty Ballroom Blues Part 1 4 Star 1294

Empty Ballroom Blues Part 2 -

Spring Fever 4 Star 1350

Fine And Dandy -

Empty Ballroom Blues 4 Star 1481

Note: Reverse of 4 Star 1481 is by Ivory Joe Hunter.

My question is: Could this Billy "Buddy" Munsinger be the same pianist? I couldn't find other session with the latter in my version of Bruyninckx.

[EKE BBB]

Besides the one you included, Lord lists another session for Munsinger, also leaded by Esposito:

Billy "Buddy" Munsinger

[E2664-4] Nick Esposito

Polite jazz:

Russ Bodini (tp) Russ Smith (ts) Billy "Buddy" Munsinger (p) Nick Esposito (g) Bill Smith (b,vcl) Joe Dodge (d) Joey Sano, Nora McNamara, Jane Taylor (vcl)

San Francisco, November/December 1947

Don't bother me Pacific 617

Rosetta AudioLab AL1564

Tina's a dancer -

On the sunny side of the street - , Pacific 617

His majesty the wolf -

Someday we'll meet again -

Ramona -

I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem -

Penny -

Blue skies -

What is this thing called love ? -

Jr. blues -

A trip to the moon -

Note: AudioLab AL1564 titled "Polite Jazz".

[EKE BBB]

And there are 11 entries for Buddy Motsinger, 3 of which are Tjader-leaded ("Live and direct", "Plays Harold Arlen" and "CT Quartet"); 5 have Charlie Barnet as the leader, 2 Ruth Olay and one Lois Boileau.

[mikeweil]

Thanks Agustín - I know most of these from Bruyninkcx. My question is whether Munsinger or Motsinger is a misspelling and the man in question is the same?