Dennis Budimir

Dennis Matthew Budimir (born June 20, 1938) is an American jazz and rock guitarist.

Dennis Budimir
Birth nameDennis Matthew Budimir
Born (1938-06-20) June 20, 1938
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, pop, rock, soul
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar
Associated actsThe Wrecking Crew

Biography

Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professionally when he was fourteen years old. He worked in the late 1950s in the bands of Ken Hanna, Keith Williams, Harry James, and Chico Hamilton.[1] 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 Bobby Troup and returned to the Los Angeles area, where he played as a studio musician for the next several decades.[2] He recorded in this capacity with Julie London, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, Marty Paich, Don Ellis, Gil Melle, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Johnny Mathis, and Doris Day.[3] In jazz idioms he worked with Milt Jackson in the 1970s and with Ray Brown and Johnny Mandel. He recorded with the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut in the 1990s.

Discography

As leader
  • The Creeper (Mainstream, 1965)[4]
  • 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)[5]

As sideman

With The Carpenters

  • 1981 Made in America
  • 1983 Voice of the Heart

With Rosemary Clooney

With Michael Feinstein

With The 5th Dimension

With Rodney Franklin

  • 1978 In the Center
  • 1980 Rodney Franklin

With Chico Hamilton

With Milt Jackson

  • Feelings (Pablo, 1976)
  • 1978 Soul Believer
  • 1981 Big Mouth

With Quincy Jones

  • 1972 The Hot Rock OST (Prophesy)
  • 1973 You've Got It Bad Girl
  • 1975 Mellow Madness
  • 2007 Summer in the City

With Peggy Lee

With Carmen McRae

  • 1975 I Am Music
  • 1976 Can't Hide Love

With Sergio Mendes

With Oliver Nelson

With Harry Nilsson

With Robert Palmer

With Van Dyke Parks

With The Partridge Family

With Linda Ronstadt

With Tom Scott

With Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson

With others

References
  1. Norman Mongan, "Dennis Budimir". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
  2. Carlton, Jim (2009). "Guitar's Eclectic Wizard". Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 117–128. ISBN 978-0786651238.
  3. Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999, p. 92.
  4. "Discography of the Mainstream Label" (PDF). bsnpubs.com. July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. "The Soul of Dennis Budimir: Album Info". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. "Improvisations, Ravi Shankar - Shop Online for Music in Australia". www.fishpond.com.au.
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