Butch Warren was born on August 9, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Jr. Edward Rudolph Warren. He was an actor, known for History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears (2012) and A Night in Heaven (1983). He was married to Juanita Ellis and Stephanie Morris. He died on October 5, 2013 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Studio musician for the Blue Note record label in the 1950s and '60s. Worked on albums with jazz musicians including Dexter Gordon, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Clark.
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Jazz bassist.
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When a visiting musician, a member of Duke Ellington's band, left a bass at the Warrens' house, Butch took up the instrument. He took lessons with Joseph Willens, a bassist with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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His father was an electronics technician and a pianist who played at local clubs. His mother was a typist at the CIA headquarters.
He was a jazz bassist who was best known for the recordings he made from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He was discovered by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Within a few years, he was working with New York's top hard-bop jazz musicians.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night in Heaven
1983
Mr. Orshan
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears
2012
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears 2012 as Himself
$19 Million
