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<p><b>Henry Butler</b> (* <a href="21._September" title="21. September">21. September</a> <a href="1949" title="1949">1949</a> in <a href="New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>; † <a href="2._Juli" title="2. Juli">2. Juli</a> <a href="2018" title="2018">2018</a> in <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="New_York_(Bundesstaat)" title="New York (Bundesstaat)">New York</a><sup id="cite_ref-obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) war ein <a href="USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>- und <a href="Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a>-<a href="Pianist" title="Pianist">Pianist</a>. Der durch ein <a href="Glaukom" title="Glaukom">Glaukom</a> von Geburt an <a href="Blindheit" title="Blindheit">blinde</a> <a href="Afroamerikaner" title="Afroamerikaner">Afroamerikaner</a> war mehrfach für den <a href="Handy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Handy Award">Handy Award</a> als „Bester Blues-Instrumentalist – Piano“ nominiert. 2001 erhielt er den <a href="Living_Blues_Award" title="Living Blues Award">Living Blues Award</a> als bester Keyboardspieler.
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<p>Bereits mit sechs Jahren begann Butler, Piano zu spielen. Später erlernte er Schlagzeug, Saxophon und <a href="Posaune" title="Posaune">Posaune</a>. Mit 14 Jahren spielte er als Profi in den Clubs in <a href="Baton_Rouge" title="Baton Rouge">Baton Rouge</a>. Während seines Gesangsstudiums erhielt er ein Stipendium, das ihm erlaubte, bei <a href="George_Duke" title="George Duke">George Duke</a> und <a href="Cannonball_Adderley" title="Cannonball Adderley">Cannonball Adderley</a> zu lernen.
</p><p>Obwohl Butler zeitweise in <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> und <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> lebte, kehrte er immer wieder nach <a href="New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> zurück. 1986 erschien sein erstes Album <i>Fivin' Around</i>. 2000 arbeitete er mit <a href="Corey_Harris_(Musiker)" title="Corey Harris (Musiker)">Corey Harris</a> am <i>Album Vu-Du Menz</i>. Mit <a href="Steven_Bernstein_(Musiker)" title="Steven Bernstein (Musiker)">Steven Bernstein</a>, mit dem er 1998 in <a href="Robert_Altman" title="Robert Altman">Robert Altmans</a> Film <a href="Kansas_City_(Film)" title="Kansas City (Film)">Kansas City</a> auftrat, leitete er zusammen eine <i>Hot 9</i>, zu der auch <a href="Peter_Apfelbaum" title="Peter Apfelbaum">Peter Apfelbaum</a>, <a href="Reginald_Veal" title="Reginald Veal">Reginald Veal</a> und <a href="Herlin_Riley" title="Herlin Riley">Herlin Riley</a> gehören. Butler erlag Mitte 2018 den Folgen einer <a href="Krebs_(Medizin)" title="Krebs (Medizin)">Krebserkrankung</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li>1986 – <i>Fivin’ Around</i> (<a href="Impulse!_Records" title="Impulse! Records">Impulse!</a>), u. a. mit <a href="Freddie_Hubbard" title="Freddie Hubbard">Freddie Hubbard</a>, <a href="Steve_Kujala" title="Steve Kujala">Steve Kujala</a>, <a href="Jeff_Clayton" title="Jeff Clayton">Jeff Clayton</a>, <a href="Azar_Lawrence" title="Azar Lawrence">Azar Lawrence</a>, <a href="Charlie_Haden" title="Charlie Haden">Charlie Haden</a>, <a href="Billy_Higgins" title="Billy Higgins">Billy Higgins</a></li>
<li>1988 – <i>The Village</i> (Impulse!), mit <a href="Bob_Stewart_(Musiker)" title="Bob Stewart (Musiker)">Bob Stewart</a>, <a href="Alvin_Batiste" title="Alvin Batiste">Alvin Batiste</a>, <a href="John_Purcell" title="John Purcell">John Purcell</a>, <a href="Ron_Carter" title="Ron Carter">Ron Carter</a>, <a href="Jack_DeJohnette" title="Jack DeJohnette">Jack DeJohnette</a></li>
<li>1990 – <i>New Orleans Inspiration</i></li>
<li>1992 – <i>Blues & More</i> (solo)</li>
<li>1996 – <i>For All Seasons</i> (Atlantic), mit <a href="Steve_Turre" title="Steve Turre">Steve Turre</a>, <a href="Dave_Holland_(Bassist)" title="Dave Holland (Bassist)">Dave Holland</a>, Herman Jackson</li>
<li>1998 – <i>Blues After Sunset</i> (<a href="Black_Top_Records" title="Black Top Records">Black Top Records</a>), mit Mark Kazanoff, <a href="Snooks_Eaglin" title="Snooks Eaglin">Snooks Eaglin</a></li>
<li>2002 – <i>The Game Has Just Begun</i></li>
<li>2004 – <i>Homeland</i></li>
<li>2013 – <i>Viper’s Drag</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lexikalischer_Eintrag">Lexikalischer Eintrag</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Leonard_Feather" title="Leonard Feather">Leonard Feather</a>, <a href="Ira_Gitler" title="Ira Gitler">Ira Gitler</a>: <i>The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.</i> Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X.</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000570517"><span>Henry Butler</span></a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Henry+Butler">Henry Butler</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.henrybutler.com/">Webpräsenz</a></li>
<li>Tom McDermott: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://64parishes.org/entry/henry-butler">Henry Butler.</a> Eintrag bei <i>64 Parishes: Encyclopedia</i>, 23. August 2013, zuletzt aktualisiert am 16. August 2022.</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-obit-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-obit_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-obit_1-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Doug MacCash: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2018/07/henry_butler_new_orleans_piano.html"><i>Henry Butler, New Orleans R&B and jazz piano virtuoso, dies at 68.</i></a> NOLA.com, 2. Juli 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 2. Juli 2018</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AHenry+Butler&rft.title=Henry+Butler%2C+New+Orleans+R%26B+and+jazz+piano+virtuoso%2C+dies+at+68&rft.description=Henry+Butler%2C+New+Orleans+R%26B+and+jazz+piano+virtuoso%2C+dies+at+68&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nola.com%2Fmusic%2Findex.ssf%2F2018%2F07%2Fhenry_butler_new_orleans_piano.html&rft.creator=Doug+MacCash&rft.publisher=NOLA.com&rft.date=2018-07-02&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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