Ira "Buddy" Williams (born December 17, 1952, in New York City)^[1] is an American jazz drummer. He has played with Grover Washington, Cedar Walton, David Sanborn, Kirk Whalum, Joe Sample, The Manhattan Transfer and others.^[2][3][4][5] Willams is a past member of the Saturday Night Live Band.^[6]

With Nat Adderley

• Don't Look Back (SteepleChase, 1976)
• Hummin' (Little David, 1976)

With Andy Bey

• Experience and Judgment (Atlantic, 1974)

With Carla Bley

• Fleur Carnivore (Watt, 1989)

With Doug Carn

• Revelation (Black Jazz, 1973)

With George Freeman

• Man & Woman (Groove Merchant, 1974)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Closer to the Source (Atlantic, 1984)

With Dave Grusin

• Dave Grusin & The GRP All-Stars - Live in Japan (Arista Records, 1981)

With Jaroslav Jakubovic

• Checkin' In (Columbia, 1978)

With Howard Johnson and Gravity

• Testimony (Tuscarora, 2017)

With Hugh Masekela

• Main Event Live (A&M, 1978)

With Lee Ritenour

• Rio (1979)

With David Sanborn

• Straight to the Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)

With Sonny Sharrock & Linda Sharrock

• Paradise (ATCO Records, 1975)

With Valerie Simpson

• Valerie Simpson (Tamla, 1972)

With Lonnie Liston Smith

• Dreams of Tomorrow (Doctor Jazz, 1983)

With Bob Stewart

• Goin' Home (JMT, 1989)

With McCoy Tyner

• Looking Out (Columbia, 1982)

With Luther Vandross

• Never Too Much (Epic, 1981)

With Cedar Walton

• Animation (Columbia, 1978)
• Soundscapes (Columbia, 1980)

• Discogs
• Official website

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