Butch Thompson

Aliases: Butch Thompson / Trio West
Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang
Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band
The Butch Thompson Trio
Real name: Richard Enos Thompson
Born: November 28, 1943
Died: August 14, 2022
Country: United States
Comments: Jazz pianist and clarinetist. Thompson appeared weekly on Garrison Keillor's radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion". Thompson is probably best known for his stride and ragtime piano performances.
Member of: Hall Brothers Jazz Band Clarinet
Powdermilk Biscuit Band
New Black Eagle Jazz Band Piano, Clarinet

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	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	219 Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Aaron Harris	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	(unknown)
i	Adeste fideles	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	A Fats Waller Medley: I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling – Keepin' Out of Mischief Now – If It Ain't Lo…	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	(unknown), Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, The Boswell Sisters - Accompanied by Dorsey Brothers
	After You've Gone	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Campbell and Burr
i	Ain't Misbehavin'	Butch Thompson	1979	Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
	Ain't Misbehavin'	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
	Am I Blue?	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Ethel Waters BRD,REC,REL
i	A Monday Date	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Earl Hines
i	Angels from the Realms of Glory	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	Angels We Have Heard on High	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Arkansas Blues	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Lucille Hegamin - Accompanied by Blue Flame Syncopators
i	A Shine on Your Shoes	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Larry Adler, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Monette Moore PRF
i	Atlanta Blues	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Sara Martin and Clarence Williams Blue Five
i	At the Jazz Band Ball	Butch Thompson	1984	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Aunt Hagar's Children	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Tim Brymn's Black Devil Four
i	Ave Maria	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown), (unknown), W.D. McFarland, Caroline Miolan-Carvalho PRF, E.N. Kristmann REL
i	Ave Maria	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Away in a Manger	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
i	Baby, Oh Where Can You Be?	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Bing Crosby
i	Backwater Blues	Butch Thompson	1995	Bessie Smith
i	Bandana Days	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Eubie Blake and His Shuffle Along Orchestra
i	Beale Street Blues	Butch Thompson	1989	Prince's Band
i	Bedelia	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	(unknown)
i	Bert Williams	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Bert Williams	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Bethena: A Concert Waltz	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Margaret Young
i	Big Fat Ham	Butch Thompson	1966	Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra
i	Big Fat Ham	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra
i	Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?	Butch Thompson	1977	Arthur Collins
i	Black Bottom Stomp	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
i	Blueberry Rhyme	Butch Thompson	1989	James P. Johnson
i	Blues in Thirds	Butch Thompson	1984	Earl Hines
i	Blue Turning Grey over You	Butch Thompson	1989	Barney Trimble and His Oklahomans (Lou Gold)
i	Brown Skin, Who You For?	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Daisy Martin - Clarence Williams
i	Bucktown Stomp	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Canal Street Blues	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
i	Careless Love	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	(unknown)
i	Carolina Shout	Butch Thompson	1979	Jas. P. Johnson
i	Carol of the Birds	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Charleston Rag	Butch Thompson	1989	Eubie Blake
i	Charleston Rag	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Eubie Blake
i	Chelsea	Butch Thompson	1992	"Fats" Waller with drums (Max Lewin)
i	China Boy	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Arnold Johnson and His Orchestra
i	Chinatown, My Chinatown	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Grace Kerns and J. B. Wells
i	Clarinet Marmalade	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Climax Rag	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	James Scott
i	Come Back Sweet Papa	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	Come Back, Sweet Papa	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	Coventry Carol	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Creepy Feeling	Butch Thompson	1982	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Creepy Feeling	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Creole Song	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band
i	Darktown Strutters' Ball	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Six Brown Brothers
i	Deck the Halls	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	Deep Creek	Butch Thompson	1966	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra
	Doctor Jazz	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
	Don't You Leave Me Here	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Prince's Orchestra
i	Down Home Rag	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Six Brown Brothers
i	Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Louis Armstrong and His Dixieland Seven
i	Echo of Spring	Butch Thompson	1989	Willie Smith (The Lion) and His Cubs
i	Edna	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	King Oliver and His Orchestra
i	Elite Syncopations	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Euphonic Sounds	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
	Evenin'	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
	Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Aileen Stanley
i	Exactly Like You	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman PRF
i	Fat Meat and Greens	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Fickle Fay Creep	Butch Thompson	1979	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
i	Fickle Fay Creep	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
i	Fidgety Feet	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Original Dixieland Jazz Band
i	Froggie Moore	Butch Thompson	1982	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
i	From Monday On	Butch Thompson	1992	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
i	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You	Butch Thompson	1984	McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
	Georgia on My Mind	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
	Girl of My Dreams	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Blue Steele and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus
i	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	Butch Thompson	1994	Meister Glee Singers
i	Goober Dance	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Johnny Dodds Hot Six
i	Good Old New York	Butch Thompson	1989	Jelly Roll Morton Seven
i	Good Old New York	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Jelly Roll Morton Seven
i	Gulf Coast Blues	Butch Thompson	1995	Monette Moore REC, Bessie Smith - Clarence Williams at the Piano REL
i	Handful of Keys	Butch Thompson	1989	Thomas Waller
i	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Butch Thompson	1994	Waltham Abbey Choir PRF, Columbia Male Quartet REL
i	Heliotrope Bouquet	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	High Society	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	"Standard Band"
i	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	Butch Thompson	2000	(unknown)
i	His Eye Is on the Sparrow	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	(unknown)
i	Home in Pasadena	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Bennie Krueger's Orchestra
i	Home (When Shadows Fall)	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dick Robertson REL, Harold Richards REC
i	Honey Hush	Butch Thompson	1984	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
i	Honeysuckle Rose	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	Honeysuckle Rose	Butch Thompson	1989	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	Honeysuckle Rose	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	Honeysuckle Rose	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	How Can You Face Me	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenneth Sargent
i	How Could I Be Blue	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Sara Martin - Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
i	How Long Blues	Butch Thompson	1989	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
	How Long Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
i	How Long Blues	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
	How Long, How Long Blues	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Ida Cox, Leroy Carr
i	I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
	I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o' This Jelly-Roll	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
i	I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	King Oliver's Jazz Band
i	I Ain't Got Nobody	Butch Thompson	1992	Marion Harris
i	I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me	Butch Thompson	1984	Dolores Valesco
i	I Can't Escape from You	Butch Thompson	1984	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra featuring Jerry Cooper
	I Can't Get Started with You	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Bob Hope PRF, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis REC
	Ice Cream	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Harry Reser's Syncopators
i	Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Eddie Leonard
i	Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Eddie Leonard
	If Dreams Come True	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Chick Webb's Savoy Orch.
	If I Could Be with You	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
i	If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
	If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
i	If I Had You	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	The Piccadilly Players [GB]
	If I Let You Get Away with It Once (You'll Do It All of the Time)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Margaret Johnson - Accomp. by Clarence Williams' Blue Five
	I Found a New Baby	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
i	If Someone Would Only Love Me	Butch Thompson	2000	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
i	If You Knew	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	The Morton Sextet
i	If You Knew	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	The Morton Sextet
	I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
i	I Got Rhythm	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Ethel Merman
i	I Hate a Man Like You	Butch Thompson	1976	Lizzie Miles - With piano by Jelly-Roll Morton
	I Hate a Man Like You	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Lizzie Miles - With piano by Jelly-Roll Morton
i	I'll Dance at Your Wedding	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	(unknown)
	I'll Never Be the Same	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Ed Lang REC, Joe Venuti's Blue Four REL, Ruth Etting
	I'm Checkin' Out Goombye	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	(unknown)
	I'm Coming, Virginia	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Ethel Waters and Her Singing Orch. arranged and directed by Will Marion Cook
i	I'm Comin' Virginia	Butch Thompson	1992	Ethel Waters and Her Singing Orch. arranged and directed by Will Marion Cook
	I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Nell Carrington PRF, Campbell and Burr REC
i	I'm Just Wild About Harry	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Lottie Gee and Chorus
i	In a Mist	Butch Thompson	1992	Bix Beiderbecke
i	In the Dark	Butch Thompson	1992	Jess Stacy
i	In the Gloaming	Butch Thompson	1977	(unknown)
	In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Irving Gillette (Henry Burr)
i	I Surrender, Dear	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
i	It Came upon a Midnight Clear	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Seymour Richards
	I've Found a New Baby	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson) REC, Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Singing Chorus by Eva Taylor REL
	I've Got a Crush on You	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Mary Hay and Clifton Webb PRF, Lee Wiley with Max Kaminsky's Orchestra REC,REL
i	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	Dick Powell & Alice Faye
i	I Want a Little Girl	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas
i	I Want You Tonight	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	New Orleans Feetwarmers
	I Wonder as I Wander	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Joseph E. Howard PRF, Henry Burr REC,REL
i	(I Would Do) Anything for You	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra
i	Jazzin' Baby Blues	Butch Thompson	2000	Ethel Waters and Joe Smith's Jazz Masters
i	Jingle Bells	Butch Thompson	1994	Edison Male Quartette
i	Jitterbug Waltz	Butch Thompson	1989	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
i	Joy to the World	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown), (unknown)
i	Jungle Blues	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
i	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	(unknown)
i	Just a Closer Walk with Thee	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	(unknown)
i	Kansas City Man Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Clarence Williams' Blue Five
i	Kansas City Stomps	Butch Thompson	1976	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Keepin' Out of Mischief Now	Butch Thompson	1992	Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i	Keepin' Out of Mischief Now	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
i	Keep Off the Grass	Butch Thompson	1979	James P. Johnson
i	King Porter Stomp	Butch Thompson	1976	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Kiss Me Sweet	Butch Thompson	1982	Piron's New Orleans Orchestra
i	Krooked Blues	Butch Thompson	1989	Roberta Dudley, Ory's Sunshine Orchestra
i	Last Night on the Back Porch	Butch Thompson	1977	Winnie Lightner PRF, Criterion Male Quartet REC
i	Laughing Samba	Butch Thompson	1977	(unknown)
i	Lily Queen	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Little Bits	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards
	Little Pal	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Al Jolson
i	Lo, How a Rose	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Lonesome Me	Butch Thompson	1992	(unknown)
	Love Will Find a Way	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	(unknown)
i	Low Down Blues	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Mabel's Dream	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	King Oliver's Jazz Band
i	Mabel's Dream	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	King Oliver's Jazz Band
i	Magnetic Rag	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
	Make Me a Pallet on the Floor	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Virginia Liston
i	Mamamita	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Mamie's Blues	Butch Thompson	1982	Jelly Roll Morton
	Mamie's Blues	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Jelly Roll Morton
i	Mandy, Make Up Your Mind	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
i	Maple Leaf Stomp	Butch Thompson	1982	Scott Joplin
i	Maria Elena	Butch Thompson	2000	Hermanos Castilla
	Mean Mistreater Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
i	Melancholy	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i	Memories	Butch Thompson	1977	Harry McClaskey (Henry Burr)
i	Memories of You	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Ethel Waters REC, Minto Cato PRF
i	Memphis Blues	Butch Thompson	1992	Victor Military Band
i	Messin' Around	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Jimmie Blythe and His Ragmuffins – Vocal Chorus: Trixie Smith
i	Michigan Water Blues	Butch Thompson	1989	(unknown)
	Michigan Water Blues	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	(unknown)
	Midnight Hour Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
i	Milenberg Joys	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
	Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Peggy Johnson and Her Orchestra REC, Douglas Byng PRF
i	Mobile Stomp	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Sam Morgan's Jazz Band
i	Mood Indigo	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i	Mood Indigo	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i	Morning Air	Butch Thompson	1989	Willie Smith (The Lion)
i	Mr. Jelly Lord	Butch Thompson	1982	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
	Mr. Jelly Lord	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Mr. Jelly Lord	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Mr. Joe	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Johnny Dunn and His Band
i	Murder Ballad	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Jelly Roll Morton
i	My Fate Is in Your Hands	Butch Thompson	1992	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo
i	My Fate Is in Your Hands	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo
i	My Home is in a Southern Town	Butch Thompson	1982	The Morton Seven
i	My Home is in a Southern Town	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	The Morton Seven
i	My Honey's Lovin' Arms	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	The Virginians
i	My Little Pride and Joy	Butch Thompson	1984	Joe Sullivan [US1]
i	Naked Dance	Butch Thompson	1966	Jelly Roll Morton
i	New Orleans Hop Scop Blues	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	Sara Martin – Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
i	New Orleans Joys	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Nobody's Sweetheart Now	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Isham Jones and His Orchestra
i	Of All the Wrongs You've Done to Me	Butch Thompson	1982	Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor
	Oh, Lady Be Good	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF
i	Oh! Lizzie (A Lover's Lament)	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	University Six - Vocal Chorus by Hal White
i	O Holy Night	Butch Thompson	1994	Emily Laurey
	Oh Peter (You're So Nice)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
i	Oh, Sister, Ain't That Hot?	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Gene Rodemich's Orchestra
i	Old Fashioned Love	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Frank Crumit REC, Ina Duncan, Adelaide Hall and Arthur Porter PRF
	Old Fashioned Love	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Frank Crumit REC, Ina Duncan, Adelaide Hall and Arthur Porter PRF
i	O Little Town of Bethlehem	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	One Hour (If I Could Be with You One Hour)	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Eva Taylor, Accomp. by Clarence Williams Blue Five
i	One Night of Sin	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Smiley Lewis
i	Organ Grinder Blues	Butch Thompson	1995	Clarence Williams [US1]
i	Original Jelly Roll Blues	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Fred (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Original Rags	Butch Thompson	1976	Scott Joplin
i	Panama	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Friar's Society Orchestra
	Papa's on the Housetop	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Leroy Carr
i	Pep	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly-Roll Morton
i	Perfect Rag	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Pine Apple Rag	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Pinetop's Boogie Woogie	Butch Thompson	1995	"Pine Top" Smith
i	Poor Jimmy Green	Butch Thompson	2000	Eubie Blake
i	Pretty Baby	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Emerson Military Band
	Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Bessie Smith
i	Ragtime Dance	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Reindeer Rag	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	(unknown)
i	Riverside Blues	Butch Thompson	2000	King Oliver's Jazz Band
	Rockin' Chair	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Hoagy Carmichael
i	Rose Room	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Prince's Band
i	Rose Room	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Prince's Band
i	Rosetta	Butch Thompson	1984	Earl Hines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Walter Fuller
	Rosetta	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Earl Hines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Walter Fuller
i	Rosetta	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Earl Hines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Walter Fuller
i	Scott Joplin's New Rag	Butch Thompson	1992	Scott Joplin
i	Seattle Hunch	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly-Roll Morton
i	See See Rider	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
i	Shake It and Break It	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	Kentucky Serenaders (Original Memphis Five)
i	Shake It and Break It (Weary Blues)	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Louisiana Five
i	Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Emerson Dance Orchestra
i	Shreveport Stomp	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Shreveport Stomp	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Silent Night	Butch Thompson	1994	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber
i	Singin' the Blues	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Nora Bayes
i	Snowy Mornin' Blues	Butch Thompson	1979	James P. Johnson
i	Snowy Morning Blues	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	James P. Johnson
i	Sobbin' Blues	Butch Thompson	2000	Albert E. Short and His Tivoli Syncopaters
i	Softly and Tenderly	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	Miss Hinkle and Mr. MacDonough
i	Solace: A Mexican Serenade	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Someday Sweetheart	Butch Thompson	1989	Alberta Hunter and Ray's Dreamland Orchestra
i	Someday Sweetheart	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Alberta Hunter and Ray's Dreamland Orchestra
i	Song of the Wanderer	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Douglas Richardson
	Sonny Boy	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Al Jolson REC,BRD
i	So Sweet	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Frank Sylvano and His Orchestra
i	S'posin'	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Bob Haring and His Orchestra
i	Squeeze Me	Butch Thompson	1992	Clarence Williams' Blue Five - Vocal Chorus by Eva Taylor REL, William Bailey REC
i	Stardust	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	St. James Infirmary	Butch Thompson	1995	(unknown), (unknown)
i	St. Louis Blues	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Prince's Band
i	St. Louis Blues	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Prince's Band
i	Stratford Hunch	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Stumbling	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra
i	Sugar Blues	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	Leona Williams and Her Dixie Band
i	Sweet Baby Doll	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	King Oliver's Jazz Band
i	Sweet Georgia Brown	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
i	Sweethearts on Parade	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians REL, Abe Lyman's California Orchestra REC
i	Sweet Like This	Butch Thompson	1984	King Oliver and His Orchestra
i	Sweet Like This	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	King Oliver and His Orchestra
i	Sweet Lorraine	Butch Thompson	1979	The Radiolites [Ben Selvin]
i	Sweet Lorraine	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	The Radiolites [Ben Selvin]
	Sweet Music	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Fletcher Henderson and His Connie Inn Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dick Robertson
i	Sweet Peter	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
i	Sweet Substitute	Butch Thompson	1989	Jelly Roll Morton Seven
	Sweet Substitute	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Jelly Roll Morton Seven
i	Swipesy Cakewalk	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
	'Tain't Nobody's Business	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Tennessee Ten (Original Memphis Five), Anna Meyers and Original Memphis Five
	Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Joe Venuti & His New Yorkers with Ed Lang
	Take the A Train	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Tank Town Bump	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
i	Thanks a Million	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Johnny Hauser
	Thanks a Million	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Johnny Hauser
i	That's a Plenty	Butch Thompson	1984	Prince's Band
i	The Cascades	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	The Charleston	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Elisabeth Welch and Chorus PRF, The Ambassadors [US2] REC, Arthur Gibbs and His Gang REL
i	The Charleston	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Elisabeth Welch and Chorus PRF, The Ambassadors [US2] REC, Arthur Gibbs and His Gang REL
i	The Crave	Butch Thompson	1976	Jelly Roll Morton
i	The Crave	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Jelly Roll Morton
i	The Crave	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Jelly Roll Morton
i	The Easy Winners	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Scott Joplin
i	The First Noel	Butch Thompson	1994	Tally-Ho!
i	The Mooche	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	The Pearls	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	There'll Be Some Changes Made	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters
	There'll Be Some Changes Made	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters
i	Tia Juana	Butch Thompson	1982	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton REC, Gene Rodemich's Orchestra REL
i	Tiger Rag	Butch Thompson	1976	Original Dixieland Jass Band
	Tiger Rag	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Original Dixieland Jass Band, Mills Brothers
i	Tin Roof Blues	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
	Tin Roof Blues	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Tishomingo Blues	Butch Thompson	1979	Eddie Nelson
	Tishomingo Blues	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Eddie Nelson
i	Tom Cat Blues	Butch Thompson	1966	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	Al Jolson PRF,REC
i	Trouble in Mind	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Thelma La Vizzo
	Two Sleepy People	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Bob Hope & Shirley Ross BRD, Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Charles Wilson REC
	Vicksburg Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Little Brother Montgomery
i	Wall Street Rag	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Scott Joplin
i	Wang Wang Blues	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra
i	Weary Blues	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Louisiana Five
i	Weeping Willow Blues	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	Bessie Smith
i	We Three Kings	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
i	What Child Is This?	Butch Thompson	1994	(unknown)
	Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	D'Orsay Dance Orch. – Vocal Chorus by Le Dandy
	Whiskey and Duck	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	John Estes, Jelly Roll Morton
i	Wildcat Blues	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Clarence Williams' Blue Five
i	Wild Man Blues	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i	Willie the Weeper	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	Ernest Rogers
i	Willow Tree	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	Louisiana Sugar Babes
i	Winin' Boy Blues	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
	Winin' Boy Blues No.1	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
i	Wolverine Blues	Butch Thompson	1992	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Wolverine Blues	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Workingman Blues	Butch Thompson	1982	King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band
i	Workingman Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band
i	Yancey Special	Butch Thompson	1992	Meade "Lux" Lewis
i	Yellow Dog Blues	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	Prince's Band
i	You Can Have It	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Virginia Liston–Sam Gray with Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
i	You Can't Lose a Broken Heart	Butch Thompson	1992	Johnnie Lee and The Ebonaires, Orchestra under the Direction of Phil Moore
i	You Can't Lose a Broken Heart	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Johnnie Lee and The Ebonaires, Orchestra under the Direction of Phil Moore
	You're Lucky to Me	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Ethel Waters REC,PRF
i	You Tell Me Your Dreams	Butch Thompson	1977	Chas. Winters and Elond Autry
i	You Took Advantage of Me	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Busby Berkeley and Joyce Barber
	You Were Only Passing Time with Me	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	Smith Ballew & His Orchestra

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A' Solas	Butch Thompson	1982	Stomp Off Records
Bethlehem After Dark	Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell	2000	Daring Records
Butch and Doc	Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎	1994	Daring Records
Butch Thompson in Belgium Volume 1	Butch Thompson	1977	Fondy
Butch Thompson on Tour – Autumn 2000	Butch Thompson	2000	(self-released)
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos	Butch Thompson	1966	Center Records
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Solos Vol. 2	Butch Thompson	1976	Center Records
Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band	1989	GHB
Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band	1975	CSA Records [DK]
Chicago Breakdown	Butch Thompson	1989	Daring Records
Direct from the Ballroom of the Shattuck Hotel	Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang	1986	Stomp Off Records
Echoes from Storyville, Vol. 1	Butch Thompson & Hal Smith	1984	Stomp Off Records
Echoes from Storyville, Vol. 2	Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore	1985	Stomp Off Records
Good Old New York	Butch Thompson	1989	Daring Records
How Could We Be Blue?	James Dapogny & Butch Thompson	1988	Stomp Off Records
How Long Blues	Butch Thompson & Southside Aces	October 24, 2020	(self-released)
In Chicago	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	1986	Jazzology
In Chicago	Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace	2008	Jazzology
Jelly Roll Morton - 100 Years	"Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson	1986	Stomp Off Records
Lincoln Avenue Blues	Butch Thompson	1995	Daring Records
Lincoln Avenue Express	Butch Thompson	June 10, 1997	Daring Records
Little Bits	Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson	1989	Stomp Off Records
Little Wonder	Butch Thompson / Trio West	1987	Triangle Jazz
Live at Illiana	Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson	August 27, 2002	Delmark
Live from St. Paul	The Butch Thompson Trio	1981	Prairie Home Companion
Minnesota Wonder	Butch Thompson	1992	Daring Records
Mr. Jelly Rolls On	Butch Thompson and Chet Ely	1971	Jazzology
Prairie Home Companion	Butch Thompson	1979	Minnesota Public Radio
'Tain't Nobody's Business	Butch Thompson's Big Three	2004	Jazzology
The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites	The Butch Thompson Trio	1992	Solo Art [US2]
The Men They Will Become	Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson	1999	Stomp Off Records
Thompson Plays Joplin	Butch Thompson	March 10, 1998	Daring Records
Trio West	Butch Thompson	1984	Triangle Jazz
Vicksburg Blues	Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue	August 14, 2012	Red House Records
Yulestride	Butch Thompson	1994	Daring Records

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