#otis montgomery

[godidontevenknowwhat]

Me looking for Billy when I rewatch Stranger Things (he has far less screen time in the show than he does in my mind):

[asadfangirlbitxh]

I loved about Sex Education Season 4

1) Jackson whooped for Otis

2) Otis and Joy

3) Cal deciding to go to Otis

4) Eric calling Otis Oatcake

5) Mr Groff working on himself

6) Jackson trying to help Otis in the gym ( even if he says he doesn't like him after)

7) Jackson saying Otis is good at being a sex therapist

8) Hannah Gadsby Appearance

9) Mr Groff apologising to Adam

10) Isaac's face everytime Aimee said something

11) Everytime Adam, Aimee or Eric were on screen

12) Ruby being an icon

13) Queer Friend Groups ruling the school

14) Adam Coming out to Mr. Groff and Mr. Groff being such a dad about it

15) Otis trying to dress up for queer night

16) Otis staying with Ruby because her dad left

17) Cal and Aisha

18) Aimee and Otis waiting outside for Maeve and bonding

19) Adam and the horse finally getting along

20) Aimee making cupcakes for Maeve

21) Eric and the soup kitchen

22) Adam and Ruby watching the same shows

23) Aimee inviting the Moordale Crew and them showing up

24) Eric smiling when he found out Adam works with horses

25) Isaac finding Maeve and standing up for Aimee

26) O being vulnerable

27) MAEVE AND JEAN

28) Jackson being there for Viv

29) Students standing up for Isaac and Aisha

30) All students rallying to find Cal

31) Eric's Speech

32) Aimee and Isaac being there for Viv

33) Eric and Jackson being there for Cal

34) The fact that nepo baby Ellen helped Maeve

35) Joanne and Jean <3

36) AIMEEEE BURNING THOSE JEANS

37) Melon being worth 125 pounds

38) FOR CAL (the whole benefit)

39) Otis redeeming himself <3

40) RUBY IN HER OUTFITS !! ICON

41) ERIC'sMAKE UP AND LOOKS

42) Groff family watching TV for a bit

43) Maeve getting her dream

44) Maeve's letter :(

Things I didn't like

The lack of interaction between the Moordale Students

Eric uninviting Otis

No Closure for Ola, Lily and Jakob

I miss Ola and Adam

Adam not mixing with Moordale kids as much

Joanna ruining the OTIS-MAEVE Date

Beau and Viv

Anything with Abbi (she redeems herself at the end but idk I still found her grating)

The fact that this is the first time MAEVE HAS MET JEAN

Adam looking at Eric and Eric looking at Otis :(

Otis and Maeve breaking up (It's realistic and makes sense but it hurt my heart)

Otis acting like a child with his mum and Ruby

Mr Molloy

Otis not apologizing to Ruby

Jackson's DAD

[prplocks]

♡☆♡ sex education wallpaper

reblog if you save ▪︎

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[thebunnylord]

List of names dowager Hatt Called the Engines

Thomas: Theodore, Timmy, thibault, Tabitha, Tyler, Tyus, tucker, Thaddeus, Tobias, Tony, Tommy.

Edward: Edwin, Erwin, Ezekiel, Ethan, Egbert, Everett, Emmett, Eric, Elliot, that train that once pushed that other train up a hill.

Gordon: Gregory, Geoffrey, George, Grayson, Godfrey, Gustav, Giuseppe, Graig, big train. Flying Scott’s brother cousin or something.

Henry: Harry, Hudson, Hitler, Hunter, green fat engine, hector, Hendricks, Hayden, Hyde, Hans, Hansel, Holmes.

James: Jon, Joe, Amos, Alma, Jesus, Jacob, bee sting train, Jerry, Judas. Jeff.

Percy: Paul, pasta, pea, Pedro, Perry, Pete, Pablo, diablo.

Toby: Troy, tony, Tobias, Tyler, Otis

Duck: Montgomery, Mona, Monty, Mussolini, bird train, Duke, Drake, (refused to call Duck as Duck because she thought it was too degrading)

Donald: Douglas

Douglas: Donald

Oliver: …. Which one are you again? Who are you again? Ozzy, Oscar, Otto, Octavius. Olivia,

Emily: Eleanore, Esmeralda, Esme, Erica, Emma, Evangelina, emerald, Ellen, Eva, Eve,

Diesel: Doris, Dennis, Daniel, Dan, David, you, who named you? The Deisel with no name.

Bill: Prince Buddy bear Xxavier Dijonny Nevah cash cash III (Bill told Dowager Hatt that was his full name when they met)

Ben: Sir Jermastesty Brexicalishrika Llallañalamopolisistyck Billy Bob Robert jones brother son XXVIII (also told Dowager hatt that was his name.)

[madebysimblr]

Happy Father's Day To:

Featuring: Arturo Steele, Darion Meyers, Deacon Royal, Eugene Steele, Marcus Kassabian, Zane Priest, Xavier and Trey Cortes. (✿✿◕‿◕)

Not Featuring: James Alexander Montgomery.

bonus:

maybe one day it'll be featuring matty mason too. o__O watching you buddy.

(also after seeing how rough he looked next to otis, I opted to let him have some good hair & facial hair bahahahaha)

[hauntedxwritings]

Alright this is a starter call. Active Canon Muses: Chucky Tiffany Huntress Meg Thomas Mikaela Reid Deathslinger {Caleb} Edith Cushing Otis Driftwood Nancy Wheeler Steve Harrington Eddie Munson Max Mayfield Jim Hopper Joyce Byers Lydia Deetz Buffy Summers Sabrina Spellman Persephone Montana Montgomery

Active OC Muses: Chastity Azazael Morningstar Pandora Sonillion

[cars-cause-why-not]

Cars characters’ real names (human AU). Some of these are random, others are more thought out. Have also included female characters' maiden names if they are/were married.

Will add more later, but here are the main characters

Lightning: Steven Owen Montgomery McQueen (yes I changed his name, don’t sue me. Might drop Montgomery from his name later)

Doc: Henry Paul Hudson (only Sheriff’s allowed to call him Henry)

Sally: Selina Maria Carrera (in my AU, she’s half-Hispanic)

Mater: Thomas Otis William Mater

Fillmore: George Lloyd Fillmore

Sarge: Patrick Dooley

Flo: Jennifer Flora Santiago (née Logan)

Ramone: Ramone Santiago

Luigi: Luigi Mario Toppolino

Guido: Guido Leonardo DiCarlo

Lizzie: Elizabeth Ann Ford (née Herndon)

Sheriff: James ‘Jim’ Michael O’Hara (only Doc’s allowed to call him Jim)

Red: Chester Avery

Mack: MacKenzie James Reynolds

Strip: Richard Lee Weathers

Lynda: Lynda Grace Weathers (née Johnson)

Chick: Charles Michael Hicks

Cruz: Cristela Luisa Ramirez

Cal: Calvin Lee Weathers (gets mistakenly called Kyle a lot)

Bobby: Robert Ramsey Swift

As you can tell, a lot of the characters share a name with their voice actor(s). And I might change some of these later, but idk. Hope y’all enjoy my contribution to the Cars community!!

[storiesfabled]

updated muse list

under the cut you will find the most up-to-date muse list.

911

evan buckley

maddie buckley

charlotte buckley-diaz // rowan blanchard // buck & eddie daughter

eddie diaz

athena grant

may grant

howard han

tommy kinard

bobby nash

harper nash // er registrar // ashley benson // bobby & marcy daughter

jonah nash // firefighter // tyler blackburn // ray & margaret son

raymund nash // principal // d.w. moffett // bobby’s brother

matthew ransone // police officer // casey deidrick // lou’s son

josh russo

ashlynn wilson // college student // victoria justice // henrietta & karen daughter

henrietta wilson

karen wilson

911: lone star

nancy gillian

trevor parks

arianna reyes // maiara walsh // tk & carlos daughter

carlos reyes

gabriel reyes

gabriella ryder // troian bellisario // judd & grace daughter

grace ryder

jackson ryder // football coach & pe teacher // eric stonestreet // judd’s brother

judd ryder

weston ryder // oil tycoon // jeffrey dean morgan // judd’s brother

aubrey strand // madison davenport // owen & npc daughter

owen strand

tk strand

victoria strand // liana liberato // owen & npc daughter

paul strickland

billy tyson

chicago fire

tricia boden // aisha dee // wallace & donna daughter

wallace boden

sylvie brett

matt casey

gabriella dawson

christopher hermann

stella kidd

patrick mcholland // hunter parrish // mouch & trudy son

rachel mcholland // anna kendrick // mouch & trudy daughter

randall ‘mouch’ mcholland

peter mills

kelly severide

leslie shay

brian ‘otis’ zvonecek

chicago med

anna charles

daniel charles

Mackenzie Crawford // er nurse // Elizabeth Olsen

will halstead

maggie lockwood

connor rhodes

chicago pd

kevin atwater

antonio dawson

eva dawson

hannah halstead // willa holland // jay & erin daughter

jay halstead

erin lindsay

trudy platt

adam ruzek

savannah ruzek // dianna agron // adam & kim daughter

Hank voight

Madeline voight // police officer // charisma carpenter // hank & trudy daughter

Criminal minds

Penelope garcia

Aaron hotchner

Alexandra hotchner // ssa bau // alona tal // aaron & haley daughter

Jennifer jareau

Emily prentiss

Derek morgan

Brynnlee reid-morgan // aisha dee // derek & spencer daughter

David rossi

Rylee rossi // hayden panettiere // david & erin daughter

dallas

Ann ewing

Bobby ewing

Christopher ewing

John ross ewing

Olivia ewing // britt robertson // bobby & ann daughter

Bryan jones // history professor // colin donnell

fire country

Bode Donovan

eve edwards

jennifer jameson // bakery owner // aja naomi king

luke leone

Sharon Leone

Vince Leone

freddy mills

Gabriella Perez

Manny Perez

Grey’s anatomy

Teddy altman

Jackson avery

Miranda bailey

Tuck bailey-jones

Stephanie edwards

Lexie grey

Meredith grey

Zola grey-shepherd

Alex karev

Chloe montgomery-shepherd // er nurse // madelaine petsch

Arizona robbins

Mark sloan

Sofia sloan-torres

Callie torres

Private practice

Cooper freedman

Addison montgomery

Jasmine montgomery-reilly // dove cameron // addison & jake daughter 

Jake reilly

Station 19

Travis montgomery

Theo ruiz

Ben warren

Zoey warren // college student // amber riley // ben & miranda daughter

supernatural

Annabelle buckley-moore // hunter // josephine langsford // evan buckley & jess daughter

Castiel

Crowley

arianna simmons // hunter // chloe bennett

Bobby singer

Rufus turner

Dean winchester

Johanna winchester // danielle campbell // dean & castiel daughter

John winchester

Sam winchester

[ifelllikeastar]

Otis Spann was one of five children. He began playing the piano at the age of seven, with some instruction from Friday Ford, Frank Spann, and Little Brother Montgomery and by the age of 14, he was playing in bands in the Jackson, Mississippi area. Spann was known for his distinctive piano style. He became Muddy Waters' piano player in late 1952 and played on many of Waters' most famous songs, including the blues standards "Hoochie Coochie Man”. He continued to record as a solo artist and session player with other musicians, including Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf, during his tenure with the group. He stayed with Muddy Waters until 1968. Otis Spann was an American blues musician, whom many consider to be the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist and was posthumously elected to the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.

Born Otis Spann on March 21, 1924 (or 1930) in Belzoni or Jackson, Mississippi and died April 24, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois at the age 40-46.

[3n-vi-ous]

Fandom/Character List

Undertale

Undertale Sans (Classic)

Undertale Papyrus (Cinnamon)

Underswap Sans (Blue)

Underswap Papyrus (Stretch)

Underfell Sans (Red)

Underfell Papyrus (Velvet)

Fellswap Sans (Mal)

Fellswap Papyrus (Russ)

Horrortale Sans (Oak)

Horrortale Papyrus (Willow)

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Glamrock Freddy Fazbear

Montgomery Gator

Roxanne Wolf

Glamrock Chica

Sundrop & Moondrop

Creepypasta

Slenderman

Splendorman

Masky (Timothy Wright)

Hoodie (Brian Thomas)

Ticcy Toby (Tobias Rogers)

Jeff the Killer (Jeffery Woods)

Homicidal Liu (Liu Woods)

Jane Everlasting (Jane Richardson)

Nina the Hiller (Nina Hopkins)

Ben Drowned (Benjamin Lawman)

Eyeless Jack (Jackson Sokolov)

Bloody Painter (Helen Otis)

Dr. Dmiley (Alexander Hart)

Jackrabbit (Jacklyn Tooley) (OC)

Smile Sog (no romantic)

Grinny Cat (no romantic)

The Rake (no romantic)

Seedeater (no romantic)

Sirenhead (no relationships)

Obey Me! Shall We Date?

Lucifer

Mammon

Leviathan

Satan

Asmodeus

Beelzebub

Belphagor

Diavolo

Barbatos

Solomon

Simeon

Luke (no romantic)

Ikemen Vampire

Leonardo da Vinci

Napoleon Bonaparte

Vincent van Gogh

Theodorus van Gogh

Osamu Dazai

Arthur Conan Doyle

Hiveswap Friendsim

Cirava

Elwurd

Skylla

Marvus

Chahut

Folykl & Kuprum

Galekh

Tagora

Tyzias

Mallek

Lirkos (OC)

Cinrex (OC)

Trifea (OC)

Enreri (OC)

Marvel

Deadpool (Wade Wilson)

Wolverine (Logan Howlett)

Gambit (Remy LeBeau)

[quiggyballs]

would you rather be named montgomery or otis

montgomery because then people could call me monty but id rather neither of these honestly

[kdo-three]

Otis Rush - Jump Sister Bessie (1957) Willie Dixon from: "Love That Woman" / "Jump Sister Bessie" (Single) "The Essential Otis Rush: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958" (2000 Compilation CD)

Blues | Electric Blues | Chicago Blues

JukeHostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: Otis Rush: Vocals / Guitar Little Walter: Harmonica Louis Myers: Guitar Little Brother Montgomery: Piano Harold Ashby: Tenor Saxophone Willie Dixon: Bass Odie Payne: Drums

Arranged by Willie Dixon Produced by Willie Dixon

Recorded: @ The Cobra Studio in Chicago, Illinois USA May, 1957

Single Released: June, 1957 Cobra Records

Compilation CD Released: 2000 Fuel Records

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay - NBC - February 15, 1954

A presentation of "Robert Montgomery Presents" "The Johnson's Wax Program" Season 5 Episode 25

Drama

Running Time: 60 minutes

Hosted by Robert Montgomery. 

Stars:

Elizabeth Montgomery as Cornelia Otis Skinner

Sally Kemp as Emily Kimbrough

Elliott Reid as Alistar Cochran

Cliff Robertson as Paul Smith

Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Skinner (Maud Durbin)

John Griggs as Mr. Otis Skinner

Earl Hammond as Henri

Lucie Lancastor as Hawkins

Michael Dreyfuss as Ralph

Felix Deebank as Band Leader

Stafford Dickens as The Steward

Peter Pagan as The Guide

[fpp64]

All time best album 100

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2. Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar (60)

3. John Coltrane - Giant Steps (60)

4. John Lee Hooker - Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (63)

5. Grant Green - Idle Moments (65)

6. Miles Davis - Nefertiti (67)

7. Quarteto Nôvo - Quarteto Nôvo (67)

8. The Doors - The Doors (67)

9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (67)

10. The Beatles - The Beatles (68)

11. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (68)

12. The Beach Boys - Friends (68)

13. Blood, Sweat And Tears - Child Is Father To The Man (68)

14. John Hartford - Housing Project (68)

15. Andy Pratt - Records Are Like Life (69)

16. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (69)

17. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (69)

18. The Band - The Band (69)

19. Nina Simone - Nina Simone And Piano! (69)

20. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left (69)

21. Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief (69)

22. Bob Dylan - New Morning (70)

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28. Aretha Franklin - Live At Fillmore West (71)

29. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (72)

30. Jesse Ed Davis - Ululu (72)

31. Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles (72)

32. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? (72)

33. Eric Justin Kaz - If You're Lonely (72)

34. Terry Callier - What Color Is Love (72)

35. Bobby Womack - Understanding (72)

36. Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You (72)

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41. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (73)

42. Marcos Valle - Previsão Do Tempo (73)

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48. Kenny Rankin - Silver Morning (74)

49. Tamba Trio - Tamba (74)

50. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live! (75)

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52. Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah (75)

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64. Joni Mitchell - Shadows And Light (80)

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76. Ron Sexsmith - Ron Sexsmith (95)

77. Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter (95)

78. Tony! Toni! Toné! - House Of Music (96)

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80. Stereolab - Dots And Loops (97)

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86. BONNIE PINK - Let go (00)

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95. Prince - HITnRUN Phase Two (15)

96. Ryley Walker - Primrose Green (15)

97. Ian Lasserre - Sonoridade Pólvora (17)

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99. Sam Gendel - 4444 (18)

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[vileintcnt]

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾»»»»» muse master list, so after about a month of hiatus and false return promises, I've finally got my shit together! I've removed a few muses, added a few muses, and ultimately categorized them into six groups. I've done this because I often feel like my muses would know each other, now I can keep up with those connections with a filing system, effectively. It also helps me separate what is an otherwise quite large selection of muses that would likely overwhelm me were they all just mashed together into one big list. this is mostly for me, honestly, but I thought I'd have it posted up as a way to share a little bit more about my muses, whilst my muse page is being reworked. I'm gonna link cheat sheets to each muse, they'll include basic information like name, age range, connections, orientation, headcanons and kinks, and also maybe plot ideas as they come and go. muses below!

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categorized by muses with an abundance of wealth.

Harrison Abbot. cheat sheet. ( fc > alex fitzalan )

Remi Windsor. cheat sheet. ( fc > savannah lee smith/ryan destiny )

Tobias Wilkes. cheat sheet. ( fc > keith powers/algee smith )

Valentina Ferreira. cheat sheet. ( fc > camila mendes )

Fitzwilliam Aldridge. cheat sheet. ( fc > charles melton )

Charlotte Montgomery. cheat sheet. ( fc > valentina zenere/sarah michelle gellar )

Elijah Anthony. cheat sheet. ( fc > daniel ezra )

Mali Saetang. cheat sheet. ( fc > n/a atm )

Brandy Vega. cheat sheet. ( fc > penelope cruz/salma hayek )

the ranch ‣‣‣

categorized by muses who live and work on the buffet ranch.

Ted Buffet. cheat sheet. ( fc > jeffrey dean morgan )

Wade Buffet. cheat sheet. ( fc > drew starkey/rudy pankow )

Barbie Buffet. cheat sheet. ( fc > diana silvers/hailee steinfeld )

the tour bus ‣‣‣

categorized by muses that are adjacent or involved in rockstar culture.

Otis Beckett. cheat sheet. ( fc > sebastian chacon/will harrison )

Bowie Romero. cheat sheet. ( fc > alexa demie )

Roman Romero. cheat sheet. ( fc > tyler posey )

Martina Rossi. cheat sheet. ( fc > camila morrone )

Penelope Quinn. cheat sheet. ( fc > nicola peltz/suki waterhouse )

Patrick Spence. cheat sheet. ( fc > joseph quinn )

the cell block ‣‣‣

categorized by muses who are morally corrupt. this includes muses who are violent, toxic, murderous, criminally versed etc. fair warning that these muses usually have the most intense set of kinks.

Connor Hawthorne. cheat sheet. ( fc > jacob elordi )

Claudia Jagger. cheat sheet. ( fc > maggie lindemann/barbie ferreira )

Vanessa Guerra. cheat sheet. ( fc > melissa barrera )

Wesley Loomis. cheat sheet. ( fc > felix mallard )

Bunny Brandt. cheat sheet. ( fc > mikey madison )

Damien Vaughn. cheat sheet. ( fc > dylan obrien )

the motel ‣‣‣

categorized by muses who incapsulate the 'daisy dukes' and 'pabst blue ribbon' americana aesthetic.

Colt Warner. cheat sheet. ( fc > david harbour )

Candy Waterhouse. cheat sheet. ( fc > sydney sweeney )

Duffy Maye. cheat sheet. ( fc > grace van dien )

Abigail Ramsey. cheat sheet. ( fc > madelyn cline/sabrina carpenter )

Angelica Dean. cheat sheet. ( fc > mia goth )

the apartment building ‣‣‣

categorized by muses who I could see inhabiting a dingy apartment in the middle of a city, spending most of their paychecks on takeout and wine.

Cherilyn Langley. cheat sheet. ( fc > madelaine petsch )

Lola Calvo. cheat sheet. ( fc > jenna ortega )

Michael Ostreicher. cheat sheet. ( fc > joe keery )

Brooke McConnell. cheat sheet. ( fc > alisha boe )

Teddy McConnell. cheat sheet. ( fc > mason gooding )

Catalina Ortiz. cheat sheet. ( fc > maia reficco )

Sam Soo-Hyun. cheat sheet. ( fc > woo do-hwan )

Simone Bellefleur. cheat sheet. ( fc > laura harrier )

Tomas Nunez. cheat sheet. ( fc > pedro pascal )

[billscheft]

This is the drummer I saw a week ago at Dizzy's Place. Just another Sunday night in Manhattan....

Billy Hart

Hart matriculated at Howard University as a mechanical engineering major, but left when Shirley Horn, who had hired him out of Abart’s, took him on the road. Hart credits her with teaching him to play bebop at a simmer, not a roar. He also learned Brazilian rhythms from the source on early ’60s sub jobs at Charlie Byrd’s Showboat Lounge with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Bola Sete.

Hart apprenticed with Washington, D.C. native sons like Jimmy Cobb, Osie Johnson, Ben Dixon, Harry “Stump” Saunders and George “Dude” Brown. Through local connections, he had backstage access to the Howard Theatre, where he analyzed such master New Orleanian drummers as Idris Muhammad (the Impressions), Clayton Filliard (James Brown), Ed Blackwell and Earl Palmer (Ray Charles). In 1967, he occupied the drum chair in the theater’s house band performing with The Isley Brothers, Sam and Dave, Patti Labelle, Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles among others.

He was also a sideman with Jimmy Smith (1964–1966), and Wes Montgomery (1966–1968). Following Montgomery’s death in 1968, Hart moved to New York, where he recorded with McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Zawinul, and played with Eddie Harris, Pharoah Sanders, and Marian McPartland.

In 1969, Hart joined Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi band and remained there for four years recording three trend-setting albums. From there he joined McCoy Tyner’s band (1973–1974) and also performed with Stan Getz (1974–1977), and Quest (1980s) in addition to extensive freelance playing and recording (including recording with Miles Davis on 1972’s On the Corner).

Howard classmate Marion Brown introduced Hart to Sunny Murray and Rashied Ali. Hart increasingly self-identified as an experimental musician, drawing on their example in a trio with Joe Chambers on piano and Walter Booker on bass. Later, during mid and late ’60s stopovers in Chicago with Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Eddie Harris, he attended to the “textural, timbral approaches” of AACM drummers Thurman Barker, Steve McCall and Alvin Fielder. He applied those lessons during two years with Pharoah Sanders, a period when, via percussionist Mtume, he received the sobriquet “Jabali” (Swahili for “wisdom”). Hart’s mature tonal personality—advanced grooves drawing on “some knowledge of African and Indian music, and all the American traditions”—emerged during his years with Hancock’s Mwandishi band and subsequent tenure with McCoy Tyner.

Hart drew on all these experiences in conceptualizing Enchance, his debut album as a leader and subsequently, Oshumare (1985), Rah (1987), Amethyst (1993) and Oceans of Time (1997). On each record, he assembled idiosyncratic virtuosos from different circles, each signifying a stream of cutting-edge jazz thought. Functioning more as a facilitator than a stylist, he meshed their distinctive personalities, generating fresh ideas through intense drum dialogue. Each date has a singular quality, as though Hart had conjured a unitary vision out of various strains of the zeitgeist.

Hart currently leads the Billy Hart Quartet featuring Mark Turner, Ethan Iverson and Ben Street. They have recorded three CDs, the most recent, One is the Other, is on ECM Records.