Dennis Budimir


Dennis Matthew Budimir is an American jazz and rock guitarist.

Biography

Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professionally when he was fourteen years old. He worked in the late 1950s in the bands of Ken Hanna, Keith Williams, Harry James, and Chico Hamilton. In 1960-1961 he worked with Bud Shank and accompanied Peggy Lee, then entered into military service in 1961. After his discharge in 1963 he toured Japan with Bobby Troup and returned to the Los Angeles area, where he played as a studio musician for the next several decades. He recorded in this capacity with Julie London, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, Marty Paich, Don Ellis, Gil Melle, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Johnny Mathis, and Doris Day. In jazz idioms he worked with Milt Jackson in the 1970s and with Ray Brown and Johnny Mandel. He recorded with the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut in the 1990s.

Discography

As leader

With The 5th Dimension
With Bobby Caldwell
With Bill Conti
With Michael Feinstein
With Chico Hamilton
  • With Strings Attached
  • Gongs East!
  • The Three Faces of Chico
  • Chico Hamilton
  • Truth
With Milt Jackson
  • Feelings
  • Soul Believer
  • Big Mouth
With Quincy Jones
With Peggy Lee
  • Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee
  • Blues Cross Country
  • Pass Me By
  • Let's Love
  • Mirrors
  • Close Enough for Love
With Jon Lucien
  • Song for My Lady
  • Premonition
  • Romantico
With Henry Mancini
  • Symphonic Soul
  • The Cop Show Themes
  • Mancini's Angels
  • The Theme Scene
With Sergio Mendes
  • Love Music
  • Vintage 74
  • Sergio Mendes
  • Homecooking
With Harry Nilsson
With Robert Palmer
  • Heavy Nova
  • Don't Explain
  • Ridin' High
With The Partridge Family
  • The Partridge Family Album
  • Sound Magazine
  • Up to Date
  • A Partridge Family Christmas Card
  • The Partridge Family Notebook
  • Shopping Bag
  • Crossword Puzzle
With Linda Ronstadt
  • What's New
  • For Sentimental Reasons
  • Round Midnight
With Tom Scott
  • The Honeysuckle Breeze
  • Tom Scott in L.A.
  • Blow It Out
With Bud Shank
  • Barefoot Adventure
  • New Groove
  • Bud Shank and the Sax Section
  • Girl in Love
  • A Spoonful of Jazz
  • Plays Music from Today's Movies
  • Magical Mystery
  • Let It Be
With The Singers Unlimited
  • A Special Blend
  • Feeling Free
  • Feelings
With others