Chicago Tribune described Butler as "an enormous intellect matched by unusual physical strength". Discography As leader Fivin' Around (MCA, 1986) The Village (MCA, 1987) Orleans Inspiration (Windham Hill, 1990) Blues & More (Windham Hill, 1992) For All Seasons (Atlantic, 1996) Blues After Sunset (Black Top, 1998) Vu-Du Menz with Corey Harris (Alligator, 2000) The Game Has Just Begun (Basin Street, 2002) Homeland (Basin Street, 2004) Pianola Live (Basin Street, 2008) Viper's Drag with Steven Bernstein (Impulse!, 2014) References External links Official website Culture Catch Music Salon & Dusty Wright interview Le Show interview: 1948 births 2018 deaths African-American pianists American jazz pianists American male pianists American photographers American rhythm and blues musicians Blind musicians Jazz musicians from New Orleans Black Top Records artists Windham Hill Records artists MCA Records artists Atlantic Records artists 20th-century American pianists Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Impulse! Records artists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people Southern University alumni Michigan State University alumni Eastern Illinois University faculty American blind people