Moving back to D.C., he admitted himself to St. Monk's band was surrounded by drugs and Warren quit after a yearlong tour. Months later, Thelonious Monk hired the 23-year-old Warren. In 1963, his friend Sonny Clark died of an overdose. Mental illness and heroin addiction created problems for Warren. During this job he played on 'Watermelon Man' with Herbie Hancock. As sideman, he also recorded with Miles Davis, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, and Stanley Turrentine. Alfred Lion, president of Blue Note, hired Warren to fill the vacancy of staff bassist. Through his friendship with Sonny Clark he recorded for Blue Note Records in 1961 on Clark's album Leapin' and Lopin'. A few days later, Dorham invited him to New York City, where he spent the next six months as a sideman at a club in Brooklyn. He appeared on his first recording in January 1960 with Dorham, saxophonist Charles Davis, pianist Tommy Flanagan, and drummer Buddy Enlow. When he was 19, he sat in with Kenny Dorham to substitute for an absent bassist. He later worked with other local groups, including that of Stuff Smith, as well as with altoist and bandleader Rick Henderson at the Howard Theatre. Warren began playing professionally at age 14 in a Washington, D.C. Warren has cited Jimmy Blanton, another Ellington bassist, as his biggest inspiration. The first time Butch Warren played bass was at home on an instrument left by Billy Taylor, who had played bass for Duke Ellington. The Warren home was often visited by jazz musicians Billy Hart, Jimmy Smith, and Stuff Smith. His father, Edward Sr., was an electronics technician who played piano and organ part-time in clubs in Washington, D.C. (Aug– October 5, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who was active during the 1950s and '60s.

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