THE TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME
''SPECTRUM: THE ANTHOLOGY, DISC ONE''
1997
RECORDING DATE: MAY 26 1969-1972
144:42
DISC ONE
1 /Emergency
Paul van Dyk / Tony Williams/9:36
2 /Where
Andrew Hill / John McLaughlin / Lynn Paul/12:11
3 /Vashkar
Carla Bley/4:59
4 /Spectrum
John McLaughlin/8:51
5 /Sangria for Three
Tony Williams/13:07
6 /To Whom It May Concern - Them
Chick Corea/4:18
7 /To Whom It May Concern - Us
Chick Corea/2:56
8 /Big Nick
John Coltrane/2:43
9 /Right On
Tony Williams/1:48
10 /Vuelta Abajo
Tony Williams/4:56
11 /A Famous Blues
John McLaughlin/4:10
12 /Allah Be Praised
Dick Heckstall-Smith / Larry Young/4:36
DISC TWO
1 /One Word
John McLaughlin/3:44
2 /There Comes a Time
Tony Williams/5:58
3 /Circa 45
Tony Williams/6:27
4 /Two Worlds
Tony Williams/4:29
5 /Some Hip Drum Shit
Tony Williams/1:31
6 /Lonesome Wells
Tony Williams/7:17
7 /Mom and Dad
Tony Williams/5:21
8 /The Urchins of Shermêse
Tony Williams/6:14
9 /You Make It Easy
Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/5:18
10 /What'cha Gonna Do Today
Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/3:38
11 /The Mystic Knights of the Sea
Tony Williams/5:08
12 /The Boodang
Ben Sidran / Tony Williams/5:10
13 /The Old Bum's Rush
Herb Bushler / David Horowitz / Webster Lewis / Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/10:16
Don Alias/Percussion
Jack Bruce/Bass, Guest Artist, Vocals
Herb Bushler/Bass
Ron Carter/Bass, Cello, Guest Artist
Ted Dunbar/Guest Artist, Guitar
Webster Lewis/Clavinet, Composer, Organ
John McLaughlin/Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Warren Smith/Percussion
Tequila/Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Tillmon Williams/Sax (Tenor)
Tony Williams/Drums, Vocals
Larry Young/Guest Artist, Organ
David Horowitz/ARP Synthesizer, Piano, Vibraphone
REVIEW
by Leo Stanley
Spectrum: Anthology is a double-disc, 25-track compilation that traces the evolution of Tony Williams' early-'70s jazz fusion combo, Lifetime. Over the course of their career, Lifetime featured a number of top jazz and rock players, including John McLaughlin, Ron Carter, Alan Holdsworth, Larry Young, and Jack Bruce, with many of the musicians turning in edgy, exciting performances. In fact, Spectrum is a better way to get acquainted with Lifetime than the actual albums, since it condenses the cream of the crop down to one illuminating anthology.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
Tony Williams' death in 1997 of a heart attack after routine gall bladder surgery was a major shock to the jazz world. Just 51, Williams (who could be a very loud drummer) seemed so youthful, healthy, and ageless even though he had been a major drummer for nearly 35 years. The open style that he created while with the Miles Davis Quintet in the mid- to late '60s remains quite influential, and he had a long list of accomplishments during the decades that followed. Williams' father, a saxophonist, took his son out to clubs that gave him an opportunity to sit in; at 11, the youngster already showed potential. He took lessons from Alan Dawson, and at 15 was appearing at Boston-area jam sessions. During 1959-1960, Williams often played with Sam Rivers, and in December 1962 (when he was barely 17), the drummer moved to New York and played regularly with Jackie McLean. Within a few months he joined Miles Davis, where his ability to imply the beat while playing quite freely influenced and inspired the other musicians; together with Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter he was part of one of the great rhythm sections. Williams, who was 18 when he appeared on Eric Dolphy's classic Out to Lunch album, stayed with Davis into 1969, leading his own occasional sessions and becoming a household name in the jazz world.
In addition to his interest in avant-garde jazz, Tony Williams was a fan of rock music, and when he left Miles he formed the fusion band Lifetime, a trio with Larry Young and John McLaughlin. After leading other versions of Lifetime (one of them starring Allan Holdsworth), Williams stuck to freelancing for a time, studied composition, and toured with Herbie Hancock's V.S.O.P. band. By the mid-'80s, he was heading his own all-star hard bop group which featured Wallace Roney as a surrogate Miles Davis and a repertoire dominated by the drummer's originals (including the standard "Sister Cheryl"). After breaking up his longtime quintet in 1995, Williams gigged a bit with a trio, recorded a very interesting set of original music for the Ark 21 label, and seemed to have a limitless future. His premature death makes one grateful that he started his career early and that he was extensively documented.
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''SPECTRUM: THE ANTHOLOGY, DISC ONE''
1997
RECORDING DATE: MAY 26 1969-1972
144:42
DISC ONE
1 /Emergency
Paul van Dyk / Tony Williams/9:36
2 /Where
Andrew Hill / John McLaughlin / Lynn Paul/12:11
3 /Vashkar
Carla Bley/4:59
4 /Spectrum
John McLaughlin/8:51
5 /Sangria for Three
Tony Williams/13:07
6 /To Whom It May Concern - Them
Chick Corea/4:18
7 /To Whom It May Concern - Us
Chick Corea/2:56
8 /Big Nick
John Coltrane/2:43
9 /Right On
Tony Williams/1:48
10 /Vuelta Abajo
Tony Williams/4:56
11 /A Famous Blues
John McLaughlin/4:10
12 /Allah Be Praised
Dick Heckstall-Smith / Larry Young/4:36
DISC TWO
1 /One Word
John McLaughlin/3:44
2 /There Comes a Time
Tony Williams/5:58
3 /Circa 45
Tony Williams/6:27
4 /Two Worlds
Tony Williams/4:29
5 /Some Hip Drum Shit
Tony Williams/1:31
6 /Lonesome Wells
Tony Williams/7:17
7 /Mom and Dad
Tony Williams/5:21
8 /The Urchins of Shermêse
Tony Williams/6:14
9 /You Make It Easy
Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/5:18
10 /What'cha Gonna Do Today
Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/3:38
11 /The Mystic Knights of the Sea
Tony Williams/5:08
12 /The Boodang
Ben Sidran / Tony Williams/5:10
13 /The Old Bum's Rush
Herb Bushler / David Horowitz / Webster Lewis / Laura "Tequila" Logan / Tony Williams/10:16
Don Alias/Percussion
Jack Bruce/Bass, Guest Artist, Vocals
Herb Bushler/Bass
Ron Carter/Bass, Cello, Guest Artist
Ted Dunbar/Guest Artist, Guitar
Webster Lewis/Clavinet, Composer, Organ
John McLaughlin/Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Warren Smith/Percussion
Tequila/Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Tillmon Williams/Sax (Tenor)
Tony Williams/Drums, Vocals
Larry Young/Guest Artist, Organ
David Horowitz/ARP Synthesizer, Piano, Vibraphone
REVIEW
by Leo Stanley
Spectrum: Anthology is a double-disc, 25-track compilation that traces the evolution of Tony Williams' early-'70s jazz fusion combo, Lifetime. Over the course of their career, Lifetime featured a number of top jazz and rock players, including John McLaughlin, Ron Carter, Alan Holdsworth, Larry Young, and Jack Bruce, with many of the musicians turning in edgy, exciting performances. In fact, Spectrum is a better way to get acquainted with Lifetime than the actual albums, since it condenses the cream of the crop down to one illuminating anthology.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
Tony Williams' death in 1997 of a heart attack after routine gall bladder surgery was a major shock to the jazz world. Just 51, Williams (who could be a very loud drummer) seemed so youthful, healthy, and ageless even though he had been a major drummer for nearly 35 years. The open style that he created while with the Miles Davis Quintet in the mid- to late '60s remains quite influential, and he had a long list of accomplishments during the decades that followed. Williams' father, a saxophonist, took his son out to clubs that gave him an opportunity to sit in; at 11, the youngster already showed potential. He took lessons from Alan Dawson, and at 15 was appearing at Boston-area jam sessions. During 1959-1960, Williams often played with Sam Rivers, and in December 1962 (when he was barely 17), the drummer moved to New York and played regularly with Jackie McLean. Within a few months he joined Miles Davis, where his ability to imply the beat while playing quite freely influenced and inspired the other musicians; together with Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter he was part of one of the great rhythm sections. Williams, who was 18 when he appeared on Eric Dolphy's classic Out to Lunch album, stayed with Davis into 1969, leading his own occasional sessions and becoming a household name in the jazz world.
In addition to his interest in avant-garde jazz, Tony Williams was a fan of rock music, and when he left Miles he formed the fusion band Lifetime, a trio with Larry Young and John McLaughlin. After leading other versions of Lifetime (one of them starring Allan Holdsworth), Williams stuck to freelancing for a time, studied composition, and toured with Herbie Hancock's V.S.O.P. band. By the mid-'80s, he was heading his own all-star hard bop group which featured Wallace Roney as a surrogate Miles Davis and a repertoire dominated by the drummer's originals (including the standard "Sister Cheryl"). After breaking up his longtime quintet in 1995, Williams gigged a bit with a trio, recorded a very interesting set of original music for the Ark 21 label, and seemed to have a limitless future. His premature death makes one grateful that he started his career early and that he was extensively documented.
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