Tony Williams: Life Time-1970s Blue Note Dark Blue Label Reissue Stereo 12" LP
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1970's Dark Blue Label Stereo Reissue of Classic 1964 Blue Note Release of Bandleader/Master Composer/Drummer Anthony Williams Entitled Life Time, Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Cover Design by Reid Miles, Liner Notes by Lawrence Rutter, All Compositions Written by Tony Williams - "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." - "Drummer Tony Williams' first recording as a leader (made when he was 18 and still billed as Anthony Williams) gave him an opportunity to utilize an advanced group of musicians: tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Herbie Hancock, and both Richard Davis and Gary Peacock on bass. Williams wrote all four of the pieces and has a different combination of players on each song. The freely improvised "Memory" features Hutcherson, Hancock, and Williams in some colorful and at times spacy interplay; "Barb's Song to the Wizard" is a Hancock-Ron Carter duet; "Tomorrow Afternoon" has Rivers, Peacock and Williams in a trio; and all of the musicians (except Hutcherson) are on the sidelong "2 Pieces of One." The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer." - Spectacular Personnel for the Various Lineups Feature Legendary Composer Tony Williams on Drums, the Talented Sam Rivers on Tenor Saxophone, the Brilliant Bobby Hutcherson on Vibraphone and Marimba, the Great Herbie Hancock on Piano & the Amazing Richard Davis or Gary Peacock on Bass! - Selections on Side 1 Are Two Pieces of One: Red and Two Pieces of One: Green at 10 Minutes 40 Seconds - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of Tomorrow Afternoon, Memory at 8 Minutes 6 Seconds and Barb's Song to the Wizard - Used Copy, Front Cover Is Slightly Faded, Back Cover Very Good++, Side One Has a Light Scuff on the First Track and a couple of Light Marks, Side Two Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Product Code BST-84180 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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