A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I THOUGHT WAS DEF. NOT INTO FUSION TOLD ME ABOUT THIS TONY WILLIAMS ALBUM -HE CHECK ED OUT FROM OUR LOCAL LIBRARY..WHEN HE TOOK IT BACK..i checked it out and i was hooked.."Believe It"...was the album and i am still a believer in that album-woww! You made a great ...good synopsis...thanks for your overview....you can always learn something.. the great things that came out of tony & miles,etc....Mahavishnu, weather report, herbie's bands, RTF,passport,buford,Duke who played with Zappa influenced by M.O. and billy Cobham(which points to Tony) funny how Zappa-Holdsworth,Demiola, Mc laughlin played gibson's, at times SG'Ss,...bill buford (krimson,bill buford's bands) which used Allen Holdsworth ,add Gong,Soft Machine) Jean Luc Ponty ,even Rush (funny i hear Tony in Niel Peart-though most rock fans may not connect the dots),no progressive rock existed with out going through the doors of miles/tony and company...so it greatly appears..just my 2 cents...i can stand corrected....A lot of seeds were laid by Tony...
I was 16 when i first heard Mahavishnu. I had already been a major 70s prog rock fan by that time. Mahavishnu opened me up to jazz and other jazz fusion. Tony and Billy Cobham were my favorite drummers in those days. I'm 54 now. I still love both of them, but I've been gravitating towards Tony quite a bit lately. I still love Billy, but as you mentioned, he's a GREAT heavy hitter, but I think Tony is much more creative all around. Great video and interesting commentary. RIP Tony
Good one, Ken! Thanks! I do believe Tony Williams' last recording was a Columbia release named "Young at heart." A trio of Mulgrew Miller and Ira Coleman on bass. The recording summarizes all that you stated of his playing style. The cd is a nice bookend to a great career! It's worth a search for!
I JUST bought my first Tony Williams record at Amoeba when I was in San Francisco last week. I heard Geo Rose on a Spotify playlist shortly after a friend mentioned him to me and there it was, a nice copy of Civilization, waiting to be plucked from the rack. Now I’m busy tracking down his other ‘80s Blue Note releases. Some of the best hard bop I’ve ever heard. Heavy!
Jack Bruce came in on the second Lifetime record "Turn It Over" in 1970. He isn't on the debut "Emergency" from 1969 which is the trio of Tony, Larry Young, and McLaughlin. It was way better before Jack joined with just the original trio.
To be honest, I’m guilty of disregarding late period Tony Williams too much - that Billy Drummond comment and this video really makes me want to reconsider that stuff.
@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 I never could get into him. Ever. All I could say is his earlier stuff, before he got into that talksinging schmaltzy stuff was not as bad. Nonetheless, I'll keep revisiting and see. Maybe my tastes will change?!
Trio of Doom🔥- Williams, McLaughlin, Pastorius….
A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I THOUGHT WAS DEF. NOT INTO FUSION TOLD ME ABOUT THIS TONY WILLIAMS ALBUM -HE CHECK ED OUT FROM OUR LOCAL LIBRARY..WHEN HE TOOK IT BACK..i checked it out and i was hooked.."Believe It"...was the album and i am still a believer in that album-woww! You made a great ...good synopsis...thanks for your overview....you can always learn something..
the great things that came out of tony & miles,etc....Mahavishnu, weather report, herbie's bands, RTF,passport,buford,Duke who played with Zappa influenced by M.O. and billy Cobham(which points to Tony) funny how Zappa-Holdsworth,Demiola, Mc laughlin played gibson's, at times SG'Ss,...bill buford (krimson,bill buford's bands) which used Allen Holdsworth ,add Gong,Soft Machine) Jean Luc Ponty ,even Rush (funny i hear Tony in Niel Peart-though most rock fans may not connect the dots),no progressive rock existed with out going through the doors of miles/tony and company...so it greatly appears..just my 2 cents...i can stand corrected....A lot of seeds were laid by Tony...
I was 16 when i first heard Mahavishnu. I had already been a major 70s prog rock fan by that time. Mahavishnu opened me up to jazz and other jazz fusion. Tony and Billy Cobham were my favorite drummers in those days. I'm 54 now. I still love both of them, but I've been gravitating towards Tony quite a bit lately. I still love Billy, but as you mentioned, he's a GREAT heavy hitter, but I think Tony is much more creative all around. Great video and interesting commentary. RIP Tony
Excellent
Yup. Return to Forever and Frank Zappa totally woke me up to ProgRock and Fusion.
Enjoyed the video. It makes me want to start collecting Tony Williams CD's.
Tony! very informative analysis of Tony. What a sensation who single-handedly changed drumming.
I bought those Lifetime Live LPs from Fred there. You were the only shop I could find carrying them at the time.
Amazing guy. Watching those videos of the great Miles Davis quintet with a child playing the drums is astonishing.
Couldn't agree more!
Good one, Ken! Thanks! I do believe Tony Williams' last recording was a Columbia release named "Young at heart." A trio of Mulgrew Miller and Ira Coleman on bass. The recording summarizes all that you stated of his playing style. The cd is a nice bookend to a great career! It's worth a search for!
If you haven’t already check out Hellborg’s album ‘The Word’. Acoustic bass, Tony on drums with a string quartet. Incredible album!
I JUST bought my first Tony Williams record at Amoeba when I was in San Francisco last week. I heard Geo Rose on a Spotify playlist shortly after a friend mentioned him to me and there it was, a nice copy of Civilization, waiting to be plucked from the rack. Now I’m busy tracking down his other ‘80s Blue Note releases. Some of the best hard bop I’ve ever heard. Heavy!
Tony Williams is my fav drummer but I’ve never heard his 80s stuff.
Great video Ken - much thanks for this illuminating profile on T. Williams' work. Brilliant.
Jack Bruce came in on the second Lifetime record "Turn It Over" in 1970. He isn't on the debut "Emergency" from 1969 which is the trio of Tony, Larry Young, and McLaughlin. It was way better before Jack joined with just the original trio.
Great video! Thanks…Love Spring and Lifetime
Outstanding, thanks Ken!
good show,keep swingin'
To be honest, I’m guilty of disregarding late period Tony Williams too much - that Billy Drummond comment and this video really makes me want to reconsider that stuff.
Maybe check out his last CD that one of the commenters noted a trio CD young atheart. I need to.
"Emergency" was recorded three months BEFORE Bitches Brew, in May of 1969. BB was recorded in August of '69.
I really don't get the comparison to "Frank Sinatra" but this was good. Maybe Miles would've been a good person to compare him to.
Love The Great Jazz Trio Direct From L.A. What a fantastic recording!
The drum solo on night in Tunisia sounds epic. It’s my go to speaker test track
@@pearsenapier6740 yes it’s quite thunderous. I’ve seen woofers run and terror from that.😊
Great video Ken - thank you. Learned a lot and have lots of new jazz to track down and listen to.
"Young AT Heart" a trio record, was Tony's last record not "Wilderness."
Fresh presentation! Thanks
Glad you liked it!
No. Tony wasn't too loud.. Dude was in FULL CONTROL OF DYNAMICS. lol.
That's the best you could do for a picture of Frank? Cmon man, you can do better than that.
Ugh...why did you sully Tony Williams by dragging Sinatra into the mix? 🤢🤮
Frank Sinatra is another great genius of American music. Open your ears.
@kenmicallefjazzvinylaudiop6455 I never could get into him. Ever. All I could say is his earlier stuff, before he got into that talksinging schmaltzy stuff was not as bad. Nonetheless, I'll keep revisiting and see. Maybe my tastes will change?!
@@redstarwraithListen for the phrasing, that’s one of Sinatra’a great talents and contributions.
Side note: Frank and Tony shared the same birth date Dec 12th