Albums by Tony Williams
ALBUMTalking Jazz Volume 15 Drums 02Ben Sidran, Tony Williams, Paul Motian & Steve Gadd
ALBUMUltimate Tony WilliamsTony Williams
ALBUMArc of the TestimonyArcana, Bill Laswell & Tony Williams
ALBUMWildernessTony Williams
ALBUMA Tribute to MilesHerbie Hancock Quintet & Tony Williams
ALBUMTokyo LiveTony Williams
ALBUMThe Story of NeptuneTony Williams
ALBUMNative HeartTony Williams
ALBUMAngel StreetTony Williams
ALBUMCivilizationTony Williams
Artist Playlists
Tony Williams Essentials
By 17, he was drumming with Miles.
Tony Williams: The Session Musicians
The drummer's reach cuts across post-bop, fusion, and post-punk.
Artist Biography
Tony Williams is one of the most influential drummers in jazzn history. His open style implied the beat rather than rode it via the use of metric modulation and polyrhythms. His playing articulated itself in jazz, rock, funk and blues. Before he was 18 he joined Miles Davis's quintet. During his tenure with Davis, he issued two leader dates, Life Time (1964) and Spring (1965). In 1968 he founded the Tony Williams Lifetime with organist Larry Young and guitarist John McLaughlin. Emergency! their 1969 debut, is arguably the first fusion album. Lifetime's personnel evolved to feature an abundance of top tier players including Jack Bruce and Allan Holdsworth. In the 1970s, Williams co-founded the Great Jazz Trio, and worked extensively with Herbie Hancock and dozens more. Between 1985 and 1993 he ledi influential dates including Foreign Intrigue and Native Heart. He co-founded vanguard jazz rockers Arcana who issued The Last Wave in 1995. A second offering, Arc of the Testimony appeared in 1997.
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Genre
Jazz