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Tony Williams (12 Dec 1945 - 23 Feb 1997)

Male Person - United States American jazz drummer

 Also known as (2)

Releases (17)

Official

Album

  1. Life Time 1964 (as Anthony Williams)
  2. Spring 1965 (as Anthony Williams)
  3. The Joy of Flying 1979
  4. Play or Die 1980
  5. Foreign Intrigue 1985
  6. Civilization 21 Jun 1987
  7. Angel Street 04 Dec 1988
  8. Native Heart 21 Mar 1990
  9. The Story of Neptune 24 Jun 1992
  10. Wilderness Dec 1996

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of Tony Williams 1980
  2. Once in a Lifetime 1982
  3. The Best of Tony Williams 1996
  4. Ultimate Tony Williams 25 May 1999
  5. Mosaic Select: Tony Williams 27 Apr 2007

Album - Live

  1. Tokyo Live 26 May 1993

Bootleg

Other

  1. Live in Tokyo 1978 (as Tony Williams All Stars)

Relationships (12)

Collaborator On

  1. Artists United Against Apartheid

Member Of

  1. The Tony Williams Lifetime (1969 - 1974) original, eponymous, drums (drum set)
  2. The New Tony Williams Lifetime (1975 - 1976) original, eponymous, drums (drum set)
  3. The Great Jazz Trio (1976 - 1978) original, drums (drum set)
  4. Trio of Doom (1979 - 08 Mar 1979) original, drums (drum set)
  5. The Master Trio original, drums (drum set)
  6. Tony Williams Trio original, eponymous, drums (drum set)
  7. Miles Davis Quintet (1963 - 1969) drums (drum set)
  8. Geri Allen Trio drums (drum set)
  9. V.S.O.P.
  10. Fuse One drums (drum set)
  11. Arcana drums (drum set)

Recordings by (103)

  1. 2 Pieces of One: Red 8:06 (1964)
  2. 2 Pieces of One: Green 10:40 (1964)
  3. Tomorrow Afternoon 5:32 (1964)
  4. Memory 8:09 (1964)
  5. Barb’s Song to the Wizard 5:56 (1964)
  6. Extras 8:09 (1965)
  7. Echo 5:03 (1965)
  8. From Before 6:51 (1965)
  9. Love Song 8:24 (1965)
  10. Tee 10:27 (1965)
  11. Big Nick 2:46 (1974)
  12. Going Far 4:14 (1979)
  13. Hittin’ on 6 6:19 (1979)
  14. Open Fire 6:17 (1979)
  15. Tony 6:53 (1979)
  16. Eris 3:33 (1979)
  17. Coming Back Home 6:07 (1979)
  18. Morgan’s Motion 8:18 (1979)
  19. Beach Ball Tango 11:11 (1980)
  20. Spencer Tracy ?:?? (1980)
  21. The Big Man 6:41 (1980)
  22. Para Oriente 6:33 (1980)
  23. Lawra 5:38 (1980) aka There Comes a Time
  24. Emergency 9:35 (1982)
  25. Sister Cheryl 6:58 (1985)
  26. Life Of The Party 6:09 (1985)
  27. Foreign Intrigue 5:25 (1985)
  28. My Michele 6:52 (1985)
  29. Takin’ My Time 6:42 (1985)
  30. Clearways 5:05 (1985)
  31. Arboretum 5:56 (1985)
  32. Geo Rose 7:22 (21 Jun 1987)
  33. Warrior 5:32 (21 Jun 1987)
  34. Ancient Eyes 5:27 (21 Jun 1987)
  35. Soweto Nights 6:35 (21 Jun 1987)
  36. The Slump 6:27 (21 Jun 1987)
  37. Civilization 4:28 (21 Jun 1987)
  38. Mutants on the Beach 5:56 (21 Jun 1987)
  39. Citadel 6:43 (21 Jun 1987)
  40. Angel Street 8:19 (04 Dec 1988)
  41. Touch Me 1:23 (04 Dec 1988)
  42. Kiss Me 0:54 (04 Dec 1988)
  43. Dreamland 9:36 (04 Dec 1988)
  44. Only With You 5:56 (04 Dec 1988)
  45. Pee Wee 6:39 (04 Dec 1988)
  46. Thrill Me 0:46 (04 Dec 1988)
  47. Obsession 4:19 (04 Dec 1988)
  48. Red Mask 7:08 (04 Dec 1988)
  49. Native Heart 8:43 (21 Mar 1990)
  50. City of Lights 6:27 (21 Mar 1990)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. King Cobra ?:?? Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  2. Blind Man, Blind Man ?:?? Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  3. Seven Steps to Heaven 6:26 Miles Davis (1963) drums (drum set)
  4. Straight Ahead 8:58 Kenny Dorham (1963) drums (drum set)
  5. Sao Paolo 7:18 Kenny Dorham (1963) drums (drum set)
  6. And What If I Don't ?:?? Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  7. Una Mas (One More Time) 15:19 Kenny Dorham (1963) drums (drum set)
  8. So Near, So Far 6:59 Miles Davis (1963) drums (drum set)
  9. Ghost Town 14:39 Jackie McLean (1963) drums (drum set)
  10. Blue Rondo 4:52 Jackie McLean (1963) drums (drum set)
  11. Saturday and Sunday 10:30 Jackie McLean (1963) drums (drum set)
  12. And What If I Don’t 6:34 Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  13. Frankenstein 7:31 Jackie McLean (1963) drums (drum set)
  14. A Tribute to Someone 8:45 Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  15. Air Raid 9:15 Grachan Moncur III (1963) drums (drum set)
  16. Evolution 12:20 Grachan Moncur III (1963) drums (drum set)
  17. Monk in Wonderland 7:53 Grachan Moncur III (1963) drums (drum set)
  18. The Pleasure Is Mine ?:?? Herbie Hancock (1963) drums (drum set)
  19. Autumn Leaves 11:51 Miles Davis (Jul 1964) drums (drum set)
  20. Straight Up and Down 8:19 Eric Dolphy (Aug 1964) drums (drum set)
  21. Out to Lunch 12:08 Eric Dolphy (Aug 1964) drums (drum set)
  22. Hat and Beard 8:24 Eric Dolphy (Aug 1964) drums (drum set)
  23. Something Sweet, Something Tender 6:03 Eric Dolphy (Aug 1964) drums (drum set)
  24. Gazzelloni 7:22 Eric Dolphy (Aug 1964) drums (drum set)
  25. 2 Pieces of One: Red 8:06 Tony Williams (1964) drums (drum set)
  26. 2 Pieces of One: Green 10:40 Tony Williams (1964) drums (drum set)
  27. Luminous Monolith 6:31 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  28. Fuchsia Swing Song 6:03 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  29. Memory 8:09 Tony Williams (1964) triangle, wood block, maracas, timpani, drums (drum set)
  30. Beatrice 6:13 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  31. Tomorrow Afternoon 5:32 Tony Williams (1964) drums (drum set)
  32. Ellipsis 7:43 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  33. Downstairs Blues Upstairs 5:33 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  34. Cyclic Episode 6:57 Sam Rivers (1964) drums (drum set)
  35. Cantaloupe Island 5:32 Herbie Hancock (1964) drums (drum set)
  36. One Finger Snap 7:20 Herbie Hancock (1964) drums (drum set)
  37. Oliloqui Valley 8:28 Herbie Hancock (1964) drums (drum set)
  38. The Egg 14:00 Herbie Hancock (1964) drums (drum set)
  39. Thandiwa 8:17 Grachan Moncur III (Feb 1965) drums (drum set)
  40. Gnostic 11:46 Grachan Moncur III (Feb 1965) drums (drum set)
  41. The Twins 12:55 Grachan Moncur III (Feb 1965) drums (drum set)
  42. Nomadic 7:41 Grachan Moncur III (Feb 1965) drums (drum set)
  43. Dedication 6:41 Andrew Hill (Apr 1965) drums (drum set)
  44. Refuge 12:16 Andrew Hill (Apr 1965) drums (drum set)
  45. Spectrum 9:47 Andrew Hill (Apr 1965) drums (drum set)
  46. Flight 19 4:12 Andrew Hill (Apr 1965) drums (drum set)
  47. New Monastery 7:04 Andrew Hill (Apr 1965) drums (drum set)
  48. Survival of the Fittest 10:04 Herbie Hancock (17 May 1965) drums (drum set)
  49. Dolphin Dance 9:18 Herbie Hancock (17 May 1965) drums (drum set)
  50. Maiden Voyage 7:57 Herbie Hancock (17 May 1965) drums (drum set)

Credited as (52)

  1. Tony Williams
  2. John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams
  3. Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, James Newton & Tony Williams
  4. Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, James Newton & Tony Williams
  5. Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  6. Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock & Freddie Hubbard
  7. Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  8. Bobby Hutcherson, James Newton, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  9. Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wallace Roney & Tony Williams
  10. Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock & Tony Williams
  11. Sonny Stitt (tenor, alto sax) feat. Barry Harris (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), Tony Williams (drums),Walter Davis (piano)
  12. Tony Williams feat. Allan Holdsworth
  13. Chet Baker & Wolfgang Lackerschmid feat. Larry Coryell, Buster Williams & Tony Williams
  14. Stan Getz & João Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tony Williams & Milton Banana
  15. Tony Williams / Bernie Worrell
  16. Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter + Tony Williams
  17. Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  18. Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  19. James Newton, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  20. James Newton, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  21. Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, Tony Williams
  22. Ron Carter, Bill Evans, Art Farmer, Tony Williams
  23. Geri Allen Trio With Ron Carter, Tony Williams
  24. Philip Bailey, Billy Childs, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Watson, Tony Williams
  25. Tony Williams & George Benson
  26. Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  27. Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  28. Bobby Hutcherson, James Newton, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  29. Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney & Tony Williams
  30. Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Bobby McFerrin
  31. Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Tony Williams
  32. Ron Carter / Herbie Hancock / Tony Williams
  33. Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams
  34. Tony Williams All Stars
  35. Tony Williams With Billy Cobham
  36. George Benson & Tony Williams
  37. Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Stanley Jordan, Tony Williams & Herbie Hancock
  38. Larry Ridley, Tony Williams, Chuck Wayne, Herbie Hancock, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Flip Phillips, James Moody, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding, Harry “Sweets” Edison
  39. Anthony Williams
  40. Linda Hayes & Tony Williams
  41. Artists United Against Apartheid, Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Stanley Jordan, Tony Williams & Herbie Hancock
  42. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Dexter Gordon, Zoot Sims, James Moody, Flip Phillips, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kai Winding, Chuck Wayne, Herbie Hancock, Larry Ridley, Tony Williams
  43. The New Tony Williams Lifetime / Tony Williams
  44. Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid feat. Larry Coryell, Buster Williams, Tony Williams
  45. Herbie Hancock | Wayne Shorter | Ron Carter | Wallace Roney | Tony Williams
  46. Trio of Doom: John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams
  47. Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe, Tony Williams
  48. Wayne Shorter, James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  49. Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter & Tony Williams
  50. Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter & Tony Williams
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Works (111)

Wrote

  1. Mom and Dad
  2. The Urchins of Shermêse
  3. Vuelta Abajo
  4. Clap City
  5. Hand Jive
  6. Clear Ways
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Composed

  1. Pee Wee
  2. Elegy
  3. Spirit
  4. Emergency
  5. Beyond Games
  6. Sangria for Three
  7. Wilderness Rising
  8. China Town
  9. Infant Wilderness
  10. China Road
  11. Wilderness Voyager
  12. China Moon
  13. Wilderness Island
  14. Sea of Wilderness
  15. Gambia
  16. Cape Wilderness
  17. Drum Improvisation
  18. You Make It Easy (Soothing + Yellow)
  19. What It’s About (Love and Me)
  20. What’cha Gonna Do Today
  21. Mystic Knights of the Sea
  22. Changing Man
  23. The Boodang
  24. The Old Bum’s Rush
  25. 2 Pieces of One: Red
  26. 2 Pieces of One: Green
  27. Tomorrow Afternoon
  28. Memory
  29. Barb’s Song to the Wizard
  30. Extras
  31. Echo
  32. From Before
  33. Love Song
  34. Tee
  35. There Comes a Time
  36. Arboretum
  37. Doctor’s Row
  38. Wildlife
  39. Sweet Revenge
  40. Million Dollar Legs
  41. What You Do to Me
  42. Black Comedy
  43. Lawra
  44. Love Stone
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Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tony_williams
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81055688
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81055688
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134557867
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13901207b

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/517366

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/261295

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000791318

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/86908948

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453604

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/15610
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TW90GjShgkjySrxBxcwQe

Youtube Music

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCbGKDXRcPxT9GJgJwppptUg