Tony Williams – Young At Heart (1997) [Reissue 1999]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 69:12 minutes | Small pictures included | 2,78 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Small pictures included | 1,23 GB
Drummer Tony Williams died suddenly, and tragically, in early 1997. His death struck hard, eliminating one of jazz rhythm’s sharpest innovators since the 1950s. Williams first made his brilliance clear in the second great Miles Davis Quintet of the early 1960s. He whirled like mad later, especially with his own jazz-rock fusion trio Lifetime. In between, he created rhythmic vapor trails behind Miles and increased the wobbly rhythmic ratio with artists like Eric Dolphy. Sadly, in Young at Heart, we have his final recording. With Mulgrew Miller and Ira Coleman, Williams sounds as complex and hitting as ever. The tunes vary from standards (“On Green Dolphin Street” is the best here) to Williams’s own tunes. Perhaps in honor of Williams, it sounds like the producer of Young miked Williams so he sounded louder, sometimes even domineering. But he was undoubtedly superb, and he mixes well with an unusually tough-toned Miller on the keys. This is a historic session, because it is Sony’s 1st commercially released DSD recording, made in Tokyo in September 1996.
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Tony Williams – Foreign Intrigue (1985/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 43:27 minutes | 1,69 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Influential drummer Tony Williams recorded Foreign Intrigue in 1985 for the relaunched Blue Note label with pianist Mulgrew Miller and trumpeter Wallace Roney, who would both remain with Williams for the next few years in his quintet. Foreign Intrigue, featuring modern electronic instruments such as drum machines and synthesizers, also highlights the performances of veteran musicians Bobby Hutcherson on vibes and Ron Carter on bass.
“I met Tony just before we recorded Foreign Intrigue. In that first recording session I just remember being awed by his prowess at the drums. As I got to know him on a personal level through the years I was continually amazed at his intelligence, his intense involvement with music and his love for the drums.” –Mulgrew Miller
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Tony Williams – Civilization (1987/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 48:44 minutes | 1,86 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Influential drummer Tony Williams rejoined Blue Note when the label was relaunched in the mid 1980s and recorded a series of albums with a quintet featuring pianist Mulgrew Miller, trumpeter Wallace Roney, saxophonist Bill Pierce and bassist Charnett Moffett, later replaced by Ira Coleman. This quintet was short-lived and only recorded four albums; Civilization released in 1986 was the first of those albums. Throughout his career Williams always considered his songwriting to be equally important to his drumming, so it’s not surprising that this quintet mainly recorded Williams’s original compositions, with a handful of covers and standards as exceptions.
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Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams – Third Plane (1977/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:40 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Original Jazz Classics
Ron Carter served as sideman on so many Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams sessions, and now he brings his stalwart colleagues out on his own date. The results are everything you would expect from this stellar trio. Hancock and Williams were coming off a period in their careers during which they had focused on building a crossover audience with fusion music. But here they are back in a mainstream attitude, and you can sense the sheer fun of their music-making. A great track, and the whole Third Plane album stands out as one of the best trio recordings from a decade marked by outstanding threesomes.
„This reunion of Miles Davis’ mid-’60s rhythm section (bassist Ron Carter, pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony Williams) has its moments but is not particularly memorable. Performing three of Carter’s songs, one apiece from Hancock and Williams, and the standard “Stella by Starlight,” the solos are fine, but on the whole, little special occurs; the magic is missing.“ –Scott Yanow
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Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams – Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter & Tony Williams (1982/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:43 minutes | 461 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
Herbie Hancock Trio was Herbie Hancock’s 31st album, the second album under the same title, released in 1982. Hancock was joined by bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams.
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