Tony Williams' Lifetime - Lifetime: The Collection
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Artist: Tony Williams' LifetimeEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-10-27
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Snake Oil - Tony Williams, Newton, Tony
- Fred - Tony Williams, Holdsworth, Allan
- Proto-Cosmos - Tony Williams, Pasqua, Alan
- Red Alert - Tony Williams, Newton, Tony
- Wildlife - Tony Williams, Williams, Tony [Dru
- Mr. Spock - Tony Williams, Holdsworth, Allan
- Sweet Revenge - Tony Williams, Williams, Tony [Dru
- You Did It to Me Baby - Tony Williams, Newton, Antonio
- Million Dollar Legs - Tony Williams, Williams, Tony [Dru
- Joy Filled Summer - Tony Williams, Newton, Tony
- Lady Jane - Tony Williams, Pasqua, Alan
- What You Do to Me - Tony Williams, Williams, Tony [Dru
- Inspirations of Love - Tony Williams, Newton, Tony
Free Music Notes for Lifetime: The Collection
Free Music Review: What genius does when it grows up
Hit: 5 Stars
I've never written a review at Amazon before and I'll probably never do so again but this album (2 albums actually) was and continues to be a major inspiration for me both as a drummer and as a listener. I can say with a certain degree of confidence that there are scant few drummers as revered by their peers as Tony was (and still is).
Firstly, at the time of this record, the jazz/rock movement was still relatively vital. Tony was still in his twenties and had already developed his own lexicon on the drumset the decade before with Miles Davis, when he was IN HIS TEENS. If Tony had quit then, he'd still be legendary. Along with Billy Cobham, Lenny White and Jack DeJohnette Tony created rhythms for the new Jazz/Rock idiom in a dizzying show of creativity and ferocity. His playing had moved beyond mere "chops" and into a rare place of pure poetry. The ideas were just flying around back then folks! Tony was the undisputed king of that cadre, and his playing here shows why. He was a musical GIANT and this was his final foray into the jazz/rock fusion movement that he helped start. A short five years later, Tony was studying composition and penning some gorgeous music, with an acoustic line-up.
Williams once said in an interview that the drums were as romantic and poetic an instrument as any other. He backed that statement up on EVERY thing he ever did.
Second, Alan Holdsworth. Having these two guys playing together, especially on Holdsworths "Fred" is just mind-blowing. Holdsworth's compositions and improvisations really added another very rich dimension to the recordings. Oh, also Tony Newton and Alan Pasqua represent themselves quite well, and when they get a chance to be featured, are more than up to the task. Williams had his pick of musicians by that time, and he knew what he was doing when putting these guys together.
Third, admittedly there are a few cloying moments on the last half of the CD (which was originally a separate album that had become victim to some ill-conceived A&R meddling, called "Million Dollar Legs") but they are balanced by the sheer musicality of the playing. Tony getting all over a funk or a rock groove is simply transcendent, and that is no exaggeration, he was THAT DEEP. So, in the end, a couple of misplaced tunes does little to diminish the onslaught of creativity that these guys spewed onto tape. As lame as "You Did it to Me Baby" can come off lyrically, I for one would have loved to hear Tony and these guys burn up the airwaves during the disco era with those drum fills flying, it would have been a welcome addition to the pedestrian emphasis in dance music of the day. That never did happen but I applaud Tony for giving it a shot.
This musical offering is a stupendous peek into a brief moment in a the life of a Grand Master of the drums, and his talented collaborators. It also serves as a textbook for genius level drumming, introduced Holdsworth to a larger public, and generally just all around amazes.
Another mile-marker along the career path of the unforgettable Tony Williams. Buy this and hear the drums in a new way.
We miss you TONY!!!!!!!
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