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Life Time (Tony Williams album)

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Released
  
1964

Life Time (1964)
  
Spring (1965)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
38:25

Artist
  
Tony Williams

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

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Recorded
  
August 21 & 24, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Genres
  
Jazz, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz

Similar
  
Spring, Emergency!, The Joy of Flying, Turn It Over, The Story Of Neptune

Life Time is the debut album by American drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer".

Track listing

All compositions by Tony Williams

  1. "Two Pieces of One: Red" – 8:06
  2. "Two Pieces of One: Green" – 10:40
  3. "Tomorrow Afternoon" – 5:35
  4. "Memory" – 8:06
  5. "Barb's Song to the Wizard" – 5:58

Recorded on August 21 (#1–3) and August 24 (#4–5), 1964.

Personnel

  • Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle
  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone (1–3)
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba (4–5)
  • Herbie Hancock – piano (4–5)
  • Ron Carter (5), Richard Davis (1–2), Gary Peacock (1–3)  – bass

    • Songs

    12 Pieces of One: Red8:08
    22 Pieces of One: Green10:40
    3Tomorrow Afternoon5:35

    References

    Life Time (Tony Williams album) Wikipedia
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