Tony Williams

American jazz drummer (1945–1997)

Born: 12 December 1945
Chicago
Died: 23 February 1997
Daly City
Country: United States
Active: 1961–1997
Record labels: Blue Note
Discography: 11 albums

Biography

Tony Williams was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Tony Williams was born on 12 December 1945 in Chicago and died on 23 February 1997 in Daly City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Life Time” (1964) to “Wilderness” (1996).

Anthony Tillmon Williams (December 12, 1945 – February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Williams first gained fame as a member of Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet", and later pioneered jazz fusion with Davis's group and his own combo, The Tony Williams Lifetime. In 1970, music critic Robert Christgau described him as "probably the best drummer in the world". Williams was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Life Time 1964

Spring 1965

The Joy of Flying 1979

Play or Die 1980

Foreign Intrigue 1985

Civilization 1987

Angel Street 1988

Native Heart 1990

The Story of Neptune 1992

Tokyo Live 1993 · Live

Wilderness 1996

Also plays on

Albums where Tony Williams is credited as a sideman

1963	Seven Steps to Heaven — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1963	My Point of View — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1964	Empyrean Isles — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1965	E.S.P. — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1965	Maiden Voyage — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1967	Sorcerer — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1968	Miles in the Sky — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1968	Nefertiti — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1969	In a Silent Way — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1969	Filles de Kilimanjaro — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1976	Water Babies — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1978	Sunlight — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1980	Mr. Hands — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)