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 · Blue Note Spring 1965 · Blue Note The Joy of Flying 1979 · Columbia Play or Die 1980 · PS Productions Foreign Intrigue 1985 · Blue Note Civilization 1987 · Blue Note Angel Street 1988 · Blue Note Native Heart 1990 · Blue Note The Story of Neptune 1992 · Blue Note Tokyo Live 1993 · Live · Blue Note Wilderness 1996 · ARK 21

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)
1963	One Step Beyond — Jackie McLean	drums (drum set)
1964	Empyrean Isles — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1964	Out to Lunch! — Eric Dolphy	drums (drum set)
1964	Una más (One More Time) — Kenny Dorham	drums (drum set)
1964	Fuchsia Swing Song — Sam Rivers	drums (drum set)
1965	E.S.P. — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1965	Maiden Voyage — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1965	Point of Departure — Andrew Hill	drums (drum set)
1966	Of Course, Of Course — Charles Lloyd	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)
1973	Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth — Ben Sidran	drums (drum set)
1975	Captain Marvel — Stan Getz	drums (drum set)
1976	Water Babies — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1976	There Comes a Time — Gil Evans	drums (drum set)
1976	I'm Old Fashioned — 渡辺貞夫 With The Great Jazz Trio	drums (drum set)
1977	V.S.O.P. — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1977	Easy Living — Sonny Rollins	drums (drum set)
1977	You Can’t Go Home Again — Chet Baker	drums (drum set)
1977	The Doctor Is In — Ben Sidran	drums (drum set)
1978	Sunlight — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1978	Third Plane — Ron Carter / Herbie Hancock / Tony Williams	drums (drum set)
1978	Electric Guitarist — John McLaughlin	drums (drum set)
1978	Don’t Stop the Carnival — Sonny Rollins	drums (drum set)
1978	Mr. Gone — Weather Report	drums (drum set)