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Williams groeide op in Boston. Op zijn dertiende begon hij professioneel te drummen met saxofonist Sam Rivers en op zijn zestiende werd hij ingehuurd door saxofonist Jackie McLean. Op zijn zeventiende werd Williams lid van de Miles Davis band, met wie hij vijftien albums opnam. In 1968 werd Williams vervangen door Jack DeJohnette.

In 1969 vormde hij "The Tony Williams Lifetime", een trio met John McLaughlin op gitaar en organist Larry Young. Basgitarist Jack Bruce werd later toegevoegd. Het trio mixte rock, R&B, en jazz en wordt gezien als een pionier in de fusion genre



The Tony Williams Lifetime was founded in 1969 as a power trio with John McLaughlin on electric guitar, and Larry Young on organ. The band was possibly named for Williams' debut album as a bandleader, Life Time, released on Blue Note in 1964. Its debut album was Emergency! a double album released on Polydor/PolyGram Records in 1969. It was largely rejected by jazz listeners at the time of its release, but it is now looked upon as a fusion classic[1]. Jack Bruce joined the group to provide bass and vocals on its second album, Turn it Over, released in 1970







Tony Williams Lifetime "Turn It Over" 1970



A1 To Whom It May Concern - Them  
   To Whom It May Concern - Us 
A2 This Night This Song 
A3 Big Nick 
A4 Right On 

B1 Once I Loved 
B2 Vuelta Abajo 
B3 A Famous Blues 
B4 Allah Be Praised 



Tony Williams - drums, vocals
Johnny McLaughlin - guitar
Larry Young (as Khalid Yasin) - organ, keyboards
Jack Bruce - bass

Recorded at Olmsted Sound Studios, New York City May 26 & 28, 1969 









1970 Polydor Records 24-4021
original US pressing
matrix/deadwax info (etched):
POLP 80081  MON [triangle]14700  
POLP 80082  MON [triangle]14700-X
"STERLING" stamped and initials "JP/L" etched on both sides
mastered at Sterling, NYC
pressed at Monarch

vinyl LP transfer at 24-bit 96khz (24/96)

transfer info:
Nitty Gritty 1.5 RCM
Music Hall MMF 9.1
sticky hand stylus cleaning
Grado Master Reference 1 cartridge
Graham Slee Era Gold Reflex phono preamp
Mytek Stereo192 ADC (analog to digital converter)
cork platter mat, Blue Jean LC-1 interconnects, KAB super record grip Mk2
software used: Soundforge 9.0, ClickRepair 3.0.1 (in manual mode), Flac frontend 1.7.1