Tony Williams

Here is where we take a giant step into the future. Tony Williams is the most formidably
talented jazz drummer to rise in the Sixties; his thundering polyrhythms push other soloists
to breathtaking heights of invention, dizzying chances taken and brilliantly realized. An
alumnus of such towering organizations as Jackie McLean's '64 quintet and Miles Davis'
current group, he's never been satisfied to rest on his laurels, and thus it's no su... More >

Williams is probably the best drummer in the world. He worked with Miles Davis for many years, and then split off to form a group of his own. This music is basically jazz, but heavily influenced by the electronic distortions of rock. I hope to write about Williams some more sometime. Meanwhile, this double-lp is a stunner. (Grade - A)