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Considering the extraordinary talent assembled for Tony Williams' second Blue Note date as a leader, this could have been a landmark session. Unfortunately, it's not. Spring isn't totally forgettable; on the contrary, the fire expected by members of the Miles Davis Quintet (Williams, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter), all thoroughly influenced by "the new thing," were unleashed completely from Miles' tight rein. Add tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers and Albert Ayler bassist Gary Peacock into this mix and that influence thrived. However, the five Tony Williams compositions (including the drum only "Echo") often failed to provoke the musicians into reaching crucial unity, making Spring haphazard, falling short of the expected goal. Following Spring, Williams would not release another solo date for four years, returning on the Polydor label with the groundbreaking electric rock trio recording Emergency!
© Al Campbell /TiVo
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Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Williams, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Peacock, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 Blue Note Records
Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Williams, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 Blue Note Records
HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Williams, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Peacock, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 Blue Note Records
HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Tony Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Williams, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Peacock, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 Blue Note Records
HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Wayne Shorter, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Williams, Composer, MainArtist - Sam Rivers, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Peacock, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 Blue Note Records
Album review
Considering the extraordinary talent assembled for Tony Williams' second Blue Note date as a leader, this could have been a landmark session. Unfortunately, it's not. Spring isn't totally forgettable; on the contrary, the fire expected by members of the Miles Davis Quintet (Williams, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter), all thoroughly influenced by "the new thing," were unleashed completely from Miles' tight rein. Add tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers and Albert Ayler bassist Gary Peacock into this mix and that influence thrived. However, the five Tony Williams compositions (including the drum only "Echo") often failed to provoke the musicians into reaching crucial unity, making Spring haphazard, falling short of the expected goal. Following Spring, Williams would not release another solo date for four years, returning on the Polydor label with the groundbreaking electric rock trio recording Emergency!
© Al Campbell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:54
- Main artists: Tony Williams
- Composer: Tony Williams
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2009 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2009 The Blue Note Label Group
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