Tony Williams

Tony Williams is one of the most influential drummers in jazz history. His open style implied the beat rather than rode it via the use of metric modulation and polyrhythms. Williams' playing was articulated by his wide-ranging interests in jazz, rock, funk, and blues. Before he was 18 he'd played dates by Jackie McLean and Kenny Dorham, and he joined Miles Davis' second great quintet at age 17 in 1963. During his tenure with Davis, he issued two leader dates, Life Time (1964) and Spring (1965). In 1968 he founded the Tony Williams Lifetime with organist Larry Young and guitari...