Life Time (Tony Williams album)

Life Time
Life Time
Studio album by Tony Williams
Released	1964
Recorded	August 21 & 24, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:25
Label	Blue Note; BST 84180
Producer	Alfred Lion
Tony Williams chronology

Life Time is the debut album by American drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer".^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Tony Williams.

"Two Pieces of One: Red" – 8:06
"Two Pieces of One: Green" – 10:40
"Tomorrow Afternoon" – 5:35
"Memory" – 8:06
"Barb's Song to the Wizard" – 5:58

Recorded on August 21 (#1–3) and August 24 (#4–5), 1964.

Personnel[]

Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle (1–4)
Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone (1–3)
Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba (4)
Herbie Hancock – piano (4–5)
Ron Carter (5), Richard Davis (1–2), Gary Peacock (1–3) – bass

References[]

^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 23, 2010
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 23, 2010

[Penguin-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1965) A New Conception (1966) Dimensions & Extensions (1967) Hues (1971–73) Streams (1973) Crystals (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (with Dave Holland, 1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Sizzle (1975) Waves (1978) Contrasts (1979) Colours (1982)
With others	Miles in Tokyo (with Miles Davis, 1964) Change (with Andrew Hill, 1966) Conference of the Birds (with Dave Holland, 1972) Dialogue (with Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Black Stars (with Jason Moran, 2001) In the Name of... (James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, 1993) Capricorn Rising (and Don Pullen, 1975) The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (with Cecil Taylor, 1969) Life Time (with Tony Williams, 1964) Spring (with Tony Williams, 1965) Into Somethin' (with Larry Young, 1964)