Tony Williams

drums · 1945–1997 · Chicago

Hired at 17 by Miles Davis, Tony Williams was the drummer of the second great quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Ron Carter. In 1969 he founded The Tony Williams Lifetime with John McLaughlin and Larry Young, a pioneer of jazz fusion.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Emergency (1969)

Sources

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