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Anthony Williams

Real Name:
Tillmon Anthony Williams
Profile:
December 12, 1945 - February 23, 1997 (Heart Attack)
A legendary jazz/Fusion drummer. More known as Tony Williams by drummers around the world.
He got most recognition for his fusion project; Lifetime (3) band with John Mclaughlin. He also was part of Miles Davis Quintet, The in the 60's and did extensive touring with Herbie Hancock's V.S.O.P band as well.
He died of a heart attack after a gall blader surgery in 1997, 51 years old.
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Releases:
Life Time (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1964
Spring (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1965
Ego (LP)   Polydor 1971
Third Plane (Album) (3 versions)   Milestone Records ... 1977
The Joy Of Flying (Album) (2 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Play Or Die (LP, Album)   P.S. Productions 1980
Foreign Intrigue (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1985
Civilization (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1987
Angel Street (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1988
Native Heart (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1990
Tokyo Live (2xCD, Album)   Blue Note 1993
A Tribute To Miles - A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Miles Davis (CD)   Qwest Records 1994
A Tribute To Miles - A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Miles Davis (LP, Album)   Qwest Records, Reprise 1994
Wilderness (CD, Album)   Ark 21 Records 1996
Town Hall Concert (CD)   Blue Note 1998
Trio Of Doom (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 2007
Production:
In Retrospect (Comp) (2 versions)   Polydor 1974
Lifetime (LP)   Polydor 1979
Verses (LP)   Muse Records 1987
Arc Of The Testimony (CD, Album)   Axiom 1997
Spectrum: The Anthology (2xCD)   Verve Records 1997
No Job Too Big Or Small (CD) Blue In Green, Float Savoy Jazz 1999
Appears On:
My Point Of View (Album) (5 versions)   Blue Note 1963
One Step Beyond (3 versions)   Blue Note 1963
Seven Steps To Heaven (Album) (8 versions)   Columbia ... 1963
Empyrean Isles (Album) (7 versions)   Blue Note ... 1964
Live In Europe (LP)   Embassy 1964
Out To Lunch (Album) (9 versions)   Blue Note ... 1964
Point Of Departure (Album) (4 versions)   Blue Note 1964
Some Other Stuff (Album) (3 versions)   Blue Note ... 1964
E.S.P. (Album) (7 versions)   Columbia ... 1965
Maiden Voyage (Album) (11 versions)   Blue Note ... 1965
My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis In Concert (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1965
Of Course, Of Course (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1966
Nefertiti (Album) (9 versions)   Columbia ... 1967
Emergency! Volume One (LP, Album) Emergency, Beyond Games Polydor 1969
Emergency! Volume Two (Vinyl, Album)   Polydor 1969
Filles De Kilimanjaro (Album) (7 versions)   CBS ... 1969
In A Silent Way (Album) (14 versions)   Columbia ... 1969
Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1969
(Turn It Over!) (Album) (2 versions) This Night This Song, ... Polydor ... 1970
Ego (Album) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1971
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vols 3 And 4 (Album) (2 versions) So What Cobblestone ... 1972
Puttin' In Time On Planet Earth (LP) Full Compass, Have You... Blue Thumb Records 1973
In Retrospect (Comp) (2 versions) This Night, This Song,... Polydor 1974
Song Of The Pterodactyl (LP, Album)   Grammofonverket 1974
Stanley Clarke (Album) (10 versions)   Nemperor Records ... 1974
Believe It (Album) (2 versions) Wildlife Columbia 1975
Captain Marvel (LP)   CBS 1975
Herbie Hancock (2xLP, RE, Gat)   Blue Note 1975
Live At The Plugged Nickel (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1976
Miles Davis At Plugged Nickel, Chicago (LP, Album)   CBS/Sony 1976
The Nights (LP)   ABC Records 1976
There Comes A Time (LP, Album) There Comes A Time RCA 1976
Water Babies (Album) (8 versions)   Columbia ... 1976
'Four' & More - Recorded Live In Concert (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Hear & Now (Album) (2 versions)   Atlantic ... 1977
May Dance (LP, Album)   Flying Disk 1977
Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (LP, RE)   Columbia 1977
Supertrios (Album) (3 versions) Wave, Blues On The Cor... Milestone Records 1977
Tempest In The Colosseum (2xLP)   CBS/Sony 1977
Tempest In The Colosseum (2xLP)   CBS, CBS/Sony 1977
The Doctor Is In (LP)   Arista 1977
The Quintet (Live) (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
V.S.O.P. (Album) (7 versions) Piano Introduction, Ma... CBS ... 1977
What's Happening? (LP) Watcha Gonna Do Today Love Records (4) 1977
Best Of (2 versions) Vulcan Princess, Lopsy Lu Nemperor Records ... 1978
Don't Stop The Carnival (2xLP)   Milestone Records 1978
Electric Guitarist (Album, Comp) (4 versions) Are You The One? Are Y... Columbia ... 1978
Movies (LP, Album)   WATT Works, ECM Records 1978
Mr. Gone (Album) (7 versions)   CBS ... 1978
Sunlight (Album) (4 versions) Good Question CBS ... 1978
Circle In The Round (3 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Havana Jam II (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Polka Dots & Moonbeams... Columbia 1979
Lifetime (LP)   Polydor 1979
Terumasa Hino - Hal Galper (LP)   Amiga 1979
The Soothsayer (Album) (4 versions)   Blue Note 1979
Fuse One (Album) (5 versions)   CTI Records ... 1980
Mr. Hands (Album) (8 versions) Calypso CBS/Sony ... 1980
The Swing Of Delight (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1980
Directions: Unreleased Recordings 1960-1970 (Comp) (4 versions) Limbo, Water On The Po... Columbia ... 1981
Miles Davis (LP)   AMIGA 1981
No Problem (LP)   Milestone Records 1981
You Hardly Know Me (LP, Album) Whatever Feels Right WMOT Records, Disques Vogue 1981
Empyrean Isles (LP, Album, RE)   Blue Note 1982
Quartet (Album) (4 versions) Clear Ways, Pee Wee CBS ... 1982
Wynton Marsalis (Album) (4 versions)   CBS ... 1982
Etudes (LP)   Elektra Musician 1983
Heard 'Round The World (2xLP, Album, RE)   CBS 1983
The Girl From Ipanema - The Bossa Nova Years (5xLP)   Verve Records 1984
So Delicious (12")   Macola Record Co. 1985
Starpeace (Album) (2 versions)   Rykodisc ... 1985
Sun City (Album) (4 versions)   Manhattan Records ... 1985
Sun City (Single) (4 versions)   Manhattan Records 1985
The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Album, Comp) Maiden Voyage Blue Note 1985
Album (LP)   Virgin 1986
Atavachron (CD, Album) Looking Glass CREAM Records (3) 1986
Rise (12")   Nippon Columbia 1986
Round Midnight - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (6 versions)   Columbia ... 1986
The Other Side Of Round Midnight (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1986
A Sample Of Blue Notes (LP, Comp, Smplr) The Eye Of The Hurricane EMI Records 1987
Blues For Salvador (CD, Album)   CBS 1987
Cookin' At The Plugged Nickel (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1987
Neo Geo (Album) (4 versions)   CBS ... 1987
Renaissance (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia ... 1987
There Comes A Time (CD, Album) There Comes A Time RCA 1987
Una Mas (One More Time) (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1987
Verses (LP)   Muse Records 1987
The CBS Years 1955 - 1985 (Box) Eighty-One, Footprints... CBS 1988
The Columbia Years 1955-1985 (4xCD)   Columbia 1988
A Question Of Time (LP, Album)   Epic 1989
A Question Of Time (CD, Album)   Epic 1989
Images (LP, Album) Jhonny Too Bad Vision Records (US) 1989
Miles In Antibes (CD)   CBS 1989
The Countdown (LP) Crystal Palace Landmark 1989
Delicious Vinyl Presents Music From The Motion Picture Marked For Death (Album) (2 versions) John Crow Delicious Vinyl 1990
Dianne Reeves (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1990
Live At Philharmonic Hall, New York City (CD, Album)   Giants Of Jazz 1990
No Blues (CD, Album)   Jazz Music Yesterday 1990
Plays Classic Ballads (CD, Album) Circle, Fall CBS 1990
The Watt Works Family Album (CD, Comp) Movie Six WATT Works 1990
A Jazz Collection (CD)   Columbia 1991
Cote Blues (CD, Album)   Jazz Music Yesterday 1991
Emergency! (Album) (2 versions) Spectrum Polydor K.K. ... 1991
Miles In The Sky (Album) (7 versions)   Columbia ... 1991
The Word (Album) (2 versions) Poets, Black Rite Axiom ... 1991
Blue Break Beats (CD, Comp) Olilloqui Valley Blue Note, Blue Note 1992
Breakout (CD, Album) Peace, Peace JRS Records 1992
Brotherhood Creed (B.H.C.) (CD, Album) 50/50 Love ZYX Records 1992
Last Sessions - Live At "Perrugia Jazz Festival" July 11, 1987 (CD, Album, Liv) Comes A Time Jazz Door 1992
Miles Smiles (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1992
Million Dollar Legs (CD, Album) Sweet Revenge, Million... Sony Records 1992
The Collection (Comp) (2 versions)   Columbia 1992
The Complete Concert 1964 - My Funny Valentine + Four & More (2xCD)   Columbia 1992
Together (CD, Comp)   Epic 1992
Blacktronic Science (CD, Album)   Gramavision 1993
Blue N' Groovy (CD) Canteloupe Island Blue Note, EMI 1993
Sorcerer (Album) (4 versions) Pee Wee Columbia ... 1993
The Sun Don’t Lie (Album) (2 versions) The King Is Gone (For ... Dreyfus Jazz ... 1993
Cantaloupe Island (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note ... 1994
Essentiel Jazz - Stan Getz (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1994
Twenty One (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1994
Fuchsia Swing Song (Album) (3 versions)   Blue Note ... 1995
Highlights From The Plugged Nickel (CD)   Columbia 1995
In From The Storm - The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (LP, Pic, Ltd) ...And The Gods Made Love BMG 1995
Poverty's Paradise (Album) (2 versions) World Go Round EastWest Records GmbH ... 1995
The Best Of Herbie Hancock (CD, Comp)   Blue Note 1995
The Complete Plugged Nickel 1965 (7xCD)   Columbia 1995
Blue Notables Vol. 6 : Blue Ivory - A Modern Piano Dynasty (CD) Watermelon Man Blue Note 1996
Sahra (CD, Album) Oran Marseille (Oran M... Barclay 1996
The Last Wave (CD)   DIW Records 1996
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Seven Steps To Heaven,... Columbia 1996
Appointment With His Majesty (2 versions)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1997
Arc Of The Testimony (CD, Album)   Axiom 1997
Ballads (CD, Comp)   Sony Music Entertaiment (France) 1997
Jazz Profile (CD)   Blue Note 1997
Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (CD, Album)   Columbia 1997
Quiet Nights (CD, Album, RE, RM) The Time Of The Barrac... Columbia 1997
Spectrum: The Anthology (2xCD)   Verve Records 1997
The Bass-ic Collection (CD, Comp) Life Suite/ Part I, Pa... Epic 1997
The Best Of Miles Davis & Gil Evans (CD) The Time Of The Carrac... Columbia 1997
This Is Jazz, Vol. 22: Miles Davis Plays Ballads (CD) Circle, Mood Columbia 1997
Die Musterknaben - The Soundtrack (CD) Cantaloupe Island BMG Ariola München GmbH 1998
Jazz For A Rainy Afternoon (CD) Blue In Green 32 Jazz 1998
Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68 (6xCD, Comp, RM)   Columbia, Legacy 1998
This Is Jazz, Vol. 38: Miles Davis Electric (CD, Comp) Water On The Pond, Fre... Columbia 1998
We Are Eggsperienced (CD, Album) Emergency Blue Chopsticks 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Olilloqui Valley Blue Note 1999
Love Songs (Comp) (2 versions) My Funny Valentine Columbia ... 1999
No Job Too Big Or Small (CD) Blue In Green, Float Savoy Jazz 1999
The Best Of The Miles Davis Quintet (1965-1968) (CD)   Columbia 1999
Blue Miles (CD) Circle, Sweet Pea Columbia 2000
Movies / More Movies (CD, Album)   WATT Works 2000
Parade (CD, Album, RM)   Original Jazz Classics, Milestone Records 2000
The Definitive Ken Burns Jazz (CD) Cantaloupe Island, Mai... Columbia, Legacy 2000
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Emergency! Verve Records 2000
Vertigo (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 2000
Future 2 Future (Album) (2 versions) Tony Williams Transparent Music ... 2001
Future 2 Future / The Essence (Mixes) (CD, Album + CD, Maxi) Tony Williams (2) Transparent Music 2001
The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (2 versions)   Columbia 2001
The Essential (2xCD, Comp)   Columbia, Legacy 2001
Best Of Miles Davis (CD, RM) Seven Steps To Heaven,... Columbia, Legacy 2002
Between Or Beyond The Northern Lights (CD) Watusi Dance Crippled Dick Hot Wax!, Crippled Dick Hot Wax! 2002
Moto.tronic (CD + DVD) Neo Geo Sony Classical 2003
The Soul Jazz Legacy - The Master Collection Volume 2 (2xCD) Double Steal Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2003
Untinted (Sources For Madlib's Shades Of Blue) (CD, Comp) Dolphin Dance Blue Note 2003
Various Artists: Archives Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Bold As Love Light Without Heat 2003
Blacktronic Science (CD, Album)   Absord Music Japan 2005
Miles Davis In Europe (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 2005
Miles In Tokyo (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Columbia 2005
Miles In Tokyo (CD, Album, RM)   Columbia, Columbia 2005
The Best Of Seven Steps 1963-1964 (CD)   Columbia 2005
Forecast: Tomorrow (3xCD) In A Silent Way Legacy 2006
Great Sessions (2xCD, Album + CD, Album, Copy Prot. + Box)   Blue Note, Blue Note 2006
Milestones - Jazz Classics In A Funky Vibe (CD, Comp) Love For Sale BHM Productions 2006
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) Big Nick Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Essential (2xCD, Comp) Cantaloupe Island, Mai... Legacy, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
Around Midnight (DVD)   Salt Peanuts 2007
Objects Appear Closer (4xCD, Comp) Old Folks, Mr. Biko, P... Test Of Time Records 2007
Evolution (CD, Album, RM, RE, RVG)   Blue Note 2008
Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock (CD, Comp) Maiden Voyage, Cantalo... Verve Records 2008
Miles Smiles (CD, Album, RE)   Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 2009
The Legend Of Jazz (SACD, Comp, RM, Hyb)   Eighty-Eight's 2009
A Rare Home Town Appearance (CD, Ltd)   Jazz View  
Baker/Lackerschmid (CD, Album)   in-akustik  
Blue Notables Vol.11 : Six Shades Of Blue Funk - Past, Present And Future Funk (CD, Smplr) Cantaloupe Island Blue Note  
Miles In Berlin (CD)   CBS/Sony  
Untitled (CD, Album)   Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)  
Tracks Appear On:
Sun City (Comp, Album) (6 versions) The Struggle Continues Manhattan Records ... 1985
Quiet Storm (LP, Promo) Takin' My Time Blue Note 1986
The Best Of Jazz Rock (CD, Comp, RM) Wildlife Columbia 1993
In From The Storm - The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (LP, Pic, Ltd) ...And The Gods Made Love BMG 1995
The Blue Note Years: The New Era 1975 - 1998 (2xCD, Comp) Red Mask Blue Note 1999
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Emergency! Verve Records 2000
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) Big Nick Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Fusion Phew (2xLP) Hip Skip Passion Music  
Fusion Phew (CD, Comp) Hip Skip Passion Music  
Unofficial Releases:
Moto.tronic (CD, Comp, Unofficial) Neo Geo G. & P. Essential Music 2003
Miles In Rotterdam (CD)   Bluestone  
Moto.tronic (CD, Comp) Neo Geo Not On Label  
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