It's hard to argue that anyone was ever any better than this. He's got the melodic sensibility of Max, the control and speed of Buddy, the unbending conviction and seismic groove sense of Elvin, and the imagination of Philly Joe...plus every intangible that makes him the peerless Tony Williams. Truly, you can divide creative timekeeping into "before Tony" and "after Tony" - he truly turned the whole thing upside-down and shook out the pockets- and at like 17! Once in a generation talent, a soul on the long eliptical orbit a comet takes, shining so brightly when visiting Earth, and gone too soon.
I agree with everything you just mentioned, except the speed of Buddy. I never found Buddy's playing super melodic, but for speed, and accuracy idk about that
Jay Breen Tony’s one of my favorites ever- BuT- his playing changed-. I like his earliest work with Jackie McClean and Miles Davis,, I even like his early fusion work right up to his band with Alan Holdsworth but beyond that I started losing interest in his playing- he became such a heavy hitter,, as if he was competing with Billy Cobham which in fact rumors had it he was- and I recognize believe me how much energy it takes to play those single strokes around the toms seemingly forever!! I guess I wish he’d used all that energy to continue carving out the path his earlier efforts suggested-- he was such a phenomenal player in those early years.
RUclips algorithm started recommending Tony Williams solos to me out of nowhere. But I don’t mind, this kind of jazzy but very powerful drumming is exactly up my alley. Excellent stuff.
Check out Billy Cobham from the mahavishnu orchestra nobody could touch him back then not even Tony Williams that dude was the Jimi Hendrix of drums Billy Cobham was no joke in those days don't get me wrong I like Tony Williams too but he is no Billy Cobham I'm just being honest
That's an excellent description i think. His stick control was superb. When you hear one strike after the other, the nimble control he had. I liked him better than Jack Dejenette who was no slouch for sure. I had the pleasure of seeing the best drummer play live twice in the same week, two different venues. Then i got to meet him after one of the shows. This was 1983, the drummer was Buddy Rich.
I saw Tony at one his rare clinics, and had brief verbal contact with the man. He was one of the most gracious and generous people I've ever met. His drumming performance was, to be sure, awe inspiring. I'm still absorbing his melodic approach. When people refer to drummers in general, many names come up. I always refer to Tony as one of the big three. He's been gone over twenty years, and the rest of us are still playing "catch up" to his genius. A copy of TRIO OF DOOM is a "must have". Tony was a musician who played the drum set. BRAVO!!!
ABSOLUTELY---I have recognized that parallel since the 70s. Like Bruce Lee, Tony was a conduit through which something of great magnitude, depth, and tremendous vital energy expressed itself. Artists with gifts like Bruce Lee and Tony Williams come along once in a very great while, maybe every few generations, and serve as an inspirational reminder of what true human greatness looks like in action.
Tony Williams recorded 20 albums with Miles, starting with Seven Steps To Heaven. He was 17 I think right? Mile stated he was his favorite drummer. Imagine your Tony Williams and Miles says that, unreal. Tony played with so many greats, Miles was one of them.
Jag hade i min ungdom själv spelat trummor för brinnande livet. När jag upptäckte Tony Williams var det som jag hittat hem. Älskar honom och hans musik.
Hey, purple and yellow are complimentary colors. Tony put some thought into this. ....just always a pleasure to listen to tony Williams. Mastery of rudiments are rare!
Yeah Elvin was the truth too. The stuff that he did with Trane was outstanding. He probably was one of the first cats to use a lot of the poly rhythmic stuff. I remember listening with amazement to Out of this World where Elvin seemed to be all over the place and right in the middle at the same time. I always felt like he was part of Tony's inspiration since Tony was some younger. Thanks for the response.
When this was recorded Tony's outfit was as hip as his playing...... and while fashions may have changed Tony's unparalleled greatness remains. He was always the eye of the storm from which everything and everyone else was moved with unstoppable force. To see him live, especially up close, was to witness something superhuman and larger than life.
Tony was and is the most unique and creative drummer I've ever heard no one like him like a volcano ready to erupt and carry whomever shares the music with him to yet unknown heights.
As soon as you see those yellow Gretsches on the video thumbnail you just have to watch it. Although he’s gone over 20 years now, his playing is still relevant and more importantly, truthful. The sign of an artist is surely to be their own voice and no one plays like Tony Williams. Sadly missed.
That man..... It s just like a superior force, guiding his playing, I ve never seen that deepness or conviction in any drummer, ,another wonderful qualities ? For sure, but that thing that Tony had... He was the Drummer.
I have the privilege of playing with drummer Willie Smart from Cincinnati. He understood Tony's approach to his set. In the 70s, we played Tony's music. I will never forget those times.
A very good solo by Tony. He was a genuine master who's work has been overtaken by others in recent years. I silently and humbly remember the tribute concert I watched when the Second Great Miles Quintet reunited for a concert tour a few months after Miles passed away. On trumpet? Wallace Roney.
I love the music, harmonics, and melody of this. The theme. I hear the struggle, the pain, the understanding, the acquiescence, the acceptance - that we all face - "when there comes a time."
Thankfully, the late, great Tony Williams didn't throw his life away into any kind of addiction that we know of. It's good that today's drummers are cleaner, healthier, and more health conscious. Virgil Donati, for example, takes Ivengar yoga and jogs every morning.
He once told Miles Davis that he (Miles) should practice more! I think he (Tony) was in his teens at the time. This is per Miles on the liner notes of one Tony's CD's. 🤩
Not really!Williams had this special sound because of soloing i think!these cs drumheads have a special clear and percussive sound!and jazz drummers always have an open sound!
Awww God Damn! Was there anybody any better than Tony when he was doing his thing. If there was I didn't hear them. He was a genius at creating controlled polyrhythmic chaos. Cobham, White, DeJohnette and the others just filled out the trail that he blazed!
if anybody is reading this and has access to a full version of this performance or any other full live video of Tony Williams performing 'There Comes a Time' , could you please drop me a message on here! (It was on youtube a while ago.. then evaporated..) Thank You, in advance!
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It's hard to argue that anyone was ever any better than this. He's got the melodic sensibility of Max, the control and speed of Buddy, the unbending conviction and seismic groove sense of Elvin, and the imagination of Philly Joe...plus every intangible that makes him the peerless Tony Williams. Truly, you can divide creative timekeeping into "before Tony" and "after Tony" - he truly turned the whole thing upside-down and shook out the pockets- and at like 17! Once in a generation talent, a soul on the long eliptical orbit a comet takes, shining so brightly when visiting Earth, and gone too soon.
I agree with everything you just mentioned, except the speed of Buddy. I never found Buddy's playing super melodic, but for speed, and accuracy idk about that
AGREED 100000000% The Game changer
Jay Breen Tony’s one of my favorites ever- BuT- his playing changed-. I like his earliest work with Jackie McClean and Miles Davis,, I even like his early fusion work right up to his band with Alan Holdsworth but beyond that I started losing interest in his playing- he became such a heavy hitter,, as if he was competing with Billy Cobham which in fact rumors had it he was- and I recognize believe me how much energy it takes to play those single strokes around the toms seemingly forever!! I guess I wish he’d used all that energy to continue carving out the path his earlier efforts suggested-- he was such a phenomenal player in those early years.
Jay Breen joe morello? Alan Dawson?
@@ambroulard phenomenal player all the time!
RUclips algorithm started recommending Tony Williams solos to me out of nowhere. But I don’t mind, this kind of jazzy but very powerful drumming is exactly up my alley. Excellent stuff.
The most ingenious tuning of toms I've heard
I was just fixing to post that exact same thing. I didn't think a drum kit could be so perfectly tuned.
Yeah man he’s singing with those drums. Minor pentatonic tuning. And I think that low Tom is the low flat third. Soulful man
I agree. toms are singing !!
I heard an interview with Tony and he used black dots on both sides because no matter how hard or soft he hit them they kept the tone.
@Bill Perri he did go to DW at the end there. But at this time, 1982 I believe, he was a Gretsch man.
Never seen or heard anyone else play singles so artfully.
Check out Billy Cobham from the mahavishnu orchestra nobody could touch him back then not even Tony Williams that dude was the Jimi Hendrix of drums Billy Cobham was no joke in those days don't get me wrong I like Tony Williams too but he is no Billy Cobham I'm just being honest
@RonaldWilliams-qh7zc You know who disagrees with you? Mahavishnu Orchestra 's John McLaughlin. For him, Tony Williams was the greatest.
To me, it's how he could do those single stroke rolls that made him the GOAT. Unbelievable.
The cool thing about Tony is that I can identify his playing just by hearing him. One-of-a kind ! 👏🏾🙏🏾
His floor toms sound great 👍
I think a purple jump suit is probably the only real choice with a yellow drum kit.
the jumpsuits were a thing. I saw jack DeJohnette in a blue one once
It's the only way, man. Tony was ahead of his time.
I'm hardly one to disagree.
The phrase (bad'mu'dha'fah'cua) was coined after a "badazz-kat" like him.
"CAN-YOU-DIG-THAT"
You've never seen his yellow one, then? Perfect match 😊
Sounds like rhythmic raindrops falling. Beautiful.
That's an excellent description i think. His stick control was superb. When you hear one strike after the other, the nimble control he had. I liked him better than Jack Dejenette who was no slouch for sure. I had the pleasure of seeing the best drummer play live twice in the same week, two different venues. Then i got to meet him after one of the shows. This was 1983, the drummer was Buddy Rich.
I saw Tony at one his rare clinics, and had brief verbal contact with the man. He was one of the most gracious and generous people I've ever met. His drumming performance was, to be sure, awe inspiring. I'm still absorbing his melodic approach. When people refer to drummers in general, many names come up. I always refer to Tony as one of the big three. He's been gone over twenty years, and the rest of us are still playing "catch up" to his genius. A copy of TRIO OF DOOM is a "must have". Tony was a musician who played the drum set. BRAVO!!!
ABSOLUTELY---I have recognized that parallel since the 70s. Like Bruce Lee, Tony was a conduit through which something of great magnitude, depth, and tremendous vital energy expressed itself. Artists with gifts like Bruce Lee and Tony Williams come along once in a very great while, maybe every few generations, and serve as an inspirational reminder of what true human greatness looks like in action.
The drums have such a natural sound.
I really miss hearing drums sing.
The Bruce Lee of the drums.😊👍
A levada de guitarra nessa música é um calmante pra alma.
There only comes one every lifetime
The man was the "King of
limb separation"!!!!! Without a doubt!
Tony Williams recorded 20 albums with Miles, starting with Seven Steps To Heaven. He was 17 I think right? Mile stated he was his favorite drummer. Imagine your Tony Williams and Miles says that, unreal. Tony played with so many greats, Miles was one of them.
Jag hade i min ungdom själv spelat trummor för brinnande livet. När jag upptäckte Tony Williams var det som jag hittat hem. Älskar honom och hans musik.
Tony was the Bruce Lee of the Drums (y)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Hey, purple and yellow are complimentary colors. Tony put some thought into this. ....just always a pleasure to listen to tony Williams. Mastery of rudiments are rare!
Yeah Elvin was the truth too. The stuff that he did with Trane was outstanding. He probably was one of the first cats to use a lot of the poly rhythmic stuff. I remember listening with amazement to Out of this World where Elvin seemed to be all over the place and right in the middle at the same time. I always felt like he was part of Tony's inspiration since Tony was some younger. Thanks for the response.
Tony was the King of of making solos musical. The young generation drummers should pay attention!!!!!!!!
probably the best solo I've ever seen, such a legend
He means every note. It might be rudimental in parts, but he means to switch dynamics and orchestration. This is a drumming legend.
Absolutely love it. !!!
Best jazzer 🎉😂❤
I have to say that Tony Williams is the best thing that's ever happened to music, best drum soloist,incredible hands and feet just genius.
SIMPLY INCREDIBLE....THE ONE & ONLY TONY WILLIAMS!!!!! RIP
Tony always amazing. Those flams and singles. Lullabies! Love the shirt and beard too!
tony swag never changed
Most memorising drum solo for me
When this was recorded Tony's outfit was as hip as his playing...... and while fashions may have changed Tony's unparalleled greatness remains. He was always the eye of the storm from which everything and everyone else was moved with unstoppable force. To see him live, especially up close, was to witness something superhuman and larger than life.
Tony's Legendary polyrythemic at its best.... Unsurpassed.. Unchallenged.
Tony was and is the most unique and creative drummer I've ever heard no one like him like a volcano ready to erupt and carry whomever shares the music with him to yet unknown heights.
As soon as you see those yellow Gretsches on the video thumbnail you just have to watch it. Although he’s gone over 20 years now, his playing is still relevant and more importantly, truthful. The sign of an artist is surely to be their own voice and no one plays like Tony Williams. Sadly missed.
Absolutely beautiful.
this is so inspirational; i miss you tony
That man..... It s just like a superior force, guiding his playing, I ve never seen that deepness or conviction in any drummer, ,another wonderful qualities ? For sure, but that thing that Tony had... He was the Drummer.
effin a tony we miss you
What a gift!...Thanks so much for sharing:)...Happy drumming everyone
Totally a master Love his dynamics
Un genio....una Potenza
I have the privilege of playing with drummer Willie Smart from Cincinnati. He understood Tony's approach to his set. In the 70s, we played Tony's music. I will never forget those times.
Absolutely #Brilliant!
Incrível musicalidade 😃👏👏👏👏
A very good solo by Tony. He was a genuine master who's work has been overtaken by others in recent years. I silently and humbly remember the tribute concert I watched when the Second Great Miles Quintet reunited for a concert tour a few months after Miles passed away. On trumpet? Wallace Roney.
Tony!! the best EVER
It amazing that he did this with mixed yankee doodle and tympani grips.
Total control, awsesome.
Genius.
Damn Tony Williams was so good. The only interest I had in playing traditional grip was watching him. It is hard!
Thank you! And thanks again for this excellent upload.
Nice solo. Great purple outfit. And a very fine tone from the guitarist w/ the Gibson Les Paul.
Eita q solo lindo 👍🎶☕ muito bom
Gotta love the soundcontrol sound.
Bad ass and so original.
Such Musicianship!
phenomenal.
amazing
Wow. Just great. :)
Nice work here!
Thanks for the post
a Casio Digital watch was so cool back then. I had mine too.
I love the music, harmonics, and melody of this. The theme. I hear the struggle, the pain, the understanding, the acquiescence, the acceptance - that we all face - "when there comes a time."
With Williams, the term "avant garde" comes to mind- with that sort of free-flowing tempo- that was interesting.
Legend Hero
Tony Williams
Tom Grant
Bunny Brunel
Todd Carver
Bruce Harris
those glasses 😍
Гениальный барабанщик!!!
Он играет Музыку!!!
The King, The Master, The Eye of The Hurricane.
Shit this guy was amazing.
wtf ??? just awesome
Yes
Now I know why he had three floor toms, great !
Thankfully, the late, great Tony Williams didn't throw his life away into any kind of addiction that we know of. It's good that today's drummers are cleaner, healthier, and more health conscious. Virgil Donati, for example, takes Ivengar yoga and jogs every morning.
K. R. Yep, really :). Check out his website. I don't know about the cookies. Peace!
Tony Williams was the Bruce Lee of the drums and was like water: 'Water can flow, or creep, or drip, or CRASH...be water my friend!' - Bruce Lee
such a pretty solo. so melodic
the best
Genius
He once told Miles Davis that he (Miles) should practice more! I think he (Tony) was in his teens at the time. This is per Miles on the liner notes of one Tony's CD's. 🤩
Yeah! The Master!
生で聴きかったなあ。
Wow.....spooky sounding toms...Impressive...must....practice.....now......
..you all forget he played with miles at 17 yrs old.the dude was a force in the jazz scene..an left us too early also
nice approach
A lot more sustain on the toms, than we see today.
The open sound was more popular back then.
Not really!Williams had this special sound because of soloing i think!these cs drumheads have a special clear and percussive sound!and jazz drummers always have an open sound!
hes a straight up OG Power Ranger !
Another great solo was his intro to "Power" by Stanley Clarke 1974. Check it out!
Holy shit.
I forgot how good he was
🙌🙌🙌
Tony was great, a true master. Does anyone know the specs of the snaredrum he used in this solo?
Just a 6-1/2"-14" Gretsch USA custom maple snare.
A 12 lugger.
Should it not be a 16 or 20 lug snare drum? 8 o 10 lugs per side?
+Oliver Karlsson 12 lugs per side. 24 total. I have heard this was a custom spec that tony wanted.
やっぱ、「天才」やね～♪
Awww God Damn! Was there anybody any better than Tony when he was doing his thing. If there was I didn't hear them. He was a genius at creating controlled polyrhythmic chaos. Cobham, White, DeJohnette and the others just filled out the trail that he blazed!
Tony doesn't play beats, he plays DRUMS. RIP, Tony!
Ferdinand Wang Exactly, there's a difference! People these days with saying "making beats"!!!
There never came a time for one person
I love Tony. Smooth watch too. Anyone know the model?
if anybody is reading this and has access to a full version of this performance or any other full live video of Tony Williams performing 'There Comes a Time' , could you please drop me a message on here! (It was on youtube a while ago.. then evaporated..) Thank You, in advance!
I miss his "dad" 2-Alan Dawson. It all comes from Alan first. Tony 2nd. All good. People should love teachers!
This should be the halftime show at a Lakers game
I don't care if it was John Waters' Easter party. I still miss Tony every day.