The Tony Williams Lifetime
| The Tony Williams Lifetime | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1969–1976 |
| Labels |
Polydor/PolyGram Records Columbia/CBS Records Verve/PolyGram Records P.S. Productions |
| Past members |
Tony Williams (deceased) John McLaughlin Larry Young (deceased) Jack Bruce (deceased) Allan Holdsworth (deceased) Tony Newton Alan Pasqua Ted Dunbar (deceased) Warren Smith Don Alias (deceased) Juini Booth Ron Carter Tom Grant Bunny Brunel Tod Carver Bruce Harris Patrick O'Hearn Michael Formanek Marlon Graves Mike Hoffmann Paul Potyen Gerry Mule Laura 'Tequila' Logan Webster Lewis David Horowitz Herb Bushler Bob Caccicola Lyle Workman |
The Tony Williams Lifetime was a jazz fusion group led by jazz drummer Tony Williams.
The Tony Williams Lifetime was founded in 1969 as a power trio with John McLaughlin on electric guitar, and Larry Young (a.k.a. Khalid Yasin) on organ. The band was possibly named for Williams' debut album as a bandleader, Life Time, released on Blue Note in 1964. Its debut album was Emergency!, a double album released on Polydor/PolyGram Records in 1969. It was largely rejected by jazz listeners at the time of its release because of its heavy rock influences, but it is now looked upon as a fusion classic.Jack Bruce joined the group to provide bass and vocals on its second album, Turn it Over, released in 1970.
McLaughlin left the group and was replaced by Ted Dunbar on its 1971 album, Ego. This album also featured Ron Carter on bass and cello, Warren Smith and Don Alias on percussion, and Larry Young on organ. Lifetime gigs around this time featured Juini Booth on bass. This lineup's performance in France on August 7, 1971 (venue unknown) was filmed in color and broadcast on the French television program Pop2. Following Larry Young's departure from the band sometime after July 1972, Tony Williams was the only original member remaining.
Williams performed in August 1972 with a new short-lived trio called Life Time Experience, featuring bassist Stanley Clarke and violinist Jean Luc-Ponty. Their performance at the Festival de Chateauvallon, Chateauvallon, France, on August 23, 1972, was captured on film in black & white.
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