Spring (Tony Williams album)

Spring is the second album by American drummer Anthony Williams recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Considering the extraordinary talent assembled for Tony Williams' second Blue Note date as a leader, this could have been a landmark session. Unfortunately, it's not. Spring isn't totally forgettable; on the contrary... However, the five Tony Williams compositions often failed to provoke the musicians into reaching crucial unity, making Spring haphazard, falling short of the expected goal".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Williams

1. "Extras" - 8:09
2. "Echo" - 5:00
3. "From Before" - 6:52
4. "Love Song" - 8:24
5. "Tee" - 10:29

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 12, 1965

Personnel

• Anthony Williams - drums
• Wayne Shorter (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Sam Rivers (tracks 1 & 3-5) - tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock - piano (tracks 3-5)
• Gary Peacock - bass (tracks 1 & 3-5)

References