Believe It

For the song by Meek Mill, see Believe It (song).
Believe It
Studio album by The New Tony Williams Lifetime
Released 1975
Recorded July 1975
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 44:11
Label Columbia
Producer Bruce Botnick
The New Tony Williams Lifetime chronology

The Old Bum's Rush
(1972)		 Believe It
(1975)		 Million Dollar Legs
(1976)
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Allmusic [1]

Believe It is the first album by The New Tony Williams Lifetime, released in 1975 on Columbia Records. The New Lifetime was a jazz fusion band formed by the drummer Tony Williams with Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Alan Pasqua on keyboards and Tony Newton on bass.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars.[2]

The compositions Fred, Proto Cosmos and Red Alert are also featured on the Allan Holdsworth DVD Live at Yoshi's, released in 2007. Holdsworth has often stated that his time with the drummer was the most influential formative stage of his career.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Snake Oil" (Tony Newton) — 6:30
  2. "Fred" (Allan Holdsworth) — 6:48
  3. "Proto-Cosmos" (Alan Pasqua) — 4:02
  4. "Red Alert" (Newton) — 4:39
  5. "Wildlife" (Tony Williams) — 5:22
  6. "Mr Spock" (Holdsworth) — 6:15
  7. "Celebration" (Williams) — [Bonus Track] 4:01
  8. "Letsby" (Holdsworth) — [Bonus Track] 6:34

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Nastos, G. Allmusic Review: Believe It accessed 10 April 2010
  3. ↑ Hoard. C Allan Holdsworth: Reaching for the Uncommon Chord. Hal Leonard, 1987, ISBN 978-0-634-07002-0, p. 14.