Tony Williams Lifetime "The Collection"

Tony Williams Lifetime "The Collection"

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Tony Williams Lifetime
The Collection
The Story
"The Collection" features the 1975 to 1976 version of Tony Williams Lifetime, and featured Williams on drums, Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Alan Pasqua on keyboards Tony Newton on bass, and showcases the bands penchant for inserting modern (for the time) funk influences into their already white-hot fusion. The CD puts both Lifetime (version 2) albums, "Believe It" and "Million Dollar Legs", together (remastered), which stand as some of the most genre-shattering albums from that era. Holdsworth is brilliant here, especially on his own compositions "Fred" and "Mr. Spock" (which Williams spices with his own solo), and he is given plenty of opportunity to stretch. His recording with Lifetime permanently raised the standard for rock/fusion guitar playing, and capture the intensity and creativity of this master guitarist.
The Music
06:26 Snake Oil Instrumental
06:44 Fred Instrumental
04:00 Proto-Cosmos Instrumental
04:36 Red Alert Instrumental
05:19 Wildlife Instrumental
06:13 Mr. Spock Instrumental
06:01 Sweet Revenge Instrumental
03:49 You Did It To Me Baby Vocal
06:35 Million Dollar Legs Instrumental
05:50 Joy Filled Summer Vocal
03:57 Lady Jane Instrumental
07:05 What You Do To Me Instrumental
09:47 Inspirations Of Love Instrumental
The Artists
Allan Holdsworth Guitar
Tony Williams Drums
Alan Pasqua Keyboards
Tony Newton Bass, Vocals
Bruce Botnick Production, Engineering, Mixing
Mark Guercio Engineering
Tom Lykes Engineering Assistance
Al Burnam Engineering Assistance
Douglas Botnick String and Horn Recording
Jack Nitzsche String and Horn Arrangements
Selections 1 through 6 recorded July, 1975, New York City. Previously released as "Believe It".

Selections 7 through 13 recorded June, 1976, Caribou Ranch Studios, Nederland, Colorado. Previously released as "Million Dollar Legs".

Overdubs and mixdown at Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, California.