Spring (Tony Williams album)

1966 studio album by Anthony Williams

Spring is the second album by American drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] Williams is featured with tenor saxophonists Sam Rivers and Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Gary Peacock.

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

Side one

1. "Extras" – 8:10
2. "Echo" – 5:02
3. "From Before" – 6:50

Side two

1. "Love Song" – 8:25
2. "Tee" – 10:29

Personnel

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

References

1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 23, 2010
2. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 23, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.