Spring (Tony Williams album)

Spring
Studio album by Anthony Williams
Released	1966
Recorded	August 12, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length	38:56
Label	Blue Note BST 84216
Producer	Alfred Lion
Anthony Williams chronology
Life Time (1964) Spring (1966) Emergency! (1969)

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 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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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.