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Tony Williams was an American jazz drummer who joined Miles Davis at age 17 in 1963 and later helped launch jazz fusion with Lifetime.
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How young was Tony Williams when he joined Miles Davis?
Tony Williams joined Miles Davis's band in 1963 when he was 17. He became the drummer in Davis's second great quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Ron Carter.
What made Tony Williams's drumming sound different in the Miles Davis quintet?
Williams used cymbal accents, metric displacement, and sudden shifts of energy that made the rhythm section feel unstable in a creative way. On albums like Miles Smiles, he pushed the band away from predictable swing patterns.
What was Tony Williams Lifetime?
Tony Williams Lifetime was a late-1960s fusion group that included guitarist John McLaughlin and organist Larry Young in its early lineup. The 1969 album Emergency! is often cited as a key early jazz-rock recording.
Did Tony Williams only play fusion after Miles Davis?
No, Williams continued to play acoustic jazz as well as electric music. In the 1980s, his Tony Williams Quintet recorded for Blue Note and featured players such as Wallace Roney and Mulgrew Miller.
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