The Joy of Flying
1978 studio album by Tony Williams / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Joy of Flying is a jazz fusion album by Tony Williams. It was recorded at the end of the Tony Williams Lifetime years, and is considered his first solo album since 1966. It included three duets, two with Mahavishnu Orchestra keyboardist Jan Hammer, and one with free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor, and three different quartets: the first featured Hammer along with guitarist George Benson and bassist Paul Jackson, the second featured pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Stanley Clarke and Tom Scott on Lyricon, and the third featured guitarist Ronnie Montrose, keyboardist Brian Auger, and bass guitarist Mario Cipollina. "Hip Skip" also featured a five piece horn section.
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1978 (1978) |
Genre | Jazz fusion[1] |
Length | 49:37 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer | Tony Williams |
The third quartet mentioned above performed a single concert on July 27, 1978 at Japan's Denen Coliseum (billed as "The Tony Williams All Stars"), which was recorded. Their set list included "Rocky Road" and "Heads Up" by Montrose, "Red Alert", "Wildlife" and "There Comes a Time" by Williams, "Dragon Song" by John McLaughlin, and "Tropic of Capricorn" (with special guest drummer Billy Cobham).