New Tony Williams Lifetime / Live At The Bottom Line 1976 / 1CDR

New Tony Williams Lifetime / Live At The Bottom Line 1976 / 1CDR / Stargazer Number Files

Recorded Live at The Bottom Line, New York City, NY, September 29, 1976. Soundboard

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Tony Williams, who was highly evaluated by Miles Davis as a famous drummer of jazz, formed his own band, Lifetime, and headed for fusion. This live sound source is from 1976, and Allan Holdsworth, who was sought after from the direction of jazz rock such as Soft Machine and Gong, participated. A studio album called New Lifetime has also been released by the same member, and when I listen to “Million Dollar Legs”, it seems pop and boneless (it’s soft from the title), but this live sound source is The rugged jazz rock itself. VERY GOOD As the notation says, the sound quality is a little difficult even though it is a sound board sound source. The difficulty is that hiss noise is strong. Other than that, it has a powerful tone that clearly captures the bass. At first, you may be worried about hiss, but before you know it, your concentration will be attracted to the performer and you will definitely forget about hiss.

ジャズきっての名ドラマーとしてマイルス・デイヴィスからも評価の高かったトニー・ウィリアムスは自身のバンド、ライフタイムを結成しフュージョン方向へ。このライヴ音源は1976年のもので、ソフト・マシーンやゴングなどジャズ・ロック方向から引っ張りだこだったアラン・ホールズワースが参加しています。同メンバーでニュー・ライフタイムと銘打ちスタジオ・アルバムもリリースされており、『ミリオン・ダラー・レッグス』あたりを聴くとポップでホネの無い印象ですが(タイトルからして軟派だし)、このライヴ音源は武骨なジャズ・ロックそのもの。VERY GOOD 表記の通りサウンドボード音源ながら音質はやや難あり。その難とは、ヒス・ノイズが強い点。その点以外はベースもくっきり捉えた迫力のある音色です。最初はヒスが気になると思いますが、いつの間にか集中力は演奏の方に吸引されヒスなど忘れること間違いなしの強力なライヴです。

1. SNAKE OIL
2. FRED
3. PROTO COSMOS
4. RED ALERT
5. WILDLIFE
6. MR. SPOCK
(Another Set or Another Day)
7. RED ALERT
8. FRED
9. PROTO COSMOS

Tony Williams – drums
Allan Holdsworth – guitar
Alan Pasqua – keyboards
Tony Newton – bass

Stargazer Number Files. 00093

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