''Spring'' is the second album by American drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note Records discography
accessed November 23, 2010 Williams is featured with tenor saxophonists Sam Rivers and

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, pianist

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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".Campbell, A.

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Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Williams ;Side one # "Extras" – 8:10 # "Echo" – 5:02 # "From Before" – 6:50 ;Side two # "Love Song" – 8:25 # "Tee" – 10:29

Personnel

* Anthony Williams -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(1, 3, 5), Sam Rivers (1, 3-5) -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

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(1 & 3-5)

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Tony Williams (drummer) albums 1966 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Alfred Lion Instrumental albums