1979 Tony Williams – The Joy Of Flying
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.
Tracks
1 Going Far (Jan Hammer) 04:15
2 Hip Skip (George Benson) 08:05
3 Hittin’ On 6 (Tom Scott) 06:18
4 Open Fire (Edgar Winter; Ronnie Montrose) 06:17
5 Tony (Stanley Clarke) 06:53
6 Eris (Jan Hammer) 03:32
7 Coming Back Home (Jan Hammer) 06:07
8 Morgan’s Motion (Cecil Taylor) 08:24
Biography
Musicians
1 Going Far
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Jan Hammer |
| Synthesizer | Jan Hammer |
2 Hip Skip
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Guitar | George Benson |
| Fender Rhodes | Jan Hammer |
| Synthesizer | Jan Hammer |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
3 Hittin’ On 6
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Mini Moog | Herbie Hancock |
| Lyricon | Tom Scott |
4 Open Fire
| Bass | Mario Cipollina |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Guitar | Ronnie Montrose |
| Keyboards | Brian Auger |
| Synthesizer | Brian Auger |
5 Tony
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
| Lyricon | Tom Scott |
6 Eris
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Synthesizer | Jan Hammer |
7 Coming Back Home
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Guitar | George Benson |
| Fender Rhodes | Jan Hammer |
| Synthesizer | Jan Hammer |
8 Morgan’s Motion
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Piano | Cecil Taylor |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tony Williams
Arranged By (Horns) – William Eaton (Track 2)
Engineer – Jan Hammer (Tracks 1, 6)
Engineer – Don Puluse (Tracks 2, 7)
Engineer – Fred Catero (Tracks 3, 5)
Engineer – Tomoo Suzuki (Track 4)
Engineer – Stanley Tonkel (Track 8)
Engineer (Recording Horns) – Jack Malken
Engineer (Assistant) – Bob Schachner (Tracks 1, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ken Robertson (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Leslie Ann Jones (Tracks 3, 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tetsuro Tomita (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant Horns) – Michael Barry (Track 2)
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Tony Williams, Jack Malken (Tracks 2, 4, 7)
Artwork – Steve Carver
Design – Tony Lane
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Red Gate Studio
Mixed At Secret Sound
Mixed At The Automatt
Mixed At CBS Studios, NY
Recorded At Red Gate Studio
Recorded At CBS Studios, NY
Recorded At Secret Sound
Recorded At The Automatt
Recorded At Denen Coliseum
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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