Joy of Flying

Tony Williams, Tony Williams Lifetime | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Scorpio
• ASIN: B000005MQD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,534 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Going Far

2. Hip Skip

3. Hittin' On 6

4. Open Fire

5. Tony Eris

6. Eris

7. Coming Back Home

8. Morgan's Motion

Editorial Reviews

Miles Davis's brilliant drummer began making albums as a leader in '64 at age 18. This fantastic 1978 LP bounces freely from experimental jazz to groovy R&B: Tony; Hip Skip; Going Far; Eris; Open Fire , and more. And check out the guest list: George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Jan Hammer, Stanley Clarke, Ronnie Montrose and Brian Auger! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOOOOW, April 14, 2001

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"drummernik" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy of Flying (Audio CD)

This album is ... excellent! This killer shuffle on "Going Far" is just great. Jan Hammer does a great job too. The second song "Hip Skip" is an awesome funky song which has Jan Hammer, George Benson, funky bassist Paul Jackson, Michael Brecker and Ralph McDonald. "Hittin on 6" is funky too and has Herbie and Stanley playin'. Now comes the hard-rock part of the album: "Open Fire" - a real hard rockin' song. My favorite song( out of 7 killer cuts)is "Tony" by Stanley Clarke. Gotta love Herbie's playing and Tony's tight grooves.. "ERIS" is another song which has Jan Hammer doing Keyboards and all synths and Tony's awesome drumming - but now it's not funky like on "Going far", now its rocking. Great playing - thayt isy Tony. "Coming Home" is a beatiful song. The only song I couldn't get into is the last one, "Morgan's Motion", which has Tony and Cecil Taylor doing a duo - just too free for me.

Get this album - its DOPE!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Star Lineup, July 3, 2007

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This review is from: Joy of Flying (Audio CD)

This is a must have for any jazz collection. An All-Star drummer with a All-Star lineup. The music is as good as the title.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tony on fire, February 7, 2009

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allesandro ferramonte "al" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy of Flying (Audio CD)

Tony Williams...one of the greatest drummers ever...comfortable in all styles. hard to believe this came out 30 years ago!?! very different styles of music and totally enjoyable...btw, on the album titles, "Tony" and "Eris" are two separate pieces.......