Tony Williams - Wilderness (rel.1996)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Tony Williams Title Wilderness Length 65:26 Discs: 1 Tracks: 13 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Ark 21 Cat. Number 54571 Style Fusion Rating N/A

Musicians

Tony Williams drums Pat Metheny guitars Michael Brecker sax tenor Herbie Hancock piano Stanley Clarke bass

Track list

01 Wilderness Rising 07:37 02 China Town 08:35 03 Infant Wilderness 02:32 04 Harlem Mist 04:04 05 China Road 02:48 06 The Night You Were Born 08:06 07 Wilderness Voyager 02:09 08 Machu Picchu 06:43 09 China Moon 03:26 10 Wilderness Island 02:50 11 Sea Of Wilderness 03:07 12 Gambia 06:15 13 Cape Wilderness 07:14

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (3): One of drummer Tony Williams' final studio projects, this adventurous effort alternates selections by an all-star quintet (which includes tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist Pat Metheny, pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Stanley Clarke) with string orchestra tracks (usually using the rhythm section). Williams wrote most of the music (there is one song apiece from Metheny and Clarke), and despite the general unpredictability of the music (which ranges from melancholy to fiery), there is a surprising unity throughout the CD. Highlights include the pretty opener for strings "Wilderness Rising," a lyrical quintet number, "The Night You Were Born," the rockish freakout "China Moon" and the heated "Gambia"; only guitarist Lyle Workman's guest spot on his droning "Machu Picchu" is a minus. Otherwise, this is intriguing music that rewards repeated listenings, making one further appreciate the great loss suffered as a result of Tony Williams' premature death.