29/07/2025

Tony Williams "The Joy Of Flying" (1979) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Going Far (Jan Hammer)
02 - Hip Skip (George Benson)
03 - Hittin' On 6 (Tom Scott)
04 - Open Fire (Ronnie Montrose & Edgar Winter)

Side 2

01 - Tony (Stanley Clarke)
02 - Eris (Jan Hammer)
03 - Coming Back Home (Jan Hammer)
04 - Morgan's Motion (Cecil Taylor)


Produced by Tony Williams
Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino


Side 1

01 - Going Far

Jan Hammer : Moog, Oberheim Synthesizers, Polymoog, Fender Rhodes Piano
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded & Mixed at Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York
Engineered by Jan Hammer
Assistant Engineer : Bob Schachner

02 - Hip Skip

George Benson : Guitar
Jan Hammer : Fender Rhodes, Piano, Mini-moog
Paul Jackson : Electric Bass
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Tony Williams : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Additional Musicians :
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Saxophone
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Jon Faddis : Trumpet
Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Engineered by Don Puluse
Assistant Engineer : Ken Robertson
Mixed at Secret Sound, New York by Jack Malken & Tony Williams
Horns Arranged by William Eaton
Horns Recorded at Secret Sound, New York
Engineered by Jack Malken
Assistant Engineer : Michael Barry

03 - Hittin' On 6

Tom Scott : Lyricon
Herbie Hancock : Hohner D6 Clavinet, Fender Rhodes Piano, Mini-moog
Stanley Clarke : Electric Bass
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded & Mixed at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Engineered by Fred Catero
Assistant Engineer : Leslie Ann Jones

04 - Open Fire

Ronnie Montrose : Guitar
Brian Auger : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Mario Cipollina : Electric Bass
Tony Williams : Drums
Performance Recorded Live at Denin Coliseum, Tokyo - Summer of '78
Engineered by Tom Suzuki
Assistant Engineer : Tetsuro Tomita
Mixed at Secret Sound, New York by Jack Malken & Tony Williams

Side 2

01 - Tony

Tom Scott : Lyricon
Herbie Hancock : Fender Rhodes Piano, Oberheim Synthesizer, Prophet V Synthesizer, Acoustic Piano
Stanley Clarke : Electric Bass
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded & Mixed at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
Engineered by Fred Catero
Assistant Engineer : Leslie Ann Jones

02 - Eris

Jan Hammer : Moog, Oberheim Synthesizers, Polymoog
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded & Mixed at Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York
Engineered by Jan Hammer
Assistant Engineer : Bob Schachner

03 - Coming Back Home

George Benson : Guitar
Jan Hammer : Fender Rhodes Piano, Moog Synthesizer
Paul Jackson : Electric Bass
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Engineered by Don Puluse
Assistant Engineer : Ken Robertson
Mixed at Secret Sound, New York by Jack Malken & Tony Williams

04 - Morgan's Motion

Cecil Taylor : Bossendöffer Concert Grand Piano
Tony Williams : Drums
Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Engineered by Stanley Tonkel
Assistant Engineer : Ken Robertson