Drummer
Tony Williams
' first recording as a leader (made when he was 18 and still billed as
Anthony Williams
) gave him an opportunity to utilize an advanced group of musicians: tenor saxophonist
Sam Rivers
, vibraphonist
Bobby Hutcherson
, pianist
Herbie Hancock
, and both
Richard Davis
and
Gary Peacock
on bass.
Williams
wrote all four of the pieces and has a different combination of players on each song. The freely improvised
"Memory"
features
Hutcherson
,
Hancock
, and
in some colorful and at times spacy interplay;
"Barb's Song to the Wizard"
is a
-
Ron Carter
duet;
"Tomorrow Afternoon"
has
Rivers
Peacock
in a trio; and all of the musicians (except
) are on the sidelong
"2 Pieces of One."
The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer. ~ Scott Yanow