Emergency! (album)

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Emergency!
PolyGram
ProducerMonte Kay, Jack Lewis
Tony Williams chronology
Spring
(1965) 		Emergency!
(1969) 		Turn It Over
(1970)

Emergency! is the debut

fusion genres.[3]

Composition

According to jazz scholar Christopher Meeder, the Lifetime eschewed the funk influence of

British rock", Meeder wrote, "and added a rhythmic complexity in tracks like 'Via the Spectrum Road,' a blues of sorts in the unusual time signature of 11/8."[4] In Paul Hegarty's opinion, the music was more oriented with progressive music's rock side rather than its jazz, fusing psychedelic elements while featuring "reprises, crescendos, an oscillation between the simpler time signatures of rock and the more progressive metres of jazz". He cited "Via the Spectrum Road" as an example of how Williams' singing approached the "non-rock, non-jazz softness" of progressive rock pioneer Robert Wyatt.[5]

"Via the Spectrum Road" was viewed by Stuart Nicholson as one of the album's most blatant explorations of rock rhythms. "Spectrum", on the other hand, utilized rhythms from post-bop. Composed by McLaughlin, it was first recorded for his 1969 Extrapolation debut and was regarded by Nicholson as an extension of that album's "free-flowing approach ... but reinforced by the volume and energy associated with rock".[6]

A mistake during Emergency's production led Meeder to believe it helped lend a "raw power" to the music: "A cynical engineer used to recording mainstream jazz recorded the band carelessly, allowing the tape to distort, unintentionally adding satisfyingly raw edges to the album."[4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Tribune[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[9]
Pitchfork9.0/10[10]
Record Collector[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Sputnikmusic5/5[13]
The Village VoiceA[14]

Emergency! was originally released in 1969 by

PolyGram Records in 1997.[15]

According to

Are You Experienced?".[19]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Emergency" (Williams) – 9:37
  2. "Beyond Games" (Williams) – 8:19
Side two
  1. "Where" (McLaughlin) – 12:11
  2. "Vashkar" (Carla Bley) – 5:01
Side three
  1. "Via the Spectrum Road" (McLaughlin, Williams) – 7:51
  2. "Spectrum" (McLaughlin) – 8:52
Side four
  1. "Sangria for Three" (Williams) – 13:08
  2. "Something Spiritual" (Dave Herman) – 5:40 (Mistitled "Something Special" on some CD issues)

Personnel

The Tony Williams Lifetime

Production

1969 LP (Polydor)

  • Ralph J. Gleason – liner notes
  • Elaine Gongora – cover design
  • Monte Kay – producer
  • Jack Lewis – producer
  • Sid Maurer – art direction, photography
  • Gene Radice – recording, mixing

1991 CD (Polydor) remix by Phil Schaap

  • James Isaacs – liner notes
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – digital mastering, final editing
  • Paul Ramey – reissue producer
  • Phil Schaap – liner notes ("Engineer's Comments & Disclaimer"), restoration, remastering
  • Richard Seidel – reissue producer

1997 CD (Verve) original album mix

  • Bill Levenson – executive producer
  • Gary N. Mayo – remastering
  • John McDermott – liner notes
  • Jerry Rappaport – reissue producer
  • Richard Seidel – executive producer

References

  1. ^ "Polydor Releases". Billboard. September 6, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ The Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency!
  3. ^ "Miles and His Disciples"
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1135887124
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0826444837
    .
  6. ISBN 0-86241-817-8
    .
  7. ^
    AllMusic
  8. ^ a b Polkow, Dennis (1992). "Tony Williams Lifetime". Chicago Tribune. No. August 20. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  9. ISBN 0141014164
    .
  10. ^ Shteamer, Hank (January 8, 2023). "The Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency! Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tony Williams - Emergency CD Album". CD Universe. Muze. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  12. ^
    ISBN 0679737294
    .
  13. ^ Campbell, Hernan M. (September 3, 2012). "Review: Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency!". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1970). "Consumer Guide (9)". The Village Voice. No. April 23. New York. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  15. ^
    ISBN 978-0822350477
    .
  16. ^ a b B.T. (October 1970). "Tony Williams". Coda. Vol. 9. p. 20.
  17. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 21, 1970). "Jazz Annual". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  18. ISBN 0-7201-1822-0
    .
  19. ^ Anon. (2007). Mojo, Issues 158-161.

External links

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