Tony Williams Quintet Germany March 1989

Wallace Roney (tp)
Billy Pierce (ss,ts)
Mulgrew Miller (p)
Bob Hurst (b)
Tony Williams (dr)
01. Intro
02. RED MASK
03. WARRIORS / LIFE OF THE PARTY
04. SISTER CHERYL
05. Interview (in English with German subtitles, recorded right after the concert)
06. MY MICHELLE

[@carolinedukekeen7833]

Man, once Tony feels his way into a solo, he becomes just an oracle for a much larger spiritual language.

[@markwalkerdrums]

Beautifully expressed.

[@OriginalGansta88]

Oh yea....he aint as good as Lars Ulrich...

[@callmemonkh9020]

Oh... Caroline! Very Nice, Gal.

[@AQganon]

@@OriginalGansta88 tony williams DID like charlie benante of the thrash metal band anthrax. in fact, tony williams wanted to form a thrash metal band in the years before his death. he had switched to dw and got a huge double bass kit. if he were alive today, he would have pissed off jazz fans many times over by now.

[@ackalert]

No one does those awesome continuous flams like Tony. Pretty close to impossible.

[@papersleeves]

That 5 minute roll is pure poetry 🙏🏼

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Dynamics....maaaaaan.

[@AlvesterGarnett]

Tony was such a phenomenal musician that even his warmups sounded AND looked HEAVENLY

[@ethiopianmusicoldies599]

Tony Williams was the king at creating dynamic throughout the solos. Must have been a great joy playing with him

[@ferdinandwang1165]

Vinnie Coliauta's favourite drummer used to be Buddy. And then someone directed his attention to this album called Ego.

[@karate-baka1980goto]

A genius drummer who makes great efforts.

[@wolfganggarrigan5716]

Miller REALLY shines on Red Mask, he's really channeling McCoy Tyner on this one - playing those titanic quartal harmonies behind the soloist. whoa

[@matthewbrenneman5139]

That beat he kicks into at like 6:54, when the band comes in is just an insane groove! Puts a smile on my face! What a beast!

[@malcolmlarri8236]

wow ! so good

[@drumswest]

Great concert! The intonation between Billy and Wallace at times is a little wacky. I met Mulgrew at a hotel breakfast room while on tour in Germany. I didn't recognize him or his friend at first. I heard them speaking English so I asked their names. The other guy "My name is Ron Carter" and then "And I'm Mulgrew Miller". My heart sank as I felt sooooo dumb. Ron looked so young. It was Ron Carter's Golden Striker trio. They were gracious enough to talk with me about Tony for a bit. Mulgrew more than Ron but I was star struck and probably making a fool of myself. The next day our van passed their bus on the road. Good times!

[@BabarKhan-oh6zq]

Mulgrew was such a wonderful down to earth person, and a beautiful player. RIP.

[@timothyslaughter476]

The remo clear with the black dot.....man that was some baddd shit....BTW Tony changed the way drums were approached......changed the game.....he's among a very small crew in that respect.....

[@robparenzan1086]

I always felt weird for some reason about switching back and forth between traditional and match grip, thought I was doing something wrong, until I saw Tony do it, then I was like oh cool! LOL

[@aquilanur3080]

Tony once said without knowing match grip for drums like playing only Black Keys on piano

[@martinkent_]

Literally playing blast beats 30 years before it was cool.

[@fantasticoadidas]

If I could choose my own DNA string setup: 49% Billy Cobham, 2 % my own personality, 49% Tony Williams. Wow, it is and will always be absolutely GREAT !

[@d1i2a3n4n5e6]

I always thought if I'm a magical world I could wake up and play like Tony for one whole day it would be like going to heaven for a day

[@loucontino4804]

Billy and Bob are gratefully still with us, but sadly Tony, Wallace and Mulgrew have gone home. That opening solo of Tony rolling through rudiments with such dynamics was amazing. Tony got his head inside the music he created and at times sounded like an earthquake, but that was his creative way of responding and setting up the changes. A giant of a musician. I have a visual Tribute to him on my channel and so you should know, I loved this man's playing.

[@goesjem]

Buuddy Rich was only fast and a show off with no dynamiics. When Anthony Williams arrived, he was put to shame. Tony came from the world of Max Roach. Enough said! Just listen to the TIME inside that double stroke roll at the start here. So subtle and amazing!

[@kurtpatterson1296]

I guess he got tired of the suit,tie,and four piece kit he rocked with Miles Davis!!!😂

[@paxwallacejazz]

1989 they should all still be alive WTF?? It just seems like yesterday when I caught this band at the Rainbow in Seattle. Mulgrew was so cool kind took time outa his break to talk at length to a jazz nerd like me.

[@raghailligh1080]

Exactly, my thought. I was lucky enough to see this band in its day. Tony, Wallace and Mulgrew should have had long careers, but they all went so young. We seem to have lost so many younger musicians who came up in the 80s - not only Miller and Roney but Geri Allen, James Williams, Ralph Peterson and too many more to recall right now.

[@Jazzrob891]

I saw exactly this group in Nice, in the 1st row🔥🔥🔥Tony was so good and powerful I couldn't believe that i was there🤷‍♂️

[@Christal7279]

Tony Williams reste mon batteur préféré,c'est lui qui a révolutionné la batterie !

[@williamperri3437]

There were others! Max, Art, Elvin, Jack, Billy Cobham 100%, Steve Gadd. Buddy Rich in the 40’s and 50’s! Zigaboo, Idrus, Earl Palmer. Family

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

12:30 This man loved music way more than he loved jazz or anything. Pure inspiration and innovation, 0% fear. That little beat is just mawwwwaaah! 🤌 Perfect.

[@keitakurihara2259]

Not just the beat, this is melody, hot message!

[@GaryHusbandKeyboardsandDrums]

Fantastic! Gold!

[@Gerry1310]

I’m not religious but When Tony plays I feel something deeply spiritual

[@DrumsTheWord]

23:22 Quiet please. Master drummer at work.

[@laotzu2u]

That’s one of the best Sister Cheryl solos from Tony I’ve seen. Bless you for all the recent uploads !!

[@groovealate74]

so very special..Yess!! Feeling his way into a solo, and graciously coming right out of it and kicking ass! You bet!!

[@doce7606]

Damn, that's heavy sh_t. Suits on (except Tony) ! I would have gone home delirious after the opening roll... Mulgrew is a McCoy man and I love the vibe.. Plus Wallace and Billy stagger their unison lines and Wallace stands like Miles... I love it (born the year his quintet folded).. !!! Billy struggles at the tempo around 19:30, which is fair enough...the crowd are like a Wodan's spear-wall and are totally into it being 90% ear-scratching musicians, and get the delayed ending at 23:17, which I didn't lol, ...with the clever set-building by Tony whipping-them into a (german-level) frenzy before his big tacet intro whose cue must be a certain smile ..?... AT 29:43- Mulgrew comes to own proceedings as he guides Billy and then Wallace in what must be a tricky set of chords to burn over...intervening with helpful comping like Herbie would.. then turning in a juicy solo with multiple melodic minors i think, so modern.... the last tune a little latin with an incredible Tony solo over an ostinato like 'Aja' sped up three-times, wow...... Really great vid to watch and listen to, thanks for posting !!

[@michaelthomas4230]

So beautiful... 😇

[@jake_stacey]

Tremendous video - thanks!

[@christopherh9897]

Tony Williams showing how its done. I am in awe.

[@MrPsamp]

Miss you Brother

[@sturla75]

Tony!! Absolute joy to see this.

[@DrumsTheWord]

Phenomenal. What a band!

[@中村耕太郎-f7m]

V.S.O.P.より、こっちの方がいいと思う。

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love his work!!

[@salthedrummer1]

WOW ! what band!

[@mat4410]

Tony Williams make me want to return to traditional grip with the Fulcrum method of grip the sticks.

[@chrismccraven4059]

Incredible drummer and band too..

[@b.murenthaler]

Yet in a Great Time ,end of 80ties begin of 90ties ... i yet visited lots of good Jazz Concerts !

[@genebrohan2401]

tony blowin chops in this one

[@DaveInLAS]

Tony plays in sheets of rhythm

[@homerinchinatown2]

Really nice drum music throughout, but 23:23.... beautiful

[@Twotontessie]

So nice to hear him playing “music” in his solo instead of all the boring fusion chops type stuff so many drummers seems to be obsessed with. His technique is off the charts but he makes it all interesting and accessible.

[@claudiopanighi8585]

Thank Tony❤

[@Daniel-RunToRoyal]

These dudes were Working!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Daniel-RunToRoyal]

Pure fire!!! Fury!!!! 💪🏿

[@andrewjohnson388]

romantic as a violin ..years later as a drummer ...thats what we need ...great ..of yonder ..post ...so ...in the either ..but words do not not mean nothing ..great

[@drummersinger5324]

THat come back groove at 6: 54 is like who the fuck is John the kid Bonham to me?

[@carbonc6065]

Excellent!

[@Chuk1875]

Top 10 drummers ever

[@Reniacin]

Do caralho....

[@mikehirsh1896]

Tony mastered those 2A sticks ...

[@myroncohen7619]

That short Latin Tag was killer!!

[@Twotontessie]

I like his tuning, how he sets up, the Ks …. Love it all. Was he a 12 and 13 inch ride Tom guy I can’t tell by looking? Or is that 13 and 14?

[@mancuniancandidatem]

Possibly 13x9 and 14x10. I think that's a 24 kick drum, so it would look similar dimension wise to a 12 n 13 on a 22 kick, but I'm sure it's a 24 kick. It also looks like his floor tom arrangement is 14, 16 and 18, so he has Two 14 inch toms, with the 14 floor tom having a deeper dimension. Probably 14x10 and 14x14.

[@jonsilence]

Matt!!!! 👍🏾

[@jiyujizai]

🌾💙🙄🌱

[@Ramshackled17]

25:15

[@Samsgarden]

Haha. His band mates look so bored

[@CRM537]

apollo creed...

[@mattdelany6799]

Boring

[@scottstruif3939]

Drum solos are boring.