Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency! 2LP (Verve By Request Series) ETJS-1.05 Kenny Drew on piano

Kenny Drew on piano

the late legendary bandleader Chico O'Farrill

a funky six-song set that featured deep-grooved Wilson originals including “Hot Rod

and "Dreaming in Lions"

hypnotic beats and an Odyssean-style narrative that charts a course through times of darkness and hope

Tony Williams Lifetime: Emergency! 2LP (Verve By Request Series) ETJS-1.05 Kenny Drew on pianoVerve, 1969 In what many consider to be the birth of jazz fusion, Emergency, led by Tony Williams (drums) with bandmates John Mclaughlin (guitar) and Larry Young (organ), is a true adventure in the beginning of the jazz rock blend that would take shape in late 1960s and beyond. From the opening title track, the direction is decisive and commands attention as Williams leads his crew through a mixture of swing, rock and free jazz that cements its place