180GR MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES
Classic 1985 solo album from the musician who wowed the jazz world as Miles Davis’s 17-year-old drummer
Tony’s third Blue Note album and a key artefact in the label’s 1980s renaissance
Recorded at M&I Studios, New York City, in June 1985
Featuring Donald Harrison (alto sax), Wallace Roney (trumpet), Mulgrew Miller (piano), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes) and Miles cohort Ron Carter (bass)
The album showcased Tony’s newfound confidence as a composer, with seven memorable originals including the modern standard ‘Sister Cheryl’
Co-produced by Williams and Michael Cuscuna
Mastered at the Van Gelder Studios
- 1Foreign Intrigue
- 2My Michele
- 3Life of the Party
- 4Takin’ My Time
- 5Clearways
- 6Sister Cheryl
- 7Arboretum