Tony Williams
Drums Solo on
The Egg

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Tony Williams's drums solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Herbie Hancock's piano. Played with a free feel in E, the solo runs approximately 2:06. Tony Williams closes the improvisational sequence with a commanding drum solo that combines raw power with structural sophistication. Tony Williams was 18 to 19 years old at the time of this 1964 recording. Hancock intentionally left portions of the piece without predetermined melodic lines, giving the soloists freedom to supply their own melodies over the chord changes.

Tony Williams was 18 to 19 years old at the time.