{"product_id":"tony-williams-civilization-2025-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Tony Williams - Civilization (2025 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrummer Tony Williams had a long, fruitful relationship with Blue Note Records beginning in the 1960s when as a teenager he appeared on numerous post-bop classics—Herbie Hancock \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/herbie-hancock-maiden-voyage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Eric Dolphy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/eric-dolphy-out-to-lunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut to Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Andrew Hill \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/andrew-hill-point-of-departure-classic-vinyl-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoint of Departure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — and made his adventurous first albums as a leader: \u003cem\u003eLife Time\u003c\/em\u003e (1964) and \u003cem\u003eSpring\u003c\/em\u003e (1965). After exploring fusion with the Tony Williams Lifetime band in the 1970s, Williams returned to Blue Note in 1985 eager to form a new acoustic band as a vehicle to perform his compositions. \u003cem\u003eForeign Intrigue\u003c\/em\u003e was the first in a remarkable run of 6 brilliant late-career albums, and Williams quickly returned to the studio in 1986 to record the masterful \u003cem\u003eCivilization\u003c\/em\u003e. By that time all the pieces of his great ‘80s quintet had fallen into place with the drummer joined by trumpeter Wallace Roney, saxophonist Billy Pierce, pianist Mulgrew Miller, and bassist Charnett Moffett\u003cspan\u003e. The album presented a set of 8 Williams originals including “Geo Rose” and “Warrior.” — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/77pQEd70AJ5WKOcbSIRl15?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Blue Note, UMe\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 1987\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Fusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Blue Note Records\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396922663070,"sku":"602465149715","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/ab67616d0000b27331cc380d6d5103481f77a886.jpg?v=1746522693","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/tony-williams-civilization-2025-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}