22nd October 2012: Just in: The official Promo Video for Jeff Williams’ WWR release ‘Another Time’
Veteran jazz drummer Jeff Williams, whose career has spanned over 40 years performing with the legends of the music, stepped out into the limelight for the third time as a leader and launched his debut WWR release with us in OCT last year. The press from around the world welcomed the album with a flurry of five star reviews and accolades for its purity of concept and mood compounded with the world-class improvisational mastery and group interplay that occurs between the four members of his quartet who appear on the album (New Yorkers Duane Eubanks on trumpet, John O’ Gallagher on alto sax, and John Hebert on D. Bass). We’re creating promo videos for all our releases and we’ve just finished Jeff’s, and we’re very excited to share it with you now. Check out all the great press he’s had under the video as well. To pick up your copy today, click here.
Best Albums of 2011 (Critics List), All About Jazz
Album of the Year (2011), UK Jazz Radio, 5 Stars
“…the ease of movement between ambiguously floating rhythms and snappy polyrhythmic swing is seductive…these elegantly intricate deliberations make for absorbing contemporary jazz.”
**** 4 Stars, The Guardian
“Their “chordless” approach liberates the harmony and creates a very open-textured group sound. O’Gallagher in particular impresses with his sinuous, Konitz-like lines, and Williams’s experienced hands pull it all together without ever seeming to impose anything as vulgar as a steady pulse.”
The Irish Times, 4 Stars
“The interaction between Williams and these musicians produced a sound that is second to none…Another Time spotlights the brilliancy of Jeff Williams…”
***** 5 Stars, The Birmingham Times
“Another Time’ is mature creative music, playful and rhythmically involving…’
Step Tempest
“Another Time extends his reach to exploratory jazz propelled by his spacious time feel and superbly articulate stick work”
Modern Drummer
“Jeff William’s ‘Another TIme’ is another milestone in the great lineage of the harmony-less jazz groups, calling to mind Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Masada…”
***** 5 Stars, Aargauer Zeitung and Mittelland Zeitung
Jeff Williams is one of the great jazz drummers working today… [Another Time] is quite adventurous and interactive…I know this CD was a long time coming and I look forward to hearing more from this gem of a band.”
George Colligan, The Jazz Truth
“Veteran drummer Jeff Williams, a charter member of the early ‘70s band Lookout Farm, fronts a formidable quartet on this highly interactive outing, his third as a leader, The stirring title track offers further evidence of Williams’ growth as a composer.
Jazz Times
“Jeff Williams has honed a sound that seamlessly blends a sinewy, propulsive rhythmic sense with a masterful appreciation of space and atmosphere. On ‘Another Time’ Williams leads a remarkable group.”
New York City Jazz Record
“While Another Time is another clear indicator of Williams’ drumming talents, it also serves as a fine display of his skills as a composer.”
All About Jazz
“…a most accomplished cd… [Williams] is the master percussionist who leads the way… excellent ensemble work”
Bebop Spoken Here
“Rewarding new album”
New York Times
“A high degree of group interaction with Williams subtly dictating proceedings from the drums. With a strong balance between composition and improvisation the album absorbs and impresses throughout…”
**** 4 Stars, The Jazz Mann
“[Another TIme] separates the man from the manqué when it comes to digging real left field jazz that has something to say and knows how to make it’s point…”
Midwest Record
London Jazz
“melodic themes and thoughtful interplay…the rhythm section raises the game, with Williams prodding, cajoling, and expertly decorating the pulse”
The Financial Times
“[Williams] has waited for the right moment, preferring not to record until he had found a band that struck him as having the kind of unique chemistry and individuality that would stand out from the crowd…excitingly raw…”
JazzWise