Believe It is the first album by The New Tony Williams Lifetime, released in 1975 on Columbia Records. The New Lifetime was a jazz fusion band formed by the drummer Tony Williams with Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Alan Pasqua on keyboards and Tony Newton on bass.
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | July 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bruce Botnick | |||
| The New Tony Williams Lifetime chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Reception
editAllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars.[4] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide also gave 4 out of 5 stars and in his review, John Swenson describes the albums Believe It and Million Dollar Legs as "both funk fusion delights featuring the playing of ex-Soft Machine axeman Allan Holdsworth".[2]
The compositions "Fred", "Proto Cosmos" and "Red Alert" are also featured on the Allan Holdsworth DVD Live at Yoshi's, released in 2007. Holdsworth has often stated that his time with the drummer was the most influential formative stage of his career.[5]
Track listing
edit- "Snake Oil" (Tony Newton) — 6:30
- "Fred" (Allan Holdsworth) — 6:48
- "Proto-Cosmos" (Alan Pasqua) — 4:02
- "Red Alert" (Newton) — 4:39
- "Wildlife" (Tony Williams) — 5:22
- "Mr Spock" (Holdsworth) — 6:15
- "Celebration" (Williams) — [Bonus Track] 4:01
- "Letsby" (Holdsworth) — [Bonus Track] 6:34
Personnel
edit- Allan Holdsworth – guitar
- Alan Pasqua – keyboards
- Tony Newton – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Technical
- Art Direction: Ed Lee
- Photography: Eric Meola
- Hand Lettering: Gerard Huerta
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 209. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Nastos, G. Allmusic Review: Believe It accessed 10 April 2010
- ^ Hoard. C Allan Holdsworth: Reaching for the Uncommon Chord. Hal Leonard, 1987, ISBN 978-0-634-07002-0, p. 14.