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Williams has gained prestige among jazz musicians as a solid supportive player. Since the early 1960s, he has made subtle swing, a precise rhythm and superb technique the landmark of his playing. He started his professional career in Philadelphia with Jimmy Heath, then played and recorded with the Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt quintet (1960-61). After that, he played in Los Angeles for the vocalists Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson (until late '60's), recording with Vaughn and Wilson, and also with The Jazz Crusaders and the Bobby Hutcherson/Harold Land quintet while working with Miles Davis. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D... James Edward Heath (born in 1926) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Tootie Heath. ... Eugene Jug Ammons (April 14, 1925 - August 6, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons. ... Sonny Stitt, a quintessential bop saxophonist. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... Nancy Wilson is the name of two prominent American entertainers: An African-American singer and actress. ... Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. ... Harold de Vance Land (1928–2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ...

In 1969, Williams moved to New York City and joined the Herbie Hancock Mwandishi Sextet for the next three years, doubling in acoustic and electric basses, and also worked with Mary Lou Williams (1973-75) and the Ron Carter's quartet (1977-78). Since the 1980s, Williams has appeared as a sideman in a significative number of session records with notable jazz instrumentalists and vocalists, although opportunities to lead his own sessions are rare. Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. ... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American jazz bassist. ...

Williams also has collaborated with Chet Baker, Kenny Barron, Larry Coryell, Stanley Cowell, Gil Evans, Frank Foster, Dexter Gordon, Joe Farrell, Shirley Horn, Illinois Jacquet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Harold Mabern, Branford Marsalis, Carmen McRae, Frank Morgan, Hilton Ruiz, Woody Shaw, Steve Turre, McCoy Tyner, and the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943 in Philadelphia), is a United States jazz pianist. ... Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943-) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Stanley Cowell (born 1941) is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. ... Gil Evans  (*13 May 1912 at Toronto, Canada  â€  20 March 1988 at Cuernavaca, Mexico); jazz musician and important innovator of big band jazz in the United States as an arranger, composer, bandleader, and pianist; cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, jazz rock. ... This article is about the cricketer. ... Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was a New York tenor saxophone musician. ... Joe Farrell (born, Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA 1937 - died, Los Angeles, California, 1986) was a jazz saxophonist (plus flute and other woodwinds). ... Shirley Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. ... Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on Flying Home. He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (August 7, 1936 - December 5, 1977) was a blind American jazz multi-instrumentalist. ... Born Mar 20, 1936 in Memphis, TN One of several excellent hard bop pianists from the Memphis area, Harold Mabern has led relatively few dates through the years, but he has always been respected by his contemporaries. ... Branford Marsalis. ... Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920-November 10, 1994) was an American jazz vocalist. ... Frank Morgan as The Wizard of Oz. ... Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 - June 6, 2006) was an American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban mold, but was also a talented bebop player. ... Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... Steve Turre (born September 12, 1948) is an internationally renowned trombonist and recording artist. ... McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938), commonly known as McCoy Tyner, is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990) was a drummer, Jazz musician and band leader. ...

Some selected discography

As leader

• Pinnacle (1975)
• Crystal Reflections (1976)
• Tokudo (1978)
• Heartbeat (1978)
• Dreams Come True (1978)
• Something More (1989)
• Lost in a Memory (1999)
• Houdini (2001)
• Griot Liberte (2004)

As sideman

• Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan (1957)
• Boss Tenors: Gene Ammons with Sonny Stitt (1961)
• Way Back Home - The Crusaders (1961)
• Miles Davis Quintet (1965)
• Jazz Profile - McCoy Tyner (1967)
• Sorcerer - Miles Davis (1967)
• Lush Life - Nancy Wilson (1968)
• Art of the Ballad - Dexter Gordon (1969)
• Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbie Hancock (1969)
• Frank Foster - Frank Foster (1969)
• Mwandishi - Herbie Hancock (1969)
• Prisoner - Herbie Hancock (1969)
• Asante - McCoy Tyner (1970)
• Betty Carter, Vols. 1 & 2 - Betty Carter (1971)
• Ms. Magic - Carmen McRae (1971)
• Outback - Joe Farrell (1971)
• Herbie Hancock [Blue Note] - Herbie Hancock (1975)
• Piano Man - Hilton Ruiz (1975)
• Return of the 5000 Lb. Man - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1975)
• V.S.O.P. - Herbie Hancock Quintet (1977)
• Innocence - Kenny Barron (1978)
• Lazy Afternoon - Shirley Horn (1978)
• Woody Shaw III - Woody Shaw (1978)
• Ballads for Two - Chet Baker with W. Lackerschmid (1979)
• Renaissance - Brandord Marsalis (1986)
• Toku Do - Larry Coryell (1987)
• Right There - Steve Turre (1991)
• Lunar Eclypse - Gil Evans (2000)
• Pick 'Em/Super Strings - Ron Carter (2001)

Sources

• All Music
• BW web site