Album · 2003
Tracklist
Volume #1 Willpower
1-1 Rainy Days And Mondays 10:03
1-2 Skylark 9:48
1-3 Frank's Tune 9:48
1-4 Le Wizard De Basso 8:41
1-5 Whisper Not 6:39
1-6 Willpower 4:58
1-7 Be Real Special 6:04
1-8 Close To You 5:02
1-9 Inner Urge 4:58
10 I Surrender All 4:56
Volume #2 Focus
2-1 Focus 7:38
2-2 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 6:03
2-3 Put On A Happy Face 5:31
2-4 I Know It's You 6:00
2-5 They Didn't Believe Me 4:17
2-6 Easy Living 6:50
2-7 Fourplay 5:12
2-8 For My Nephews 7:08
2-9 I've Got The World On A String 6:31
2-10 Groovin' High 4:10
2-11 These Foolish Things 6:58
2-12 Daydream 7:12
Volume #3 Out Of Nowhere
3-1 I Mean You 7:40
3-2 That's My Desire 4:50
3-3 Dolphin Dance 6:29
3-4 Out Of Nowhere 5:36
3-5 When You're Smiling 5:35
3-6 A Child Is Born 9:02
3-7 Teach Me Tonight 6:45
3-8 Bassically Simple 4:35
3-9 For All We Know 6:04
3-10 The Old Country 7:07
3-11 Little B's Poem 4:44
Volume #4 Music For Awhile
4-1 Thermo 7:59
4-2 Take Time For Love 7:40
4-3 Undecided 4:19
4-4 Walk With Me 6:32
4-5 Old Times Sake 5:07
4-6 If I Loved You 4:26
4-7 The More I See You 7:12
4-8 Pieces Of A Dream 7:15
4-9 East Of The Sun 4:49
4-10 Music For A While 4:03
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Steve Wilson
Bass – Christian McBride, John Clayton, John Patitucci, Peter Washington, Ray Drummond, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid
Electric Guitar – Dave Stryker, Russell Malone
Piano – James Williams
Soprano Saxophone – Billy Pierce
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Pierce, Houston Person, Joe Lovano, Loren Schoenberg
Trumpet – Jon Faddis
Vibraphone – Steve Nelson
Vocals – Etta Jones, Freddy Cole, Kim Nalley, Mary Stallings, Miles Griffith, Roger Holland, Steve Heck, Thomas Trotter
About this release
Finas Music – FM-105 (US)
This 4 CD set compiles four complete CDs issued at around the same time by James Williams on his label Finas Music. Williams worked with different combinations of musicians over three days in the studio to complete the music in this set. These are among his final recordings as a leader prior to his death on July 20, 2004
Thanks to snobb for the addition
