James Williams (2) – Jazz Dialogues

Label:	Finas Music – FM-105
Format:	Box Set, Compilation 4 x CD, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	2003
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Bop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Soul-Jazz

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

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – James Williams (2)
Copyright © – James Williams (2)
Recorded At – Avatar Studios
Mastered At – Foothill Digital

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Steve Wilson (2)
Bass – Christian McBride, John Clayton, John Patitucci, Peter Washington, Ray Drummond, Ron Carter, Rufus Reid
Electric Guitar – Dave Stryker, Russell Malone
Engineer – James Anderson*
Executive-Producer – John Tibbetts
Liner Notes – Ted Panken
Photography By – Jimmy Katz, Mark Peterson (12), R. Andrew Lepley
Piano, Producer – James Williams (2)
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 (2), Thomas Trotter (3)

Notes

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.