The Tony Williams Lifetime

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The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime in 1976. From left: Tony Newton, Alan Pasqua, Tony Williams and Allan Holdsworth
Background information
Genres	Jazz fusion
Years active	1969–1976
Labels	Polydor/PolyGram Records Columbia/CBS Records Verve/PolyGram Records P.S. Productions
Past members	Tony Williams (deceased) John McLaughlin Larry Young (deceased) Jack Bruce (deceased) Allan Holdsworth (deceased) Tony Newton Alan Pasqua Ted Dunbar (deceased) Warren Smith Don Alias (deceased) Juini Booth (deceased) Ron Carter Tom Grant Bunny Brunel Tod Carver Bruce Harris Patrick O'Hearn Michael Formanek Marlon Graves Mike Hoffmann Paul Potyen Gerry Mule' Linda/Laura 'Tequila' Logan Webster Lewis David Horowitz Herb Bushler Bob Cacciola Lyle Workman Mario Cipollina

The Tony Williams Lifetime was a jazz fusion group led by drummer Tony Williams. The band was pivotal in the development of fusion and featured various noteworthy jazz and rock musicians throughout its history, including guitarists John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, keyboardists Larry Young and Alan Pasqua, and bassists Jack Bruce and Ron Carter.