In what many consider the birth of jazz fusion, Emergency!, led by Tony Williams, is a true adventure into the early jazz-rock fusion that would take shape in the late 1960s and beyond. Williams collaborated with his bandmates John McLaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ. From the opening title track, the direction is decisive and commanding, as Williams leads his crew through a blend of swing, rock, and free jazz that cements its place as one of the most influential albums of its time.
This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
