Tony Williams(1941-2021)

[Jazzrook]

Sad news that Tony Williams who founded Spotlite Records in 1968 died of Alzheimer's on November 14.
He built up an impressive catalogue including records by Charlie Parker, Peter King, Harry Beckett, Al Haig & Red Rodney:

https://www.discogs.com/label/124617-Spotlite-Records

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Sad news that Tony Williams who founded Spotlite Records in 1968 died of Alzheimer's on November 14.
He built up an impressive catalogue including records by Charlie Parker, Peter King, Harry Beckett, Al Haig & Red Rodney:

https://www.discogs.com/label/124617-Spotlite-Records

JR

Goodbye to a great stalwart who kept the flag flying for quality straight ahead contemporary jazz at a time when trends were pointing in other directions; really said to hear that he fell victim to Alzheimers. Thanks for passing on the sad news, Jazzrook.

[Alyn_Shipton]

Very sad to hear this. Tony was a huge help to me when I was working on my Gillespie biography. And I also wrote liner notes for him on various things, including Jim Richardson's much underrated Pogo quartet...

[Alyn_Shipton]

PS his Alzheimer's can't have been all that severe, because he was still emailing me at JRR until quite recently...

[Jazzrook]

Obituary of Tony Williams by Colin Marr:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/26/tony-williams-obituary

A fine tribute to Tony on JRR today.

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Obituary of Tony Williams by Colin Marr:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/26/tony-williams-obituary

A fine tribute to Tony on JRR today.

JR