Tony WilliamsWildlife aka The Stockholm Sessions 1974Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden.Ex SBD stereo.The year is unknown. Some say 1974, when Williams was there. Originally, this bootleg was listed as 1975. Others claim this was from 1976, on Williams second visit to Stockholm.Just thank the stars, you still have this circulating freely on the internet. Our copy has been in the archive for a long time. We no longer recall how it came to our possession. To whoever made it possible, a huge thanks. - Professor Red00:00 Scirocco 13:4913:49 Hot & Sticky 6:0819:57 Little Zorro 4:2724:24 Happy Tears 9:1233:36 The Spirit 7:40Lineup:Tony Williams - drumsAllan Holdsworth - guitarWebster Lewis - keysJack Bruce - bassLaura “Tequila” Logan - vocalsThe evidence that Wildlife was recorded in October 1974 comes from this entry in wikipedia:In 1974, Williams formed a new Lifetime featuring Bum’s Rush holdovers Webster Lewis on keyboards and Linda ‘Tequila’ Logan on vocals, along with former Cream/Lifetime bassist Jack Bruce and British guitarist Allan Holdsworth. This lineup, sometimes referred to as Wildlife, recorded an album’s worth of material at Europa Films Studios in Stockholm, Sweden in October 1974, which has never been officially released.If that’s true, Williams was very busy in Stockholm. At the same studio in Stockholm, Williams recorded an album with a Swedish band, Pop Workshop, and it was released in 1974 (click here). The label was Grammofonverket and the music was described as “fusion”. Of the eight compositions, Williams played on four. All the original music was composed by Pop Workshop. More info of the album, Songs Of The Pterodactyl, here.The music on Wildlife was jazz-rock with Laura “Tequila” Logan lending her vocals on Scirocco, Happy Tears and The Spirit. Ms Logan’s contributions give it a soulful flavor but Holdsworth and Jack Bruce give the sessions that rock “punch” albeit in a mainstream way. Especially Holdsworth who solos frequently. Williams is content to provide a decent rock rhythm. Hot & Sticky is one funky instrumental.Perhaps, the music on Wildlife strayed too far from jazz that somebody or collectively a decision was made to leave it unreleased. As an archival recording, it remains an interesting snapshot of musicians wondering just where the many possible roads would lead. Up ahead was Norah Jones land. Turn right and the sweet instrumentals of Kenny G was waiting. Turn left and it could end up as uncommercial free jazz.