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The Tony Williams Lifetime Was Founded In 1969 As A Power Trio With John McLaughlin On Electric Guitar And Larry Young On Organ. The Band Was Possibly Named For Williams' Debut Album As A Bandleader Life Time Released On Blue Note In 1964. Its Debut Album Was Emergency! A Double Album Released On Polydor/PolyGram Records In 1969. It Was Largely Rejected By Jazz Listeners At The Time Of Its Release But It Is Now Looked Upon As A Fusion Classic. Jack Bruce Joined The Group To Provide Bass And Vocals On Its Second Album Turn It Over Released In 1970. McLaughlin Left The Group And Was Replaced By Ted Dunbar On Its 1971 Album Ego. This Album Featured Ron Carter On Bass And Cello And Warren Smith And Don Alias On Percussion. Lifetime Gigs Around This Time Featured Juini Booth On Bass. Following Larry Young's Departure From The Band Tony Williams Was The Only Original Member Remaining. The Fourth And Last Lifetime Album For Polydor/PolyGram 1972's The Old Bum's Rush Featured An Entirely New Personnel And A Keyboard-Heavy Sound. It Received Poor Reviews And The Group Was Effectively Dissolved For Several Years. In 1974 Williams Put Together A New Lifetime Featuring Bum's Rush Holdovers Webster Lewis On Keyboards And Laura '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 Atlantis Studio In Stockholm Sweden That Has Never Been Officially Released. read less