When Alto Was King


When Alto Was King is the final album recorded by American saxophonist Charles [Williams (musician)|C. I. Williams] released in 1997 on the Mapleshade label a quarter century after his previous album.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars stating "this superb-sounding album is a fitting showcase for Williams' alto talents". In JazzTimes Willard Jenkins wrote "Mr. Williams has a buttery tone that is delivered with authority and the veteran's sense of relaxed swing. His tone bending, for example, is done very subtly and with a knowingness that never announces the arrival of the next bended note. He plays it with a liquidity and fluid sense of phrasing that makes every piece a study in elegance".

Track listing

All compositions by C. I. Williams except as indicated
  1. "You'd Be [So Nice to Come Home To]" - 5:12
  2. "Punkin Juice" - 5:45
  3. "'Round [Midnight (song)|'Round Midnight]" - 8:08
  4. "Catfish Sammich" - 4:57
  5. "Misty" - 5:57
  6. "Lover Man" - 6:32
  7. "Because of You" - 3:29
  8. "Jeep's Blues" - 6:55
  9. "I'll [Close My Eyes (song)|I'll Close My Eyes]" - 5:03
  10. "Avalon" - 2:37
  11. "Precious Lord" - 2:07

Personnel