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'''Lawrence Lowell Williams''' is an American record producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. His notable session work includes the distinctive saxophone solo on [[Sheila E]].'s "[[The Glamorous Life]]", and sax, keyboard and arrangements for [[George Benson]], [[Michael Jackson]] (''Thriller'', ''Off the Wall'' and ''Bad''), [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Mika (singer)|Mika]]. He regularly toured and recorded with [[Al Jarreau]].<ref>{{cite web |
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Occupation(s) | Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, saxophone, flute, clarinet |
Lawrence Lowell Williams is an American record producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. His notable session work includes the distinctive saxophone solo on Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life", and sax, keyboard and arrangements for George Benson, Michael Jackson (Thriller, Off the Wall and Bad), Quincy Jones and Mika. He regularly toured and recorded with Al Jarreau.[1] His film and television work include saxophone in the film Dreamgirls (uncredited on the corresponding soundtrack album), and sax and keyboards on several Grammy Award telecasts in the 2000s.[2]
References
- ^ Murph, John (September 2004). "Al Jarreau Accentuate the Swing (interview)". JazzTimes. JazzTimes. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
He knows me inside and out, Jarreau says of Williams. It was just natural for him to do the arrangements, because he knows where I've been, what I like doing, and how I am these days onstage.
- ^ "WillyWorldMusic.com (official site)". Retrieved November 8, 2011.