"[3] He played in the Jazztet, where, Golson reported, "I hated to follow [Williams'] bass solos [...] because he could put horn players to shame.
"[3] He also played alto saxophone, piano, and vibraphone, but, according to pianist Ronnie Matthews, "Bass is what everybody wanted him for because that was the thing that would make your hair stand on end when you heard him play it.
"[4] In February 1965 Williams played in the Quincy Jones orchestra for the soundtrack to the film The Pawnbroker.
Golson reported that Williams worked in a hardware store after his wife forced him to stop playing;[3] pianist Ronnie Matthews suggested that "he was the kind of person who for whatever reason could never deal with the bullshit business part of the music business.
"[4] Williams latterly lived in Dean Street, Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Audrey.