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McCoy Tyner: Together
by AAJ Staff
As he approaches 60, McCoy Tyner continues to be one of jazz's greatest living pianists. But it's a different kind of greatness from the McCoy of the 1960s and 1970s--who was (generally speaking) a more radical and risk-taking player than the standards-oriented and less adventurous (though still highly enjoyable) Tyner of today. Recorded in 1978 and newly reissued on CD, Together is a modal-oriented gem boasting an all-star cast of Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bennie Maupin (tenor sax, bass clarinet), ...
Continue ReadingJohn Coltrane: A Love Supreme
by Robert Spencer
Although this disc is relatively new in its packaging and 20-bit format, it enjoyed a popular run previously as one of the first Impulse CD reissues. The latest re-release is an attractive treatment: the original (first-rate) cover art is restored, the sound is markedly better, and John Coltrane's liner letter and poem are in a readable type size. So if there is any jazz fan on the planet who hasn't yet heard this one, now's the time. This is, of ...
Continue ReadingMcCoy Tyner: McCoy Tyner: Extensions
by Jim Santella
Three numbers on this 1970 reissue recall the classic Coltrane quartet sound, and the fourth track goes a step further, into the spiritual late period Coltrane change. Tyner's sextet here includes Alice Coltrane's harp, Wayne Shorter's tenor and soprano, Gary Bartz' alto, Elvin Jones' drums, and Ron Carter's bass.A powerful virtuoso, McCoy Tyner carried the legacy onward after Coltrane's death. “Message From The Nile," based on a 12-note, 2-bar motif stated initially by the saxophones of ...
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