Description
The great pianist McCoy Tyner made his Blue Note debut with The Real McCoy in 1967 soon after departing John Coltranes quartet and returned to the studio months after Coltranes death to record Tender Moments with an expanded ensemble featuring a 6-piece horn section. For his 3rd Blue Note date Time For Tyner, recorded in 1968, the pianist went a different direction by assembling a hornless quartet with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Freddie Waits. Tyner and Hutchersons first recorded encounter came on the vibraphonists 1966 Blue Note album Stick-Up, and here their musical comradery deepened even further.
The piano-vibraphone led configuration imbues the album with ethereal textures throughout, but the musicians nonetheless deliver visceral and thrilling performances. The 6-song set begins with three expansive Tyner originalsAfrican Village, Little Madimba, and May Streetand ends with three radically reinvented standardsa quartet version of I Didnt Know What Time It Was followed by a trio version of Surrey with the Fringe on Top before Tyner closes the album with a stunning solo piano performance of Ive Grown Accustomed to Her Face. via Label
Label: Blue Note
Series: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g
Reissued: 2023 / Original: 1969
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Modal
File under: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
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