McCoy Tyner Select Discography

From Tyner's liner notes: "After I'd written it, 'Passion Dance' sounded to me like a kind of American Indian dance. It evoked ritual and trance-like states. I chose the title ['Search for Peace'] because the song has a tranquil feeling. Tranquil and personal. It's very difficult to verbalize about music; the important thing is what the listener himself gets from the act of listening. But insofar as I can verbalize about this piece, it has to do with a man's submission to God, with the giving over of the self to the universe."

EXPANSIONS
Blue Note 1968. Produced by Duke Pearson. CD.
Track list Vision Song Of Happiness Smitty's Place Peresina I Thought I'd Let You Know Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Woody Shaw, trumpet Wayne Shorter, sax, clarinet Gary Bartz, alto sax, wood flute Ron Carter, cello Herbie Lewis, bass Freddie Watts, drums

Capsule Info: "Song Of Happiness" was inspired by a visit to Japan.

COSMOS
Blue Note 1969. Produced by Duke Pearson. No CD*.
Track list Planet X* Forbidden Land* Asian Lullaby* Hope* more Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Andrew White, alto sax, oboe Hubert Laws, flutes Gary Bartz, sop & alto sax Herbie Lewis, bass Freddie Waits, drums

Capsule Info: Double vinyl set I haven't seen as a whole. Three songs appear on the CD reissue of ASANTE, see below, and one, "Planet X", on the Blue Note 1997 CD compilation JAZZ PROFILE NO. 13: McCOY TYNER.

EXTENSIONS
Blue Note 1970. Produced by Francis Wolff. CD.
Track list Message From The Nile The Wanderer Survival Blues His Blessings Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Alice Coltrane, harp Wayne Shorter, sax Gary Bartz, alto sax Ron Carter, bass Elvin Jones, drums

Capsule Info: Alice Coltrane's harp and McCoy Tyner's piano playing becomes a great combination. The liner notes are filled with quotations from the Holy Quran.

ASANTE
Blue Note 1970?. Produced by Duke Pearson. CD.
Track list Malika Asante Goin' Home Fulfillment Forbidden Land Asian Lullaby Hope Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Andrew White, alto sax, oboe Buster Williams, bass Billy Hart, drums Mtume, congas Songai, vocals Hubert Laws, flutes Gary Bartz, sop & alto sax Herbie Lewis, bass Freddie Waits, drums Ted Dunbar, guitar

Capsule Info: Stellar spiritual/Afro-centric album from Tyner's last sessions for Blue Note. The energy that swirled through his Milestone recordings here begins to be evident. CD reissue includes several tracks from COSMOS.

SAHARA
Milestone Records, 1972. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Ebony Queen A Prayer For My Family Valley Of Life Rebirth Sahara Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano, koto, flute, perc Sonny Fortune, sax, flute Calvin Hill, bass, percussion Alphonse Mouzon, drums, horns, perc Ron Carter, cello Herbie Lewis, bass Freddie Watts, drums

Capsule Info: The classic of this period, SAHARA is framed by the album cover photo of Tyner sitting amidst the rubble of urban desolation. It's a meditation on deserts and our origins and human values in a new age.

SONG FOR MY LADY
Milestone Records, 1973. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Native Song The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Song For My Lady A Silent Tear Essence Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano, perc Calvin Hill, bass Alphonse Mouzon, drums Mtume, congas, perc Charles Tolliver, flugelhorn Sonny Fortune, flute, sax Michael White, violin

Capsule Info: Typical early '70s Tyner.

SONG OF THE NEW WORLD
Milestone Records, 1973. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Afro Blue Little Brother The Divine Love Some Day Song Of The New World Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Jooney Booth, bass Sonny Morgan, congas Alphonse Mouzon, drums Hubert Laws, flute Sonny Fortune, flute plus horns and strings

Capsule Info: Tyner achieves a glorious sound with full orchestra.

ENLIGHTENMENT
Milestone Records, 1974. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Enlightenment Suite, Part 1, Genesis Enlightenment Suite, Part 2, The Offering Enlightenment Suite, Part 3, Inner Glimpse Presence Nebula Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano, perc Joony Booth, bass Alphonse Mouzon, drums Azar Lawrence, saxophones

Capsule Info: Recorded live at Montreux in July 1973.

SAMA LAYUCA
Milestone Records, 1974. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. No CD.
Track list Sama Layuca Above The Rainbow La Cubana Desert Cry Paradox Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Buster Williams, bass Billy Hart, drums Mtume, congas, perc Bobby Hutcherson, vibes Gary Bartz, alto sax John Stubblefield, oboe, flute Azar Lawrence, saxophones Guilherme Franco, percussion

Capsule Info: McCoy Tyner's trademark early '70s sound featuring the prominent percussionist Guillerme Franco. From Brian Auger's liner notes: "No wonder, then, that McCoy's music resounds with a strong African flavor and burns with a spiritual intensity that seems to carry on the tradition established by the late John Coltrane."

ATLANTIS
Milestone Records, 1975/1996. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Atlantis In A Sentimental Mood Makin' Out My One And Only Love Pursuit Love Samba Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Joony Booth, bass Wilby Fletcher, drums Azar Lawrence, saxophones Guilherme Franco, percussion

Capsule Info: Recorded live in San Francisco in 1974.

TRIDENT
Milestone Records, 1975. Produced by Orrin Keepnews. CD.
Track list Celestial Chant Once I Loved Elvin (Sir) Jones Land Of The Lonely Impressions Ruby, My Dear Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano, harpsichord, celeste Ron Carter, bass Elvin Jones, drums

Capsule Info: Trio sessions.

LOVE & PEACE
Storyville Records, 1992. Produced by Taizo Fujii. CD.
Track list Little Rock's Blues Hip Jones Korinna For Tomorrow Sweet And Lovely Origin Musicians McCoy Tyner, piano Richard Davis, bass Elvin Jones, drums Jean-Paul Bourelly, electic-guitar Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax

Capsule Info: Quintet sessions reuniting Coltrane vets and others; recorded in 1982.

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