McCoy Tyner - McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000) [SACD rip via Playstation 3]
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Sony PS3 SACD to *ISO | FLAC 24/88.2 Stereo | Scans | FileSonic/FileServe
Genre ~ Post-Bop, Piano Jazz | Label ~ Telarc Distribution
No longer trying to push the envelope of innovation, Tyner settles down with a pair of experts and carves out a very nice, fairly orthodox piano trio album. This is Tyner reaffirming most of his strengths: the massive tone quality, the two-handed control over the entire keyboard, and the generally uplifting attitude conveyed through the shape of his melodic invention. He does so in a program of six originals, three standards, and one tune by Stanley Clarke, mixing modal tunes, blues, funk, ballads, and a mildly Caribbean ringer. Only once does he evoke memories of the classic John Coltrane Quartet -- not in "Trane-Like" but in "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." Clarke takes a break from the film studios and turns in one of his rare sessions on acoustic double bass, producing solid, faultless, relatively conventional support. He doesn't leave the electric bass entirely at home, however; his funky side bumps through one of the two versions of "I Want to Tell You 'Bout That," and he exercises low-key, electric subtleties on his "In the Tradition Of" and "Caribe." Foster throws himself skillfully into every situation; he is at ease in all idioms. The sound is excellent, with each instrument, even Tyner's formidable piano, in perfect balance. ~ AllMusic
Tracklist
1. Trane-Like - 9:10
2. Once Upon a Time - 5:28
3. Never Let Me Go (Raymond Evans, Jay Livingston) - 4:16
4. I Want to Tell You 'Bout That - 5:16
5. Will You Still Be Mine (Matt Dennis) - 6:44
6. Goin' 'Way Blues - 6:28
7. In the Tradition Of (Stanley Clarke) - 7:36
8. The Night has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin) - 4:49
9. Carriba - 5:38
10. Memories - 3:31
Bonus track:
11. I Want to Tell You 'Bout That [acoustic bass version] - 5:57
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
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