McCoy Tyner (1938–2020) was an American jazz pianist, active for six decades. He earned his earliest credits on 1960 albums by Curtis Fuller, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Farmer’s Jazztet. During his four-year stint with John Coltrane (1961–65), he cut six titles for Impulse! In 1967, he made his Blue Note debut with The Real McCoy. […]
Norman Connors is an American drummer, composer, producer, and arranger who emerged in the Seventies behind Pharoah Sanders. He attained bandleader status with the 1972/73 Cobblestone titles Dance of Magic and Dark of Light. For Buddah, he cut the 1974–77 jazz-funk albums Love From the Sun, Slewfoot, Saturday Night Special, You Are My Starship, and […]
Gary Bartz (born Sept. 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist who first recorded behind Art Blakey during the mid-1960s. As a bandleader, he debuted with the 1968/69 Milestone releases Libra and Another Earth. Between 1970 and 1974, Bartz fronted the avant-jazz NTU Troop for seven albums, including the 1973 Prestige double-album I’ve Known Rivers […]
Stepping Into Tomorrow is a jazz-funk album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd, released in 1975 on Blue Note. Tracklist: A1. “Stepping Into Tomorrow” (5:13) A2. “Design a Nation” (4:20) A3. “We’re Together” (4:25) A4. “Think Twice” (6:12) B1. “Makin’ It” (3:48) B2. “Rock and Roll Again” (6:09) B3. “You Are the World” (4:31) B4. “I […]
I’ve Known Rivers and Other Bodies is a live double-album by American post-bop saxist Gary Bartz and his three-piece backing band NTU Troop, featuring pianist Hubert Eaves. The album was recorded at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival and released the same year on Prestige. Tracklist: A1. “Nommo – The Majick Song” (4:16) A2. “Sifa Zote” […]
Love from the Sun is the third headlining album by American jazz drummer Norman Connors, released in 1974 on Buddah. Tracklist: A1. “Revelation” (9:00) A2. “Carlos II” (6:08) A3. “Drums Around the World” (5:40) B1. “Love From the Sun” (8:14) B2. “Kumakucha (The Sun Has Risen)” (6:09) B3. “Holy Waters” (5:28) Credits: Norman Connors — […]
Virtue is the fifth album by American jazz-rock drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1977 on the German MPS label. Tracklist: A1. “Master Funk” (3:40) A2. “Baker’s Daughter” (5:34) A3. “Come Into My Life” (5:10) A4. “Nyctophobia” (7:00) B1. “Virtue” (8:23) B2. “Poobli” (5:30) B3. “The Mouzon Drum Suite: a) Jazz-Rock Improvisation / b) Out of the Desert […]
Phyllis Hyman is the debut album by American soul singer Phyllis Hyman, released in 1977 on Buddah. Tracklist: A1. “Loving You, Losing You” (7:41) A2. “No One Can Love You More” (4:20) A3. “One Thing on My Mind” (5:30) A4. “I Don’t Want to Lose You” (5:31) B1. “Deliver the Love” (4:02) B2. “Was Yesterday […]
Sama Layuca is an album by American post-bop pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1974 on Milestone. The album is one in a series of rhythmically fervent, harmonically loaded titles that he cut for the label during the 1970s. Joining him on these sessions are a slew of players who made names for themselves during the […]
