John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 — July 17, 1967) was an American post-bop/jazz saxophonist and composer who released more than fifty studio and live albums between 1957 and his death in 1967 at age 40. Coltrane first recorded under his own name in 1957 after apprenticeships with Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges, and Miles Davis. That […]
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. […]
Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) was an American jazz trumpeter who released seven post-bop albums on Blue Note (1960–67), followed by stints on Atlantic (1967–70), CTI (1970–74), and Columbia (1974–77). He went electric on the 1970–71 albums The Black Angel, Red Clay, and Straight Life and embraced jazz-funk on the 1974–76 titles High Energy, Liquid Love, and […]
Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 — February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter of the hard bop era and a central figure on the Blue Note label. By his late teens, he recorded with John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller, and Dizzy Gillespie, then became a regular in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. His work as sideman […]
Azar Lawrence is an American jazz saxophonist who released three albums between 1974 and 1976 on Prestige. Background Lawrence was born on November 2, 1953, in Los Angeles. His mother, a music teacher, nurtured his musical interests from a young age. He first practiced violin as a tween, then switched to the saxophone at age […]
Atlantis is a 1975 double-album by American post-bop pianist McCoy Tyner, recorded live at San Fran’s legendary Keystone Korner jazz club and released on the Milestone label. Side four consists of the track “Love Samba,” which is warmed with a torrent of percussion for the first 75 seconds. Suddenly, the ensemble kicks in over a double […]
Fly With the Wind is an album by American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1976 on Milestone. Augmenting his post-bop quartet for these sessions is a 14-piece orchestra conducted by arranger/co-producer William Fischer. The title-track leads with a chamber into of violin, cello, oboe, and flute in C♯m. During the first minute, the tone […]
Focal Point is an album by American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1976 on Milestone. Tracklist: A1. “Mes Trois Fils” (7:56) A2. “Parody” (6:55) A3. “Indo-Serenade” (5:35) B1. “Mode for Dulcimer” (8:59) B2. “Departure” (5:58) B3. “Theme for Nana” (5:14) Credits: McCoy Tyner — piano, arrangements Eric Gravatt — drums Orrin Keepnews — producer
Encounter is an album by Brazilian jazz vocalist Flora Purim, released in 1977 on Milestone. et Tracklist: A1. “Windows” (5:33) A2. “Latinas” (3:43) A3. “Uri (The Wind)” (8:07) A4. “Dedicated to Bruce” (4:15) B1. “Above the Rainbow” (3:28) B2. “Tomara (I Wish)” (4:03) B3. “Encounter” (7:13) B4. “Black Narcissus” (6:36) Credits: Flora Purim — vocals, backing […]
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 […]
Sahara is an album by American post-bop pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1972 on Milestone. The album marked the beginning of his decade-long stretch with the label. Half-sider “Ebony Queen” opens with a bare piano figure in B-flat. From there, the track proceeds to a brisk ensemble section where the sax of Sonny Fortune billows […]
