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. 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 vocals […]
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 […]
McCoy Tyner (Dec. 11, 1938 — March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist with a musical career that spanned more than six decades. After a series of apprenticeships with Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, and Freddie Hubbard, he made his band-leading debut with Inception in 1962. Up through 1970, he maintained a biannual release schedule […]
