Quartet (McCoy Tyner album)

Quartet
Live album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007 (2007-09-11)
RecordedDecember 30 & 31, 2006
VenueYoshi's, Oakland, California
GenreJazz
LabelMcCoy Tyner Music
McCoy Tyner chronology
Illuminations
(2004) 		Quartet
(2007) 		Guitars
(2008)

Quartet is a live album by McCoy Tyner released on his McCoy Tyner Music label in 2007. It was recorded in December 2006 at Yoshi's in Oakland, California and features performances by Tyner with tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "In many ways this is a remarkable date, a well-paced program with all the pieces (save "For All We Know") timed at around ten minutes, proof positive that Tyner's game is still very much on, and hovering at a very high level".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where indicated

  1. "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit" – 9:31
  2. "Mellow Minor" – 9:51
  3. "Sama Layuca" – 12:22
  4. "Passion Dance" – 11:20
  5. "Search for Peace" – 11:01
  6. "Blues on the Corner" – 9:47
  7. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:04

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 8, 2009.
  4. ^ "McCoy Tyner Quartet - McCoy Tyner | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.