Major Changes

Major Changes
Studio album by
Frank Morgan and the McCoy Tyner Trio
Released1987
RecordedApril 27–29, 1987
StudioClinton Recording Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelContemporary
ProducerRichard Bock
McCoy Tyner chronology
Double Trios
(1986) 		Major Changes
(1987) 		Revelations
(1988)
Frank Morgan chronology
Quiet Fire
(1987) 		Major Changes
(1987) 		Yardbird Suite
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Major Changes is a 1987 album by Frank Morgan with the McCoy Tyner Trio released on the Contemporary label. It was recorded in April 1987 and features performances by Morgan and Tyner with Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Morgan's lyricism works quite well with Tyner's powerful chords, and the results are consistently memorable".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Changes" - 5:10
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 8:17
  3. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 4:21
  4. "Search for Peace" - 6:59
  5. "Frank's Back" - 6:09
  6. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:45
  7. "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) - 10:43
  8. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 9:40
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  • Recorded in NYC, April 27, 28 & 29, 1987

Personnel

Technical
  • Ed Rak - recording engineer
  • Jim Marshall - front cover photography

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1037. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2009.