Time for Tyner

Time for Tyner
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedAugust 1969[1]
RecordedMay 17, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length42:56
LabelBlue Note BST 84307
ProducerDuke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Tender Moments
(1968) 		Time for Tyner
(1969) 		Expansions
(1968)

Time for Tyner is the ninth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his third released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in May 1968 and features performances by Tyner with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Freddie Waits.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "a powerhouse performance from first to last."[4] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "A fine all-round showcase for McCoy Tyner in the late '60s".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as noted.

  1. "African Village" - 12:11
  2. "Little Madimba" - 8:34
  3. "May Street" - 5:22
  4. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:10
  5. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) - 5:12
  6. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 4:27

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 2, 1969
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "McCoy Tyner". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th. ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 1310. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
  5. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 20 February 2009.