McCoy Tyner • McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster

 

Review by Richard S. Ginell
No longer trying to push the envelope of innovation, Tyner settles down with a pair of experts and carves out a very nice, fairly orthodox piano trio album. This is Tyner reaffirming most of his strengths: the massive tone quality, the two-handed control over the entire keyboard, and the generally uplifting attitude conveyed through the shape of his melodic invention. He does so in a program of six originals, three standards, and one tune by Stanley Clarke, mixing modal tunes, blues, funk, ballads, and a mildly Caribbean ringer. Only once does he evoke memories of the classic John Coltrane Quartet -- not in "Trane-Like" but in "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." Clarke takes a break from the film studios and turns in one of his rare sessions on acoustic double bass, producing solid, faultless, relatively conventional support. He doesn't leave the electric bass entirely at home, however; his funky side bumps through one of the two versions of "I Want to Tell You 'Bout That," and he exercises low-key, electric subtleties on his "In the Tradition Of" and "Caribe." Foster throws himself skillfully into every situation; he is at ease in all idioms. The sound is excellent, with each instrument, even Tyner's formidable piano, in perfect balance.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mccoy-tyner-with-stanley-clarke-and-al-foster-mw0000603691

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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell
Tyner ya no intenta ir más allá de la innovación, sino que se instala con un par de expertos y elabora un álbum de trío de piano muy agradable y bastante ortodoxo. Tyner reafirma la mayoría de sus puntos fuertes: la enorme calidad del tono, el control a dos manos de todo el teclado y la actitud generalmente edificante que transmite a través de la forma de su invención melódica. Lo hace en un programa de seis originales, tres estándares y una melodía de Stanley Clarke, mezclando melodías modales, blues, funk, baladas y un timbre ligeramente caribeño. Sólo una vez evoca recuerdos del clásico John Coltrane Quartet -- no en «Trane-Like» sino en «The Night Has a Thousand Eyes». Clarke se toma un descanso de los estudios de cine y realiza una de sus raras sesiones con contrabajo acústico, produciendo un apoyo sólido, impecable y relativamente convencional. Sin embargo, no deja el bajo eléctrico del todo en casa; su lado funky aparece en una de las dos versiones de «I Want to Tell You 'Bout That», y ejerce sutilezas eléctricas de bajo perfil en «In the Tradition Of» y «Caribe». Foster se lanza hábilmente en cada situación; se encuentra a gusto en todos los idiomas. El sonido es excelente, con todos los instrumentos, incluso el formidable piano de Tyner, en perfecto equilibrio.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mccoy-tyner-with-stanley-clarke-and-al-foster-mw0000603691

Tracks:
1 - Trane-like
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 9:10
2 - Once Upon A Time
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 5:28
3 - Never Let Me Go
Composed By – Jay Livingston, Raymond Evans* 4:16
4 - I Want To Tell You 'Bout That - Electric Bass Version
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 5:16
5 - Will You Still Be Mine
Composed By – Matt Dennis 6:44
6 - Goin' Way Blues
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 6:28
7 - In The Tradition Of
Composed By – Stanley Clarke 7:36
8 - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Composed By – Jerry Brainin* 4:49
9 - Carriba
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 5:38
10 - Memories
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 3:31
 - Bonus Track    
11 - I Want To Tell You 'Bout That - Acoustic Bass Version Alternate Take
Composed By – McCoy Tyner 5:57


Credits:
    Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Stanley Clarke
    Art Direction – Anilda Carrasquillo
    Design [Cover] – Brian Sooy
    Drums – Al Foster
    Edited By – Esther Luna
    Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Fraunfelder
    Engineer [Recording] – Robert Friedrich (4)
    Executive-Producer – Robert Woods (2)
    Liner Notes – Donald Elfman
    Painting [Cover] – Gil Mayers
    Piano – McCoy Tyner
    Producer – Elaine Martone
    Technician [Piano Preparation] – Barbara Pease Renner

Recorded in Clinton Recording Studio "B", New York City, April 27-28, 1999

Label:    Telarc Jazz – CD-83488
Country:    Europe
Released:    2000
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/4586408-McCoy-Tyner-With-Stanley-Clarke-And-Al-Foster-Mc-Coy-Tyner-With-Stanley-Clarke-And-Al-Foster?srsltid=AfmBOooTx2IyBHtSV6LfhEVGaWaWO332jQha1XvnbyTuscwRehiPD6ao

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