McCoy Tyner – Inner Voices (1977) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01. For Tomorrow (6:07)
02. Uptown (7:31)
03. Rotunda (6:46)
04. Opus (9:36)
05. Festival In Bahia (10:08)

personnel:

Ron Carter - bass
Jon Faddis - trumpet
Mccoy Tyner - piano
Jack DeJohnette - drums
Alex Foster - tenor saxophone
Earl Klugh - guitar
Ernie Royal - trumpet
Benjamin Carter - vocals
Jerry Dodgion - flute
Earl McIntyre - trombone
Dick Griffin - trombone
Eric Gravatt - drums
Eddie Preston - trumpet
Joe Ford - alto saxophone
Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet
Guilherme Franco - percussion
Janice Robinson - trombone
Adrienne Anderson - vocals
Bessie Ruth Scott - vocals
Carl Scott - vocals
Charles Stephens - trombone
Ed Xiques - alto saxophone
Fran Dorsey - vocals
Joani Taylor - vocals
Suzanne Simmons - vocals

This project by the powerful pianist McCoy Tyner is a bit unusual in that he is featured with an all-star rhythm section (guitarist Earl Klugh, bassist Ron Carter, and either Jack DeJohnette or Eric Gravatt on drums), a horn section (which includes a few solos for trumpeter Jon Faddis, tenor saxophonist Alex Foster, and trombonist Charles Stephens), and seven voices. Tyner was responsible not only for the five originals but the arrangements, too. In reality, the voices were not needed (they stick out as a bit of a frivolity), but Tyner plays as strong as usual; he has yet to record an uninspired solo.~ Scott Yanow