McCoy Tyner Big Band - Uptown/Downtown (1988)
Artist: McCoy Tyner Big Band
Title: Uptown/Downtown
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: Milestone
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 46:55
Total Size: 278 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Uptown/Downtown
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: Milestone
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 46:55
Total Size: 278 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Love Surrounds Us Everywhere (Tyner) (8:25)
2. Three Flowers (Tyner) (6:56)
3. Genesis (Tyner) (7:57)
4. Uptown (Tyner) (7:11)
5. Lotus Flower (Turre) (6:52)
6. Blues for Basie (Tyner) (9:34)
The debut recording from McCoy Tyner's big band features the pianist's all-star 15-piece unit romping through five of his originals (including "Blues for Basie") plus Steve Turre's "Lotus Flower." With such fine soloists as tenors Junior Cook and Ricky Ford, trumpeter Kamau Adilifu, trombonist Turre, and the leader, the ensemble (which includes John Clark's French horn and the tuba of Howard Johnson) had quickly gained its own sound and the results are quite memorable and frequently exciting. Recommended.