McCoy Tyner - McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (1965)

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Artist: McCoy Tyner
Title: McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Impulse![IMPD-216]
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 47:55
Total Size: 292 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Duke's Place
02 - Caravan
03 - Solitude
04 - Searchin'
05 - Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool
06 - Satin Doll
07 - Gypsy Without a Song
08 - It Don't Mean a Thing (If You Ain't Got That Swing)
09 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
10 - Gypsy without a Song (2)

personnel :

McCoy Tyner - piano
Jimmy Garrison - bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Willie Rodriguez - Latin percussion (#1, 2, 4, 6)
Johnny Pacheco - Latin percussion (#1, 2, 4, 6)

This is an interesting project (reissued on CD) that works quite well. The already distinctive pianist McCoy Tyner utilized bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones and two Latin percussionists to interpret a full set of Duke Ellington songs (although "Caravan" was actually composed by Juan Tizol). For this CD the original seven tunes are joined by a "new" alternate take of "Gypsy Without A Song" and previously unreleased renditions of "It Don't Mean A Thing" and "I Got It Bad." In addition to some well-known standards, Tyner debuted an unrecorded Ellington piece "Searchin'" and revived "Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool." This is an excellent outing that displays both Tyner's debt to the jazz tradition and his increasingly original style. This fine set was reissued on CD by Impulse in 1997.

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