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Song of the New World
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedJuly 1973[1]
RecordedApril 6 & 9, 1973
StudioA & R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:24
LabelMilestone
MSP 9049
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Song for My Lady
(1972) 		Song of the New World
(1973) 		Asante
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Song of the New World is a 1973 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his fourth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in April 1973 and features performances by Tyner with a big band including Sonny Fortune, Hubert Laws, Alphonse Mouzon and Virgil Jones and a string section on two tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The powerful pianist is in fine form and the main soloist throughout. Most memorable is the title cut and a reworking of "Afro Blue"".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Afro Blue" (Santamaría) - 10:01
  2. "Little Brother" - 10:12
  3. "The Divine Love" - 7:31
  4. "Some Day" - 6:50
  5. "Song of the New World" - 6:50
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard June 23, 1973
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2009.
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