Afro Blue (McCoy Tyner album)
| Afro Blue | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 13, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2003 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Latin jazz | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Telarc | |||
| Producer | Elaine Martone | |||
| McCoy Tyner chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | favorable[1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| JazzTimes | mixed[3] |
| Record Collector | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Afro Blue is a jazz album by musician McCoy Tyner, released on November 13, 2007. It compiles recordings from his albums on Telarc Records, documenting his eight-year tenure with the label.
Track listing
[edit]- "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 12:23
- "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:24
- "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:39
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 7:50
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin) – 4:51
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerome Brainin) – 4:52
- "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:51
- "Carriba" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:38
1 & 7 from McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars (1999)
6 & 8 from McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000)
3 & 5 from Jazz Roots (2000)
4 from Land of Giants (2003)
2 from Illuminations (2004)
Personnel
[edit]- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Johnny Almendra – timbales (1,7)
- Gary Bartz – saxophone (1, 2, 7)
- Ignacio Berroa – drums (1, 7)
- Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion (1, 7)
- Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 7)
- Avery Sharpe – bass (1, 7)
- Steve Turre – trombone, shells (1, 7)
- Dave Valentin – flute (1, 7)
- Christian McBride – bass (2)
- Lewis Nash – drums (2)
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibes (4)
- Charnett Moffett – bass (4)
- Eric Harland – drums (4)
- Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass (6, 8)
- Al Foster – drums (6, 8)
References
[edit]- ^ All About Jazz
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Afro Blue - McCoy Tyner". Allmusic. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ Conrad, Thomas (January–February 2008). "Jazz Albums: Afro BlueMcCoy Tyner". JazzTimes. Quincy. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ "Review: Afro Blue". Record Collector. London: 96. January 2008.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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