McCoy Tyner
Friday 23 May 2008 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
Pianist McCoy Tyner joins Alyn Shipton to select his favourite recordings from his work as a leader as well as with John Coltrane and others.
Playlist
DISC 1
Title Blues on the Corner
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Tyner
Album The Real McCoy
Label Blue Note
Number 4 978072 Track 5
Personnel Joe Henderson, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Ron Carter, b; Elvin Jones, d. 21 April 1967
DISC 2
Title A Night In Tunisia
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Gillespie / Paparelli
Album Jazz Roots
Label Telarc
Number 83507 Track 1
Personnel: McCoy Tyner: piano solo, June 2000.
DISC 3
Title All My Yesterdays
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Tyner
Album Tender Moments
Label Blue Note
Number 96510-2 Track 5
Personnel: Lee Morgan, t; Julian Priester, tb; James Spaulding, as, fl; Bennie Maupin, ts; Bob Northern, frh; Howard Johnson, tu; McCoy Tyner, p; Herbie Lewis, b; Joe Chambers, d. 1 Dec 1967.
DISC 4
Title Reaching Fourth
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Tyner
Album Reaching Fourth
Label Impulse
Number IMP255 Track 1
Personnel McCoy Tyner, p; Henry Grimes, b; Roy Haynes, d. 14 Nov 1962.
DISC 5
Title Serenata
Artist Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet
Composer Anderson
Album Meet The Jazztet
Label Universal (Japan)
Number 5053 Track 1
Personnel Art Farmer, t; Curtis Fuller, tb; Benny Golson, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Addison Farmer, b; Lex Humphries, d. Feb 1960.
DISC 6
Title Greensleeves
Artist John Coltrane
Composer trad, arr Tyner
Album The Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings
Label Impulse
Number IMPD 8 280 CD 1 Track 1
Personnel: John Coltrane, ss; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d. 21 Dec 1961
DISC 7
Title Sun Ship
Artist John Coltrane
Composer Coltrane
Album The Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse Studio Recordings
Label Impulse
Number IMPD 8 280 CD 6 Track 5
Personnel: John Coltrane, ss; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d. 26 Aug 1965
DISC 8
Title Sahara
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Tyner
Album Sahara
Label Milestone / OJC
Number OJCCD311 Track 5
Personnel McCoy Tyner (piano, koto, flute, percussion); Sonny Fortune (soprano & alto saxophones, flute); Alphonse Mouzon (trumpet, reeds, drums, percussion); Calvin Hill (reeds, bass, percussion).
DISC 9
Title Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Brainin
Album McCoy Tyner / Stanley Clarke / Al Foster
Label Telarc
Number CD 83488 Track 8
Personnel McCoy Tyner p; Stanley Clarke b; Al Foster d. April 1999.
DISC 10
Title Naima
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Coltrane
Album Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Label Blue Note
Number 93598 Track 2
Personnel: McCoy Tyner, solo piano; 2 Nov 1989.
DISC 11
Title Passion Dance
Artist McCoy Tyner
Composer Tyner
Album McCoy Tyner Quartet
Label Half Note
Number 61689245332 Track 4
Personnel Joe Lovano, reeds, McCoy Tyner, piano, Christian McBride bass and Jeff Tain Watts drums. Recorded 2007.
Read BBC Music's McCoy Tyner profile - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/bvhj/
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