Asante (album)

Asante is an album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in 1970 and features performances by Tyner with Andrew White, Ted Dunbar, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, Mtume and Songai Sandra Smith providing vocals on two tracks. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Asante is a bit unusual for the emphasis is on group interplay rather than individual solos".^[2] The CD release adds three tracks that originally appeared on the album Cosmos (1976).

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Original LP

1. "Malika" - 14:02

2. "Asante" - 6:12

3. "Goin' Home" - 7:39

4. "Fulfillment" - 14:00

Bonus tracks on CD release from Cosmos, recorded on July 21, 1970

5. "Forbidden Land" - 13:46

6. "Asian Lullaby" - 8:30

7. "Hope" - 14:11

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano, wooden flute
• Andrew White - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4), oboe (tracks 5-7)
• Ted Dunbar - guitar (tracks 1-4)
• Buster Williams - bass (tracks 1-4)
• Billy Hart - drums, African percussion (tracks 1-4)
• Mtume - congas, percussion (tracks 1-4)
• Songai Sandra Smith - vocals (tracks 1-2)
• Herbie Lewis - bass (tracks 5-7)
• Freddie Waits - drums, timpani, chimes (tracks 5-7)
• Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute (tracks 5-7)
• Gary Bartz - alto sax, soprano sax (tracks 5-7)

References