It's About Time (McCoy Tyner & Jackie McLean album)

It's About Time is a 1985 album by McCoy Tyner and Jackie McLean, the first released on the re-established Blue Note label. It was recorded in April 1985 and features performances by Tyner and McLean with Jon Faddis, Ron Carter, Al Foster, Marcus Miller, and Steve Thornton. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "reasonably enjoyable but less memorable than one might expect".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Spur of the Moment" - 5:53
2. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (Cahn, Tyner) - 6:30
3. "It's About Time" - 6:17
4. "Hip Toe" - 6:29
5. "No Flowers Please" (Carter) - 5:35
6. "Travelin'" - 6:26

• Recorded at Right Track Studios, NYC, April 6 & 7, 1985

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner: piano
• Jackie McLean: alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
• Al Foster: drums
• Ron Carter: bass (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
• Jon Faddis: trumpet (tracks 1 & 4)
• Marcus Miller: bass (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
• Steve Thornton: percussion (track 2, 3 & 6)

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