Soliloquy (album)

Soliloquy is a 1991 album by McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. Like Revelations (1987) and Things Ain't What They Used to Be (1989) it was recorded at Merkin Hall and features solo performances by Tyner. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "McCoy Tyner always sounds in prime form and these diverse songs bring out the best in his passionate style. Highly recommended".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Crescent" (Coltrane) - 5:02
2. "Española" - 3:58
3. "All the Things You Are" (Hammerstein, Kern) - 4:15
4. "Twilight Mist" - 5:15
5. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ronell) - 5:39
6. "Lonnie's Lament" (Coltrane) - 6:00
7. "Tivoli" (Gordon) - 4:35
8. "Tribute to Lady Day" - 4:45
9. "I Should Care" (Cahn, Stordahl, Weston) - 4:01
10. "Three Flowers" - 4:47
11. "Bouncing with Bud" (Powell) - 2:58
12. "After the Rain" (Coltrane) - 3:50
13. "Effendi" - 4:01
14. "Crescent" [alternate take] (Coltrane) - 4:56
15. "My One and Only Love" (Mellin, Wood) - 8:00

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

• Recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC, February 19 (tracks 1, 3 , 4, 5, 8, 10 & 14), 20 (tracks 6, 9, 12 & 13), & 21 (tracks 2, 7 & 11), 1991

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner: piano

References