Song for My Lady

Song for My Lady
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released 1973
Recorded September 6 and November 27, 1972
Mercury Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 44:44
Label Milestone
MSP 9044
Producer Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology

Echoes of a Friend
(1972)
Song for My Lady
(1973)
Song of the New World
(1973)
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Allmusic [1]

Song for My Lady is a 1973 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his second to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in September and November 1972 and features performances by Tyner with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill, Alphonse Mouzon with Charles Tolliver and Mtume joining on two tracks. The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne states "This is quite a fine collection of tracks and one of Tyner's six best albums".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  1. "Native Song" - 13:00
  2. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Bernier, Brainin) - 8:17
  3. "Song for My Lady" - 7:37
  4. "A Silent Tear" - 4:30
  5. "Essence" - 11:20

Tracks 1 and 5 recorded on September 6, 1972; 2, 3 and 4 on November 27, 1972.

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References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Chadbourne, E. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2009.