Together (McCoy Tyner album)

Together
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released 1979
Recorded August 31 & September 3, 1978
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Genre Jazz
Length 41:15
Label Milestone
Producer Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Counterpoints
(2004)		 Together
(1978)		 Horizon
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Together is a 1979 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in August and September 1978 and features performances by Tyner with Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Bennie Maupin, Bobby Hutcherson, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette and Bill Summers.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The music is essentially high-quality advanced modal hard bop and each of the sidemen get their opportunities to be showcased".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Nubia" - 8:08
  2. "Shades of Light" (Laws) - 7:43
  3. "Bayou Fever" (DeJohnette) - 4:49
  4. "One of Another Kind" (Hubbard) - 7:05
  5. "Ballad for Aisha" - 7:19
  6. "Highway One" (Hutcherson) - 6:11
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic Review
  2. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 196. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 25, 2009.
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