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| Focal Point |
| McCoy Tyner |
első megjelenés éve: 1976
41 perc |
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| (2006)
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| 4.305 Ft
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| 1. | Mes Trois Fils
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| 2. | Parody
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| 3. | Indo-Serenade
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| 4. | Mode for Dulcimer
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| 5. | Departure
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| 6. | Theme from Nana
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Jazz / Post-Bop
Recorded: Aug 4, 1976-Aug 7, 1976
McCoy Tyner - piano
Gary Bartz - sopranino, soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet
Joe Ford - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, flute
Ron Bridgewater - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, flute
After he left John Coltrane's group in the mid-1960s, McCoy Tyner continued to explore the modal territory opened up by Coltrane. His many Milestone albums constitute a sort of library of the modal approach to modern jazz. Focal Point puts the pianist in settings of reeds and percussion. He and producer Orrin Keepnews achieved variety by imaginative use of instrumental combinations. In some cases, the three horns are multiplied through overdubbing, creating dense and intricate textures. A startling exception is "Parody," in which the density is achieved by only Tyner and drummer Eric Gravatt in a performance of unusual energy. In that regard, it recalls Tyner's partnership with Elvin Jones in the Coltrane band. Focal Point has an aura unique to Tyner but different from any of his other recordings.
McCoy Tyner
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 11, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Early Creative, Modern Big Band, Mainstream Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz, Standards
It is to McCoy Tyner's great credit that his career after John Coltrane has been far from anti-climatic. Along with Bill Evans, Tyner has been the most influential pianist in jazz of the past 50 years, with his chord voicings being adopted and utilized by virtually every younger pianist. A powerful virtuoso and a true original (compare his playing in the early '60s with anyone else from the time), Tyner (like Thelonious Monk) has not altered his style all that much from his early days but he has continued to grow and become even stronger.
Tyner grew up in Philadelphia, where Bud Powell and Richie Powell were neighbors. As a teenager he gigged locally and met John Coltrane. He made his recording debut with the Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet, but after six months left the group to join Coltrane in what (with bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones) would become the classic quartet. Few other pianists of the period had both the power and the complementary open-minded style to inspire Coltrane, but Tyner was never overshadowed by the innovative saxophonist. During the Coltrane years (1960-1965), the pianist also led his own record dates for Impulse.
After leaving Coltrane, Tyner struggled for a period, working as a sideman (with Ike and Tina Turner, amazingly) and leading his own small groups; his recordings were consistently stimulating even during the lean years. After he signed with Milestone in 1972, Tyner began to finally be recognized as one of the greats, and he has never been short of work since. Although there have been occasional departures (such as a 1978 all-star quartet tour with Sonny Rollins and duo recordings with Stephane Grappelli), Tyner has mostly played with his own groups since the '70s, which have ranged from a quartet with Azar Lawrence and a big band to his trio. In the '80s and '90s, Tyner did the rounds of labels (his old homes Blue Note and Impulse! as well as Verve, Enja, and Milestone) before settling in with Telarc in the late '90s and releasing a fine series of albums including 2000's Jazz Roots: McCoy Tyner Honors Jazz Piano Legends of the 20th Century and 2004's Illuminations. In 2007, Tyner returned with the studio album McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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