McCoy Tyner: Impulse Albums Collection (4 CDs)

Born in Philadelphia on 11th December 1938, as a youth McCoy Tyner was encouraged to study piano by his mother and began lessons at age 13. Within two years music had become the focal point in his life and Tyner was playing on his neighbour's instrument, but his family soon invested in one of his own for the budding musician, following which he began hosting jam sessions at home. Among his friends were a number of other young musos who would go on to make their mark in the field of jazz, including Lee Morgan, Archie Shepp, Bobby Timmons, Reggie Workman, and most notably, fellow pianist Bud Powell and his brother Richie. McCoy later said, "Bud and Richie Powell moved into my neighbourhood. Bud was a major influence on me during my early teens. He was very dynamic." Tyner later attended the West Philadelphia Music School and the Granoff School Of Music. Also included as part of this collection, is a rare, previously unreleased recording of a jam session undertaken by members of John Coltrane's group in Munich in 1961, led by Eric Dolphy on bass clarinet and McCoy Tyner on piano. This unique and rarely heard recording also featured Reggie Workman on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and Coltrane himself contributed trumpet to one number. This complete 4 CD collection, containing almost five hours of music, showcases all of Tyner's work with Impulse! As a bandleader, bringing together as it does McCoy Tyner's finest early releases, during a period that the great man went from being a breakaway from John Coltrane's group, to a fully-fledged international and wildly respected jazz band-leader in his own right. This boxed set will thus serve as both welcome reminder of this sublime musician's best ever work, or as a starting point for those not yet flying the flag.




Inception
There Is No Greater Love
Blues for Gwen
Sunset
Effendi
Speak Low
Reaching Fourth
Goodbye
Theme for Ernie
Blues Back
Old Devil Moon
Have You Met Miss Jones
Satin Doll
We'll Be Together Again
Round Midnight
For Heaven's Sake
Star Eyes
Blue Monk
Groove Waltz
Days of Wine and Roses
Contemporary Focus
A Night in Tunisia
T 'N a Blues
Autumn Leaves
Three Flowers
When Sunny Gets Blue
Newport Romp
My Funny Valentine
All of You
Monk's Blues
Woody 'N' You
Duke's Place
Caravan
Solitude
Searchin'
Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool
Satin Doll
Gypsy Without a Song
On Green Dolphin Street
Softly, As in a Morning Sunshine
The Way You Look Tonight
Oleo
Impressions