Counterpoints (McCoy Tyner album)

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Counterpoints
Counterpoints.jpg
Live album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2004
RecordedJuly 28, 1978
GenreJazz
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Passion Dance
(1978) 		Counterpoints
(2004) 		Together
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[2]

Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label in 2004. It was recorded, along with Passion Dance (1978), in July 1978 at the Live Under the Sky festival in Tokyo, Japan and features performances by Tyner with Tony Williams and Ron Carter.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states "Even with Tyner's fierce attack at the keyboard and his heavy use of the sustain pedal at times, the sound is remarkably clear".[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "The Greeting" – 11:30
  2. "Aisha" – 7:08
  3. "Sama Layuca" – 6:38
  4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) – 9:20
  5. "Iki Masho (Let's Go)" – 13:58
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  • Recorded at "Live Under The Sky", Denen Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 1978

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1426. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2009.
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