Prelude and Sonata (McCoy Tyner album)

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Prelude and Sonata
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Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
Released1995
RecordedNovember 26 & 27, 1994
StudioClinton Recording Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length63:42
LabelKey'stone, Milestone
ProducerMakoto Kimata, Todd Barkan
McCoy Tyner chronology
Manhattan Moods
(1994) 		Prelude and Sonata
(1995) 		Infinity
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[2]

Prelude and Sonata is an album by McCoy Tyner released on Key'stone and Milestone label in 1995. It was recorded in November 1994 and features performances of classical and contemporary music by Tyner with Antonio Hart, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states that "This release is definitely off the beaten path for McCoy Tyner, but it is well worth acquiring".[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4" (Frédéric Chopin) - 6:15
  2. "Loss of Love" (Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill) - 8:35
  3. "Contemplation" - 11:06
  4. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 6:57
  5. "I Will Wait for You" (Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) - 7:04
  6. "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) - 6:26
  7. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 6:33
  8. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:16
  9. "Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor" (Ludwig van Beethoven) - 6:30
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  • Recorded November 26 & 27, 1994 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1427. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed March 5, 2009.
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