Tender Moments

Tender Moments
Tender Moments
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	September 1968
Recorded	December 1, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length	38:00
Label	Blue Note BST 84275
Producer	Francis Wolff
McCoy Tyner chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]

Tender Moments is the eighth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his second released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in December 1967 and features performances by Tyner with Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin, Herbie Lewis, and Joe Chambers.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating".^[5]

Track listing[]

"Mode to John" - 5:42
"Man from Tanganyika" - 6:54
"The High Priest" - 6:08
"Utopia" - 7:37
"All My Yesterdays" - 6:04
"Lee Plus Three" - 5:35

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Personnel[]

McCoy Tyner - piano
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Herbie Lewis - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Julian Priester - trombone (except track 6)
Bob Northern - french horn (exc. 6)
Howard Johnson - tuba (exc. 6)
James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute (exc. 6)
Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (exc. 6)

References[]

^ Schwann-1, Record & Tape Guide, 1977
^ Allmusic Review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (1992), The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette, London: Penguin Books, p. 1080, ISBN 9780140153644
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 20 February 2009.

[1] Schwann-1, Record & Tape Guide, 1977

[2] Allmusic Review

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin_Guide-4] Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (1992), The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette, London: Penguin Books, p. 1080, ISBN 9780140153644

[5] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 20 February 2009.

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Discography
Impulse! (1962–1964)	Inception Reaching Fourth Nights of Ballads & Blues Today and Tomorrow Live at Newport McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
Blue Note (1967–1970)	The Real McCoy Tender Moments Time for Tyner Expansions Cosmos Extensions Asante
Milestone (1972–1981)	Sahara Song for My Lady Echoes of a Friend Song of the New World Enlightenment Sama Layuca Atlantis Trident Fly with the Wind Focal Point Supertrios Inner Voices The Greeting Passion Dance Counterpoints Together Horizon Quartets 4 X 4 13th House
Various (1981–1989)	La Leyenda de La Hora Looking Out Love & Peace Dimensions It's About Time Just Feelin' Double Trios Major Changes Bon Voyage Blues for Coltrane Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe Revelations Uptown/Downtown Live at Sweet Basil Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Various (1990–1994)	One on One Blue Bossa Autumn Mood Soliloquy Remembering John New York Reunion 44th Street Suite Key of Soul Solar: Live at Sweet Basil In New York Live in Warsaw The Turning Point Journey Manhattan Moods Prelude and Sonata
Impulse! (1995–1997)	Infinity What the World Needs Now McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane
Telarc (1999–2004)	McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster Jazz Roots Land of Giants Illuminations
McCoy Tyner Music (2004–2009)	Quartet Guitars Solo: Live from San Francisco
Related	Jarvis Tyner (brother)
Albums Live Albums Compilations

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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956) Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Dizzy Atmosphere (1957) Lee Morgan Vol. 3 (1957) City Lights (1957) The Cooker (1957) Candy (1957-58) Peckin' Time (1958) Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) Here's Lee Morgan (1960) Lee-Way (1960) Expoobident (1960) The Young Lions (1960) Take Twelve (1962) The Sidewinder (1963) Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964) Cornbread (1965) Infinity (1965) The Gigolo (1965) The Night of the Cookers (with Freddie Hubbard, 1965) The Rumproller (1965) Delightfulee (1966) Charisma (1966) The Rajah (1966) Standards (1967) Sonic Boom (1967) The Procrastinator (1967–69) The Sixth Sense (1967) Taru (1968) Caramba! (1968) Live at the Lighthouse (1970) The Last Session (1971)
With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Theory of Art (aka, A Night in Tunisia, 1957) Drums Around the Corner (1958–59) Moanin' (1958) 1958 – Paris Olympia (1958) Des Femmes Disparaissent (1958) Les Liaisons dangereuses (1958) Africaine (1959) At the Jazz Corner of the World (1959) Paris Jam Session (1959) The Big Beat (1960) A Night in Tunisia (1960) Like Someone in Love (1960) Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (1960) Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! (1961) The Freedom Rider (1961) The Witch Doctor (1961) Roots & Herbs (1961) Pisces (1961–64) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) 'S Make It (1964) Soul Finger (1965) Hold On, I'm Coming (1965)
With Hank Mobley	Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Jazz Message No. 2 (1956) No Room for Squares (1963) Dippin' (1965) A Caddy for Daddy (1965) A Slice of the Top (1966) Straight No Filter (1966) Third Season (1967)
With others	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Train (John Coltrane, 1957) Intensity (Charles Earland, 1972) Charles III (Charles Earland, 1972) Brass Shout (Art Farmer, 1959) Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959) The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960) Dizzy in Greece (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Birks' Works (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Dizzy Gillespie, 1957) Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Benny Golson, 1958) A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Last Chorus (Ernie Henry, 1957) Grass Roots (Andrew Hill, 1968) Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill, 1969) Flute In (Bobbi Humphrey, 1971) The Prime Element (Elvin Jones, 1969) Drums Around the World (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959) Cliff Jordan (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Kelly Great (Wynton Kelly, 1959) Greasy Kid Stuff! (Harold Mabern, 1970) Jacknife (Jackie McLean, 1965) Consequence (Jackie McLean, 1965) Evolution (Grachan Moncur, 1963) Introducing Wayne Shorter (1959) Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter, 1964) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1957–58) Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine, 1964) Tender Moments (McCoy Tyner, 1967) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967) Mother Ship (Larry Young, 1969) Love Bug (Reuben Wilson, 1969)
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