McCoy Tyner - Supertrios (1977)

Product Details:
Original Recording Date: 1977
Cd Release Date: 11/07/1989
Label: Milestone Records
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Engineer: Jim Stern
Recording Time: 77 minutes

Players:
McCoy Tyner :piano
Ron Carter & Eddie Gomez: bass
Tony Williams & Jack DeJohnette: drums

Product Description:
The concept behind this 1977 McCoy Tyner album is an interesting one: one pianist, two different piano trios. Producer Orrin Keepnews had recently recorded Tyner in a trio setting (1975's "Trident," with Elvin Jones and Ron Carter). Looking for variety, he hit upon the idea of teaming the pianist with two different rhythm sections. The opening track is Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave." Drummer Tony Williams's off-center virtuosity is a good foil for Tyner, an exceptionally grounded pianist who tends to make music of a uniform density. Williams leaves holes in odd places, creating unexpected ebbs and flows, and the result proves even more exciting than Tyner's prior trio recording. Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette bring different qualities to the table. Gomez is a melodic bassist with a unique tone and long, arching, phrases (no doubt a result of his work with Bill Evans), while Jack DeJohnette has a funky implied beat and a musically radical sensibility. This trio's most successful cut is a Tyner original, "Consensus," the freest music the pianist has made since his stint with Coltrane.

Track List:
01. Wave
02. Blues On The Corner
03. I Mean You
04. The Greeting
05. Prelude To A Kiss
06. Moment's Notice
07. Hymn-Song
08. Consensus
09. Four By Five
10. Stella By Starlight
11. Lush Life
12. Blues For Ball

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