The Greeting
1978 live album by McCoy Tyner
The Greeting | ||||
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Live album by McCoy Tyner | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | March 17 & 18, 1978 | |||
Venue | Great American Music Hall | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Milestone | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
McCoy Tyner chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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The Greeting is a 1978 live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his thirteenth release on the Milestone label. It was recorded in March 1978 at the Great American Music Hall and features performances by Tyner with a sextet featuring tenor saxophonist George Adams, alto saxophonist Joe Ford, bassist Charles Fambrough, drummer Woody Theus and percussionist Guilherme Franco. Tyner’s performance of John Coltrane's "Naima" is a piano solo.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of the better McCoy Tyner records on Milestone... An excellent example of McCoy Tyner's playing in the 1970s".[3]
Track listing
- "Hand in Hand" - 6:18
- "Fly with the Wind" - 14:54
- "Pictures" - 7:57
- "Naima" (Coltrane) - 4:44
- "The Greeting" - 8:55
- All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
- Recorded at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, March 17 & 18, 1978
Personnel
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Joe Ford – alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3 & 5)
- George Adams – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3 & 5)
- Charles Fambrough – bass (tracks 1-3 & 5)
- Woody "Sonship" Theus – drums, bells (tracks 1-3 & 5)
- Guilherme Franco – conga, berimbau, percussion (tracks 1-3 & 5)
References
- v
- t
- e
(1962–1964)
- Inception
- Reaching Fourth
- Nights of Ballads & Blues
- Today and Tomorrow
- Live at Newport
- McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
(1967–1970)
- The Real McCoy
- Tender Moments
- Time for Tyner
- Expansions
- Cosmos
- Extensions
- Asante
(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
(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
- Round Midnight
(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
(1995–1997)
- Infinity
- What the World Needs Now
- McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane
(1999–2004)
Music
(2004–2009)
- Quartet
- Guitars
- Solo: Live from San Francisco
- Jarvis Tyner (brother)
Albums
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