McCoy Tyner Discography  
 

McCoy Tyner Quintet with Strings

Hubert Laws (picc, fl) Sonny Fortune (fl) Harry Smyle (ob) Sanford Allen, John Blair, Selwart Clarke, Winston Collymore, Noel DaCosta, Marie Hence (vln) Julian Barber, Alfred Brown (vla) Ronald Lipscomb, Kermit Moore (vlc) McCoy Tyner (p) Joony Booth (b) Alphonse Mouzon (d)

NYC, April 6, 1973
The Divine Love Milestone M 9049
Song of the New World -

* Song of the New World (Milestone M 9049; Fantasy OJC 618, OJCCD 618 2)

McCoy Tyner Big Band

Cecil Bridgewater, Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Dick Griffin (tb, btb) Willie Ruff, William Warnick III, Julius Watkins (frh) Kiane Zawadi (euph) Bob Stewart (tu) Hubert Laws (picc, fl) Sonny Fortune (fl, ss, as) McCoy Tyner (p) Joony Booth (b) Alphonse Mouzon (d) Sonny Morgan (cga -1,2)

NYC, April 9, 1973
1. Afro Blue Milestone M 9049
2. Little Brother -
3. Some Day -

* Song of the New World (Milestone M 9049; Fantasy OJC 618, OJCCD 618 2)

 
Review:This set gave pianist McCoy Tyner his first opportunity to write music for a larger group that included brass, flutes and on two of the five songs, a string section. The powerful pianist is in fine form and the main soloist throughout (although there are spots for trumpeter Virgil Jones and the flute of Sonny Fortune). Most memorable is the title cut and a reworking of "Afro Blue." — Scott Yanow