McCoy Tyner Discography  
 

McCoy Tyner Trio

McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)

VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 7 & 8, 1964
Duke's Place Impulse A 79
Caravan -
Solitude -
Searching -
Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool -
Satin Doll -
Gypsy without a Song -

* McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (Impulse A 79)

 
Review:This is an interesting project (reissued on CD) that works quite well. The
already distinctive pianist McCoy Tyner utilized bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer
Elvin Jones and two Latin percussionists to interpret a full set of Duke
Ellington songs (although "Caravan" was actually composed by Juan Tizol). For
this CD the original seven tunes are joined by a "new" alternate take of "Gypsy
Without A Song" and previously unreleased renditions of "It Don't Mean A Thing"
and "I Got It Bad." In addition to some well-known standards, Tyner debuted an
unrecorded Ellington piece "Searchin'" and revived "Mr. Gentle & Mr. Cool." This
is an excellent outing that displays both Tyner's debt to the jazz tradition and
his increasingly original style. This fine set was reissued on CD by Impulse in
1997. — Scott Yanow