McCoy Tyner Discography  
 

McCoy Tyner Sextet

Andrew White (as) McCoy Tyner (p, wooden fl) Ted Dunbar (g) Buster Williams (b) Billy Hart (d, African per) Mtume (cga, per -2,3) Songai Sandra Smith (vo -1,2)

VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 10, 1970
1. 6796 Malika Blue Note BN LA 223 G
2. 6797 Asante -
3. 6798 Goin' Home -
4. 6799 Fulfillment -

* Asante (Blue Note BN LA 223 G)

 
Review:The final McCoy Tyner Blue Note album found the innovative pianist during a
lowpoint in his career. His records were not selling that well, his mentor John
Coltrane had passed away three years earlier and it was not obvious that Tyner
would be able to continue struggling successfully to make a living out of music.
Fortunately his fortunes would soon rise when he signed with Milestone in 1972
and the critics began to rediscover him. Asante is a bit unusual for the
emphasis is on group interplay rather than individual solos. The four originals
feature Tyner with altoist Andrew White, guitarist Ted Dunbar, bassist Buster
Williams, drummer Billy Hart, Mtume on congas and two spots for the voice of
Songai. Worth investigating. — Scott Yanow