Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album)

Cosmos
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	July 1976 [1]
Recorded	November 22, 1968; April 4, 1969 and July 21, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	79:51
Label	Blue Note BN-LA460-H2
Producer	Duke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Extensions (1970) Cosmos (1976) Asante (1970)

Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in July 1976. ^{[1] [2]} It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Freddie Waits, three performances with a larger group featuring saxophonists Harold Vick and Al Gibbons with a string quartet, and three performances as a sextet with flautist Hubert Laws and saxophonists Andrew White and Gary Bartz. The full album is only available on CD on the Mosaic Select 25: McCoy Tyner box set, but the three tracks from the July 21, 1970 sextet recording session also appear on the CD release of Asante .

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "the quality of the performances are consistently high ... and the music is consistently intriguing." ^[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Song for My Lady" - 7:30
2. "Cosmos" - 9:00

Side Two

1. "Shaken, But Not Forsaken" - 11:30
2. "Vibration Blues" - 8:40

Side Three

1. "Forbidden Land" - 13:50
2. "Planet X" - 7:40

Side Four

1. "Asian Lullaby" - 7:27
2. "Hope" - 14:14

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

• Recorded on November 22, 1968 (Side Three track 2), April 4, 1969 (Side One & Side Two) and July 21, 1970 (Side Three track 1 & Side Four)

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Herbie Lewis - bass
• Freddie Waits - drums, timpani, chimes
• Harold Vick - soprano saxophone (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Al Gibbons - reeds (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Julian Barber - violin (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Emanuel Green - violin (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Gene Orloff - viola (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Kermit Moore - cello, director (Side One tracks 1–2, Side Two track 1)
• Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1–2)
• Gary Bartz - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1–2)
• Andrew White - oboe (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1–2)

See also

• McCoy Tyner discography

References

1. "Pianists Monk and Tyner Pace Blue Note Reissues" (PDF). Billboard. July 24, 1976. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. Yanow, Scott. "Cosmos (review)". Allmusic . Rovi Corp. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.