Inception (McCoy Tyner album)

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Inception
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Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedJune 1962 [1]
RecordedJanuary 10–11, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Length32:54
Label Impulse!
A-18
Producer Bob Thiele
McCoy Tyner chronology
Inception
(1962)		 Reaching Fourth
(1962)
Professional ratings
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Inception is the debut album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1962. It features performances by Tyner with bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Alexander Gelfand states that "this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style". [2]

Background

"Blues for Gwen" was named after Tyner's sister, whilst "Sunset" was suggested by Tyner's wife, Aisha, because the piece "brought to her mind an impression of nature, and because it's a reflective ballad, "Sunset" seemed the logical title." [6]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

  1. "Inception" - 4:28
  2. "There Is No Greater Love" (Jones, Symes) - 6:21
  3. "Blues for Gwen" - 4:27
  4. "Sunset" - 4:41
  5. "Effendi" - 6:39
  6. "Speak Low" (Weill, Nash) - 6:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records . W. W. Norton & Company. November 30, 2007. p.  90. ISBN   978-0393330717.
  2. 1 2 "Inception - McCoy Tyner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
  3. ↑ Down Beat : November 8, 1962, vol. 29, no. 28
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1425. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ↑ Original liner notes
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