Infinity (McCoy Tyner album)

Infinity
Studio album by McCoy Tyner Trio featuring Michael Brecker
Released	August 1995
Recorded	April 12–14, 1995
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:23
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
McCoy Tyner chronology
Prelude and Sonata (1995) Infinity (1995) What the World Needs Now (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Infinity is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Impulse! label in 1995. It was recorded in April 1995 and features performances by Tyner with tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Avery Sharpe, drummer Aaron Scott and percussionist Valtinho Anastacio. The album won the 1996 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group), while Michael Brecker won the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for the track "Impressions".

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "There are not a lot of surprises on this quartet matchup except perhaps for how well Tyner and Brecker mesh together... Brecker's presence and consistently powerful playing does inspire Tyner and his sidemen. For a strong example as to why today's saxophonists have such a high opinion of Michael Brecker, his roaring statement on the extended "Impressions" will suffice. Highly recommended". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted.

1. "Flying High" - 10:14
2. "I Mean You" (Hawkins, Monk) - 7:19
3. "Where Is Love" - 5:31
4. "Changes" - 9:46
5. "Blues Stride" - 3:38
6. "Happy Days" - 9:42
7. "Impressions" (Coltrane) - 11:13
8. "Mellow Minor" - 9:21
9. "Good Morning Heartache" (Drake, Fisher, Higginbotham) - 5:26

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 12 (track 1 & 6), 13 (tracks 4, 7 & 8) and 14 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1995

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Avery Sharpe – bass
• Aaron Scott – drums
• Valtinho Anastacio– congas, percussion

References

1. AllMusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1427. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed March 5, 2009.