Land of Giants

For the BBC natural documentary specials, see Land of Giants / The Giant Claw. For the American science fiction television program, see Land of the Giants.

Land of Giants
Studio album by McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Charnett Moffett and Eric Harland
Released	June 24, 2003
Recorded	December 10–11, 2002
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:30
Label	Telarc
McCoy Tyner chronology
Jazz Roots (2000) Land of Giants (2003) Illuminations (2004)
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Skyline (1999) Land of Giants (2003) For Sentimental Reasons (2007)

Professional ratings

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

Land of Giants is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Telarc label in 2003. It was recorded in December 2002 and features performances of Tyner with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Eric Harland. The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states that "While the work here is by no means as provocative as the stuff Hutcherson and Tyner produced in their heydays, it nonetheless proves them to be utter masters of the straight-ahead modern jazz idiom and should appeal to longtime fans". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Serra Do Mar" - 6:34
2. "December" - 4:47
3. "Steppin'" - 4:48
4. "If I Were a Bell" (Loesser) - 7:50
5. "Manalyuca" - 7:20
6. "Back Bay Blues" - 6:11
7. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 4:33
8. "The Search" - 5:47
9. "Contemplation" - 6:13
10. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Gabler) - 6:17

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
• Charnett Moffett - bass
• Eric Harland - drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed March 6, 2009.