Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album)

Live at Newport
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09) [1]
Recorded	July 5, 1963
Venue	Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:27
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
McCoy Tyner chronology
Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963) Live at Newport (1964) Today and Tomorrow (1964)

Professional ratings

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

Live at Newport is a live album by the jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. It was released on January 9, 1964 through Impulse! Records. ^[1] It features performances from bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker, with trumpeter Clark Terry and alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano appearing on three of the five tracks.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that "It's straight-ahead hard bop in the best possible sense—accessible but stimulating, engaging and vibrant from beginning to end". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Newport Romp" (McCoy Tyner) – 7:45
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:03
3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 6:24
4. "Monk's Blues" (Tyner) – 7:14
5. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 9:00

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums
• Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)

References

1. Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box . New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2022.
2. "Live at Newport - McCoy Tyner | Album". AllMusic .
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Erlewine, S. AllMusic review, accessed February 20, 2009