The Greeting

The Greeting
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	1978
Recorded	March 17 & 18, 1978
Venue	Great American Music Hall
Genre	Jazz
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Inner Voices (1977) The Greeting (1978) Passion Dance (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Greeting is a 1978 live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his thirteenth release on the Milestone label. It was recorded in March 1978 at the Great American Music Hall and features performances by Tyner with a sextet featuring tenor saxophonist George Adams, alto saxophonist Joe Ford, bassist Charles Fambrough, drummer Woody Theus and percussionist Guilherme Franco. Tyner's performance of John Coltrane's "Naima" is a piano solo.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of the better McCoy Tyner records on Milestone... An excellent example of McCoy Tyner's playing in the 1970s". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hand in Hand" - 6:18
2. "Fly with the Wind" - 14:54
3. "Pictures" - 7:57
4. "Naima" (Coltrane) - 4:44
5. "The Greeting" - 8:55

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

• Recorded at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, March 17 & 18, 1978

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Joe Ford – alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• George Adams – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• Charles Fambrough – bass (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• Woody "Sonship" Theus – drums, bells (tracks 1–3 & 5)
• Guilherme Franco – conga, berimbau, percussion (tracks 1–3 & 5)

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  194. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2009.