Thursday, November 02, 2006

Yahoo LAUNCHCAST song of the day


Artist:McCoy Tyner

Song:Newport Romp

Album:McCoy Tyner:The Impulse Story





Pianist McCoy Tyner became famous in the early 60s as part of John Coltrane's "classic" quartet. This comp is part of the recently released Impulse Story series and covers his recordings for Impulse while he was still with Coltrane. Newport Romp is the opening track from Live At Newport recorded July 5, 1963. Musicians are Clark Terry on trumpet, Charlie Mariano on alto sax, Bob Cranshaw on bass & Mickey Roker on drums. The band really kicks despite the fact that Tyner had never played with three of the guys. He knew Roker. And he was worn out from a gig in Montreal the night before. This comp is worthwhile as an intro to Tyner's music. He became more adventurous on his 70s recordings on Milestone sometimes using strings and choirs. Today he records for Telarc and released Latin All Stars in Aug. 2006.

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