McCoy Tyner

• VERVE BY REQUEST SERIES

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE QUALITY VINYL

McCoy Tyner's fourth studio album (third Impulse!) has a split personality, with three tracks featuring an intriguing sextet of all-stars, and the rest with his trusty trio, done eight months apart. Originally released in 1964, combines two sessions. One featuring a sextet made up of three horns and fellow John Coltrane Quartet member Elvin Jones; the other featuring his trio at the time with bassist Jimmy Garrison (also a Coltrane bandmate) and drummer Tootie Heath. The musicianship is so strong throughout that it's hard to deny the high quality of what is presented here. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

PERSONNEL:

• McCoy Tyner - (piano)
• Thad Jones - (trumpet)
• Frank Strozier - (alto sax)
• John Gilmore - (tenor sax)
• Butch Warren, Jimmy Garrison - (bass)
• Tootie Heath, Elvin Jones - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Contemporary Focus
• A2. Night In Tunisia
• A3. T 'N A Blues

• SIDE B
• B1. Autumn Leaves
• B2. Three Flowers
• B3. When Sunny Gets Blue