Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album)

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Released 1964 Artist McCoy Tyner Producer Bob Thiele Genre Jazz		Length 38:27 Release date 1964 Label Impulse! Records

Recorded July 5, 1963 at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island Live at Newport(1964) McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington(1964) Similar McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

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Live at Newport is the fifth and first live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. It was recorded at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival and released on the Impulse! label in 1964. It features performances by Tyner with Clark Terry, Charlie Mariano, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker.

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".

Track listing

"Newport Romp" (McCoy Tyner) – 7:45
"My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:03
"All of You" (Cole Porter) – 6:24
"Monk's Blues" (Tyner) – 7:14
"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)

Songs

1Newport Romp (Live At Newport) (feat Clark Terry - Charlie Mariano - Bob Cranshaw & Mickey Roker)Clark Terry - Bob Cranshaw - Charlie Mariano - 7:46
2My Funny Valentine (Live At Newport) (feat Clark Terry - Charlie Mariano - Bob Cranshaw & Mickey Roker)Clark Terry - Bob Cranshaw - Charlie Mariano - 8:07
3All Of You (Live At Newport) (feat Bob Cranshaw & Mickey Roker)Bob Cranshaw - Mickey Roker6:30

References

Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album) Wikipedia

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