Released Early July 1963 | Length 38:48 Release date 1963 Label Impulse! Records | |
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Recorded March 4, 1963Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Nights of Ballads & Blues(1963) Today and Tomorrow(1963) Similar McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums | ||
Nights of Ballads & Blues is the third album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with Steve Davis and Lex Humphries.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook states that the album "qualifies as one of the pianist's most enjoyable early discs".
Jazz critic Harvey Pekar said in his August 29, 1963 review for Down Beat magazine that "Tyner's playing has many virtues, but one in particular is his tastefulness. There is nothing trivial about his music; he is, to quote an often used phrase, a 'musician's musician.'"
Track listing
- "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn) - 5:40
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Fischer, Laine) - 3:40
- "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 6:23
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 3:48
- "Star Eyes" (DePaul, Raye) - 5:03
- "Blue Monk" (Monk) - 5:22
- "Groove Waltz" (Tyner) - 5:31
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 3:21
Personnel
Songs
1Satin Doll5:40
2We'll Be Together Again3:40
3'Round Midnight6:22
References
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