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Sahara (McCoy Tyner album)

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Released
  
July 1972

Artist
  
McCoy Tyner

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genres
  
Jazz, Post-bop

Length
  
47:55

Release date
  
1972

Label
  
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

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Recorded
  
January 1972 Decca Recording Studio, New York City

Sahara (1972)
  
Echoes of a Friend (1972)

Similar
  
McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

Mccoy tyner ebony queen


Sahara is a 1972 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his first to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in January 1972 and features performances by Tyner with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill, and Alphonse Mouzon. The music shows African and Eastern influences and features Tyner playing koto, flute, and percussion in addition to his normal piano.

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Mccoy tyner sahara


Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick states "Tyner would go on to create several fine albums in the mid-'70s, but never again would he scale quite these heights. Sahara is an astonishingly good record and belongs in every jazz fan's collection". The album is considered Tyner's commercial breakthrough. It sold over 100,000 copies and was nominated for two Grammys. It is also often considered Tyner's best album.

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

  1. "Ebony Queen" — 9:00
  2. "A Prayer for My Family" — 4:48
  3. "Valley of Life" — 5:19
  4. "Rebirth" — 5:20
  5. "Sahara" — 23:27

Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner - piano, koto (3), percussion (5), flute (5)
  • Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone (4), soprano saxophone (1, 5), flute (3, 5)
  • Calvin Hill - bass, reeds (3, 5), percussion (3, 5)
  • Alphonse Mouzon - drums, trumpet (5), reeds (5), percussion (3, 5)
  • Songs

    1Ebony Queen9:01
    2A Prayer for My Family4:49
    3Valley of Life5:20

    References

    Sahara (McCoy Tyner album) Wikipedia