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Released
  
September 1968

Tender Moments (1968)
  
Time for Tyner (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Producer
  
Francis Wolff

Length
  
38:00

Artist
  
McCoy Tyner

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 1, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

Tender Moments is the eighth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his second released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in December 1967 and features performances by Tyner with Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin, Herbie Lewis, and Joe Chambers.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating".

Track listing

  1. "Mode to John" - 5:42
  2. "Man from Tanganyika" - 6:54
  3. "The High Priest" - 6:08
  4. "Utopia" - 7:37
  5. "All My Yesterdays" - 6:04
  6. "Lee Plus Three" - 5:35
All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner - piano
  • Lee Morgan - trumpet
  • Herbie Lewis - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums
  • Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1-5)
  • Bob Northern - french horn (tracks 1-5)
  • Howard Johnson - tuba (tracks 1-5)
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-5)
  • Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5)

    • Songs

    1Mode to John5:44
    2Man From Tanganyika6:56
    3The High Priest6:10

    References

    Tender Moments Wikipedia
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