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The Greeting

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Released
  
1978

The Greeting (1978)
  
Passion Dance (1978)

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
Milestone Records

Recorded
  
March 17 & 18, 1978

Artist
  
McCoy Tyner

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

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The Greeting is a 1978 live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his thirteenth release on the Milestone label. It was recorded in March 1978 at the Great American Music Hall and features performances by Tyner with a sextet featuring George Adams, Joe Ford, Charles Fambrough, Woody "Sonship" Theus and Guilherme Franco and a solo performance of John Coltrane's "Naima".

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of the better McCoy Tyner records on Milestone... An excellent example of McCoy Tyner's playing in the 1970s".

Track listing

  1. "Hand in Hand" - 6:18
  2. "Fly with the Wind" - 14:54
  3. "Pictures" - 7:57
  4. "Naima" (Coltrane) - 4:44
  5. "The Greeting" - 8:55
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  • Recorded at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, March 17 & 18, 1978

    • Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner: piano
  • Joe Ford: alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3 & 5)
  • George Adams: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3 & 5)
  • Charles Fambrough: bass (tracks 1-3 & 5)
  • Woody "Sonship" Theus: drums, bells (tracks 1-3 & 5)
  • Guilherme Franco: conga, berimbau, percussion (tracks 1-3 & 5)

    • References

    The Greeting Wikipedia
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