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The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner album)

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Released
  
1992

The Turning Point (1992)
  
Journey (1993)

Label
  
Birdology

Length
  
55:07

Release date
  
1992

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
November 19-20, 1991 New York

Artists
  
McCoy Tyner, McCoy Tyner Big Band

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Similar
  
Journey, 13th House, Live at the Musicians Exchang, Autumn Mood, Manhattan Moods

The Turning Point is an album by McCoy Tyner's Big Band released on the Birdology label in 1992. It was recorded in November 1991 and features performances by Tyner's Big Band.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "Tyner's orchestra (seven brass, four reeds and a four-piece rhythm section) is considered one of the major jazz big bands of the 1990s, a perfect outlet for the leader's percussive and modal-oriented piano".

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted

  1. "Passion Dance" – 9:05
  2. "Let It Go" (Turre) – 9:14
  3. "High Priest" – 5:14
  4. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 5:15
  5. "Fly with the Wind" – 11:55
  6. "Update" – 8:16
  7. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 6:08

Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner – piano, arranger
  • Kamau Adilifu – trumpet
  • Earl Gardner – trumpet
  • Virgil Jones – trumpet
  • Frank Lacy – trombone
  • Steve Turre – trombone, arranger
  • John Clark – french horn
  • Howard Johnson – tuba, arranger
  • Joe Ford – alto saxophone
  • Doug Harris – flute
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • John Stubblefield – tenor saxophone
  • Avery Sharpe – double bass, electric bass
  • Aaron Scott – drums
  • Jerry Gonzalez – percussion
  • Dennis Mackrel, Slide Hampton – arrangers

    • Songs

    1Passion Dance9:07
    2Let It Go9:15
    3High Priest5:16

    References

    The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner album) Wikipedia
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