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Things Ain't What They Used to Be (McCoy Tyner album)

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Released
  
1989

Things Ain't What They Used to Be (1989)
  
One on One (1990)

Release date
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
November 2, 1989

Artist
  
McCoy Tyner

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Things Ain't What They Used to Be (McCoy Tyner album) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenfffThi

Similar
  
McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

Things Ain't What They Used to Be is a 1989 album by McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. Like Revelations (1987) it was recorded at Merkin Hall and features solo performances by Tyner, in addition he performs three duets with John Scofield and two with George Adams. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the pianist makes every melody sound like a fresh original through his distinctive chord voicings and harmonies. This is a strong effort by one of the best".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Greeting" - 2:26
  2. "Naima" (Coltrane) - 3:42
  3. "I Mean You" (Hawkins, Monk) - 4:57
  4. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 6:02
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Ellington, Persons) - 3:52
  6. "Joy Spring" (Brown) - 4:21
  7. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) - 5:34 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Song for My Lady" - 6:28 Bonus track on CD
  9. "Sweet and Lovely" (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD
  10. "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) - 3:53
  11. "Search for Peace" - 6:09
  12. "Blues on the Corner" - 6:25
  13. "My One and Only Love" (Mellin, Wood) - 8:00
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
  • Recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC, November 2, 1989

    • Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner: piano
  • John Scofield: guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6)
  • George Adams: tenor saxophone (tracks 12 & 13)

    • Songs

    1The Greeting2:28
    2Naima3:44
    3I Mean You4:58

    References

    Things Ain't What They Used to Be (McCoy Tyner album) Wikipedia
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