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Released
  
August 1969

Time for Tyner (1968)
  
Expansions (1968)

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
42:56

Artist
  
McCoy Tyner

Producer
  
Duke Pearson

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
17 May 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
McCoy Tyner albums, Jazz albums

Time for Tyner is the ninth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his third released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in May 1968 and features performances by Tyner with Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits.

Contents

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "a powerhouse performance from first to last." The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "A fine all-round showcase for McCoy Tyner in the late '60s".

Track listing

  1. "African Village" - 12:11
  2. "Little Madimba" - 8:34
  3. "May Street" - 5:22
  4. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:10
  5. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) - 5:12
  6. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Lerner, Loewe) - 4:27
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

  • McCoy Tyner - piano
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibes (tracks 1-4)
  • Herbie Lewis - bass (tracks 1-5)
  • Freddie Waits - drums (tracks 1-5)

    • References

    Time for Tyner Wikipedia
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