Asante

McCoy Tyner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000006DGH
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,630 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Malika

2. Asante

3. Goin' Home

4. Fulfillment

5. Forbidden Land

6. Asian Lullaby

7. Hope

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exotic sounds, March 17, 2000

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Tyler Smith (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asante (Audio CD)

"Asante" brings together on CD cuts from two 1970 releases by Tyner: "Asante" (in its entirety) and the double album "Cosmos," from which the CD culls three cuts. The result is about 75 minutes of some extremely imaginative playing from Tyner and a great collection of bandmates.

The first two cuts feature soaring vocals from Songai, which help to take the music well beyond the realm of mainstream jazz. They set the tone for the whole CD: Tyner blends powerful progressive jazz with exotic African and Eastern sounds, continuing the line established by John Coltrane during the '60s.

The CD also highlights Tyner's compositional skills. He displays throughout a knack for writing lyrical, even hummable melodies, strengthened by powerful percussion and muscular horns. A good example is "Asian Lullaby," from "Cosmos," a composition that shows what fertile ground Tyner and others were plowing before fusion started dulling the consciousness of record executives and the public alike.

A word must also be said about Tyner's cohorts on this release. The drumming by Billy Hart, Freddie Waits and Mtume is superior throughout. Andrew White plays alto ably on "Asante," then switches to oboe for "Cosmos" to add some breadth to the sound. The real powerhouse (aside from Tyner and his piano, of course) for me, though, is the underrecorded Gary Bartz, who plays alto and soprano on the three cuts from "Cosmos." Always a great player, Bartz is at the top of his game here. He sears through all his solos, but never forgets the melodic line and captures the rich flavor of Tyner's tunes.

Tyner shows with this CD that jazz is music that draws, as Coltrane said, from a huge reservoir. "Asante," with its broad palette of colors, paints an endlessly fascinating picture of Tyner's musical world. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Tyner's best!, October 6, 2008

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James Markham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asante (Audio CD)

I am listening to this album right now and think it is one of Tyner's best. I was going to write a short review just to let people know how good it is and also complain that it is out of print. I have to make a comment about the other person that just gave it 3 stars. Infinity is a great one also, but I don't know why anyone would not like this one as well.

0 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Last (recording) but not (?) least ???????, January 2, 1999

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This review is from: Asante (Audio CD)

My jazzy heart is really broken cause I couldn't to give a five. Mc Coy Tyner has always been my direction in Jazzland; So I am convinced that I will be flying listening to the music of the equal level as ... "Infinity".