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Definitive McCoy Tyner

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Here are the details from the inside cover. If you like the personnel, you will be thrilled with the recordings.

* Inception (4:25 min); with Art Davis and Elvin Jones. From CD of same name, 1962.
* Passion Dance (8:43); with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones. From CD "The Real McCoy", 1967.
* Search For Peace (6:28); with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones. From CD "The Real McCoy", 1967.
* May Street (5:19); with Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Lewis, Freddie Waits. 1968.
* Peresina (10:20); with Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Lewis, Freddie Waits. 1968.
* Lonnie's Lament (5:57); solo. From CD "Soliloquy", 1991.
* Impressions (11:11); with Michael Brecker, Avery Sharpe, Aaron Scott. From CD "Infinity", 1995.
* Naima (12:13); with George Mraz, Al Foster. From CD "McCoy Tyner plays John Coltrane", 1997.

So I was listening to a radio program on NPR called "To The Point", and during one of those mini-breaks, I hear this mind-bending jazz trio piece (turns out it has more instruments, but they don't jump in 'til after the 1-minute clip). Thankfully, I had the Shazam app on my phone, which informed me I was listening to the Peresina recording from "The Definitive McCoy Tyner." I haven't ever been a jazz afficionado... until now. This album has opened up a whole new world for me. I've been sampling lots of Tyner recordings via iTunes, Amazon, etc., and this CD seems to be the highest quality collection. I very highly recommend!