Enlightenment

McCoy Tyner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milestone
• ASIN: B000000XWJ
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,123 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the peak of Tyner's post-Coltrane career, March 12, 2006

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Jess Row (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enlightenment (Audio CD)

It's very easy to compare this recording to "A Love Supreme," but careful listening makes clear this is Tyner's music through and through. It attempts to recreate the spiritual intensity of the Coltrane quartet using the musical vocabulary Tyner developed in his earlier solo work (particularly his Blue Note albums "The Real McCoy" and "Extensions"). But the most remarkable thing about it is Tyner's absolute freedom at the keyboard. In his solos here we hear him stepping out of Coltrane's shadow and taking the spotlight. Much as I love his more intimate 60's dates (including his sideman work with Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson) I haven't heard any Tyner recording that measures up to "Enlightenment." It's an absolute must for any Tyner fan or anyone interested in the legacies of the classic Coltrane era.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars intense, April 23, 2001

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hbaker (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enlightenment (Audio CD)

An amazing display of musicianship- McCoy plays some of the most intense music I have ever heard him play on this album, his set from the 1973 Montreux Jazz festival. He is supported by bassist Joony Booth (from Tony Williams' group), Alphonse Mouzon (slick player), and Azar Lawrence, who played on Miles' Live recording, "Dark Magus", about a year after this one. The shortest track is 8 minutes long, with two tracks (the Enlightenment Suite and Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit) being roughly 25 minutes apeice! Epic Tyner is all over this album; his trademark fourth stacks and blistering right hand runs are in every tune. The group interacts really well, and another nice aspect to this disc is that you get your money's worth- the concert is presented in it's entirety (about 70 minutes). This is a great album. You should also note that most of this concert is not relaxed- the players play hard for the whole album!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing live recording, April 15, 2000

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Robert I. Bloom (brooklyn, ny USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Enlightenment (Audio CD)

this disc blows my mind --it`s an amazing document ---of a live recording that sounds as exciting today as it did in montreaux 73 where the audience was obviously inspiring these guys to new heights-- from jooney booths brilliant bass playing --listen to his beautiful solo that opens up the last track -- to mouzons wonderful percussion & lawrence`s great sax work and mccoy`s raging piano--this disc is a veritable force of nature captured on disc--a real beauty !