Focal Point

McCoy Tyner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B00000HZP2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: Focal Point (Audio CD)

This is great small group McCoy, with two reed players, bass, drums and percussionist. McCoy was intense and melodic in these days, brimming with energy. The horns and percussionist provide variety and color which is lacking in his current trio group. The music has an exotic, Middle Eastern color or flavoring at times which is very appealing.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Test The Limits Of Your Stereo With This, January 29, 2003

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William E Donoghue "Fessor Mojo" (Healdsburg CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Focal Point has always been my favorite McCoy Tyner album. I will remember when it first came out, I was fascinated by the music and, on my first flush of success, I too it with me when I bought my first stereo components. The detailed interplay between the piano, bass, drums and bongos(!) was amazing to listen to. I tested several speakers before I found the AR-2s which would allow me to hear each intstrument separately and hear how each instrumentalist responded to the other. What more can you ask of a jazz recording? It's all about communicating and when you can hear each instrument separately and see how well they communicate, it's a thrill. I don't think any other recording has sounded the same to me since. This CD is the standard against which I measure all others. I have had the opportunity to see McCoy Tyner's trio twice in the past six months and he still thrills me from the first chord. Don't miss him when he and Aaron Scott (drums) and Avery Sharpe (bass and electric bass) come your way. You will never hear piano the same way again. Buy this recording; you will never regret it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McCoy Tyner's CD"Focal Point", June 2, 2009

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Alan R. Cave "Alan The Painter" (King Of Prussia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This album is McCoy Tyner's best piece of work. It encompasses a total sum of great instrumental arranging and compositional ear candy!