Plays John Coltrane - Live at The Village Vanguard [Live]

John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B00005NY2T
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,464 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Bacharach, November 23, 2001

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Hi Stake "Hi Stake" (Albuquerque, New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plays John Coltrane - Live at The Village Vanguard (Audio CD)

This is the composer who brings out the best in McCoy Tyner: the energy, the wisdom, the intelligence, the two handed technique. I bought this along with some other CDs and it was days before I got to the other ones. I kept listening to this over and over again. This is one of the best Tyner albums ever. It is not nostalgia for the "classic" quartet. The Afro Blue on here is much closer to the "with the Latin All-Stars" version than it is to Coltrane's version. It is the maturity that he has developed along with the respectful spirituality that this material commands, that makes the difference. The "I Want to Talk About you" isn't based on a note for note transcription of Coltrane's original version, Tyner digs into the cadenza not to emulate Coltrane, but to catch up to him. No offense to the other bassists, but George Mraz adds a maturity and a gravity to the proceedings that matches Tyner's mood. No drummer could match Elvin Jones's original playing but Al Foster is much more than window dressing here. Listen to the "Naima", "Moment's Notice" or "Crescent" a couple of times. A great CD although you may have heard these songs before. As Keith Jarrett's Standards bunch shows, it is not just the material it is the players and here they are in a league of their own.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An even more remarkable trio, February 9, 2002

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Anders Jonasson (Bankeryd Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays John Coltrane - Live at The Village Vanguard (Audio CD)

I bought this record a while ago.. and it has taken me some time to digest and absorb all the music on this CD.First time I Iistened I felt that there were no song that really was standing out... but ..now...after repeated listening I must say I am overwhelmed. The last trio CD McCoy did was the one with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster... Foster is on this one as well.. I think he is the ideal drummer for Tyner... since he has that "elastic" rythm perception needed to play with McCoy.. Foster sounbds awfully good here.. and Mraz is closer to McCoy as well ..than Clarke is. Conclusion is.... this is a heck of a good CD by the best and most interesting pianoplayer of our time.Suddenly it has become difficult to pick a fave tune.. but my votes goes to Moments Notice

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McCoy's best release for years, October 17, 2001

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MilesColtrane "milescoltrane" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Plays John Coltrane - Live at The Village Vanguard (Audio CD)

McCoy with George Mraz and Al Foster------awesome - wonder why this took so long to put out? Recorded Live at the Village Vanguard in 1997....Whatever - I'm happy it made it into my collection.

It is great to hear McCoy playing this music and also playing with different musicians than his regular band - this may be my favorite jazz cd for a long time