Inception (McCoy Tyner album)
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| + | '''''Inception''''' is the debut album by jazz pianist [[McCoy Tyner]] which was released on the [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] label in 1962. It features performances by Tyner with [[Art Davis]] and [[Elvin Jones]]. | ||
| - | # The [[creation]] or [[beginning]] of something; the [[establishment]]. | + | ==Reception== |
| - | #: ''From its '''inception''' the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.'' | + | The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Alexander Gelfand]] states that "this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic [[John Coltrane]] quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style". |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | "Blues for Gwen" was named after Tyner's sister, whilst "Sunset" was suggested by Tyner's wife, Aisha, because the piece "brought to her mind an impression of nature, and because it's a reflective ballad, "Sunset" seemed the logical title." | ||
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| + | ==Track listing== | ||
| + | ''All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated'' | ||
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| + | # "Inception" - 4:28 | ||
| + | # "[[There Is No Greater Love]]" ([[Isham Jones|Jones]], [[Marty Symes|Symes]]) - 6:21 | ||
| + | # "Blues for Gwen" - 4:27 | ||
| + | # "Sunset" - 4:41 | ||
| + | # "Effendi" - 6:39 | ||
| + | # "[[Speak Low]]" ([[Kurt Weill|Weill]], [[Ogden Nash|Nash]]) - 6:18 | ||
| + | *Recorded on January 10 (#1, 4-5) and January 11 (#2-3, 6), 1962. | ||
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| + | ==Personnel== | ||
| + | *[[McCoy Tyner]] - [[piano]] | ||
| + | *[[Art Davis]] - [[upright bass|bass]] | ||
| + | *[[Elvin Jones]] - [[drum kit|drums]] | ||
| - | '''''Inception''''' may refer to: | ||
| - | *[[Inception (film)|''Inception'' (film)]] | ||
| - | *[[Inception (Download album)|''Inception'' (Download album)]] | ||
| - | *[[Inception (McCoy Tyner album)|''Inception'' (McCoy Tyner album)]] | ||
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Inception is the debut album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1962. It features performances by Tyner with Art Davis and Elvin Jones.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Alexander Gelfand states that "this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style".
Background
"Blues for Gwen" was named after Tyner's sister, whilst "Sunset" was suggested by Tyner's wife, Aisha, because the piece "brought to her mind an impression of nature, and because it's a reflective ballad, "Sunset" seemed the logical title."
Track listing
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
- "Inception" - 4:28
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Jones, Symes) - 6:21
- "Blues for Gwen" - 4:27
- "Sunset" - 4:41
- "Effendi" - 6:39
- "Speak Low" (Weill, Nash) - 6:18
- Recorded on January 10 (#1, 4-5) and January 11 (#2-3, 6), 1962.
Personnel
