Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album)
Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in August 1977.[1][2] It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits a larger group featuring Harold Vick, Al Gibbons and a string quartet and a sextet with Hubert Laws, Andrew White and Gary Bartz. The full album is only available on CD as part of the Mosaic Select 25: McCoy Tyner box set, but the three tracks from the July 21, 1970 recording session also appear on the CD release of Asante.
Cosmos | ||||
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Released | August 1976[1][2] | |||
Recorded | November 22, 1968; April 4, 1969 and July 21, 1970 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 79:51 | |||
Label | Blue Note BN-LA460-H2 | |||
Producer | Duke Pearson | |||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the quality of the performances are consistently high... and the music is consistently intriguing."[1]
Track listing
Side One
- "Song for My Lady" - 7:30
- "Cosmos" - 9:00
Side Two
- "Shaken, But Not Forsaken" - 11:30
- "Vibration Blues" - 8:40
Side Three
- "Forbidden Land" - 13:50
- "Planet X" - 7:40
Side Four
- "Asian Lullaby" - 7:27
- "Hope" - 14:14
All compositions by McCoy Tyner
- Recorded on November 22, 1968 (Side Three track 2), April 4, 1969 (Side One & Side Two) and July 21, 1970 (Side Three track 1 & Side Four)
Personnel
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Herbie Lewis - bass
- Freddie Waits - drums, timpani, chimes
- Harold Vick - soprano saxophone (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Al Gibbons - reeds (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Julian Barber - violin (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Emanuel Green - violin (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Gene Orloff - viola (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Kermit Moore - cello, director (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
- Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)
- Gary Bartz - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)
- Andrew White - oboe (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)
See also
References
- Yanow, Scott. "Cosmos (review)". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- Released Aug. 1977 as per Allmusic, though other sources (e.g. Discogs.com) specify 1976.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.