Today and Tomorrow (album)

Today and Tomorrow is the fourth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. It was recorded for the Impulse! label in 1963 and 1964. It features performances by Tyner with Jimmy Garrison, Albert Heath, John Gilmore, Thad Jones, Frank Strozier, Butch Warren and Elvin Jones.

Today and Tomorrow
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	July 1964[1]
Recorded	June 4, 1963 and February 4, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:44 (original LP) 50:43 (CD reissue)
Label	Impulse! A-63
Producer	Bob Thiele
McCoy Tyner chronology
Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963) Today and Tomorrow (1964) Live at Newport (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "Virtually all of McCoy Tyner's recordings are easily recommended and this CD has more variety than most of his Impulses".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted

1. "Contemporary Focus" - 8:28
2. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie) - 5:07
3. "T 'N A Blues" (Jones) - 4:05
4. "Autumn Leaves" (Kosma) - 6:10
5. "Three Flowers" - 10:12
6. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Segal) - 4:42

The 1991 remastered edition features a different running order, grouping together the tracks from the two sessions. It also adds three tracks from the second session that were initially released on Impulse's The Definitive Jazz Scene series of LP compilations:

1. Contemporary Focus" - 8:28
2. "T 'N A Blues" - 4:05
3. "Three Flowers" - 10:12
4. "A Night in Tunisia" - 5:07
5. "Autumn Leaves" - 6:10
6. "When Sunny Gets Blue" - 4:42
7. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Porter) - 4:52
8. "Five Spot After Dark" (Golson) - 4:52
9. "Flapstick Blues" - 2:15

Tracks 4-9 recorded on June 4, 1963; tracks 1-3 recorded on February 4, 1964

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 4-9)
• Albert Heath - drums (4-9)
• John Gilmore - tenor saxophone (1-3)
• Thad Jones - trumpet (1-3)
• Frank Strozier - alto saxophone (1-3)
• Butch Warren - bass (1-3)
• Elvin Jones - drums (1-3)

References

1. Billboard July 11, 1964
2. Allmusic Review
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 19, 2009.