Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane explained

Blues for Coltrane
Type:	Album
Artist:	McCoy Tyner
Cover:	Blues for Coltrane.jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	July 9, 1987
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Impulse!
Prev Title:	Bon Voyage
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe
Next Year:	1987

Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane is a 1987 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Impulse! label. It features performances by Tyner, tenor saxophonists David Murray and Pharoah Sanders, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Roy Haynes. The album received a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance in 1988.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Bluesin' For John C." (Tyner)
2. "Naima" (Coltrane)
3. "The Promise" (Coltrane)
4. "Lazy Bird" (Coltrane)
5. "I Want to Talk About You" (Eckstine)
6. "Last of the Hipmen" (Murray)
7. "Trane" Bonus track on CD

• Recorded July 9, 1987

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• David Murray – tenor saxophone
• Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzcenter.org/index.htm?http://www.jazzcenter.org/tyner/awards.htm Jazz Resource Centre