Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album) explained

Live at Newport
Type:	live
Artist:	McCoy Tyner
Cover:	Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album).jpg
Released:	February 1964^[1]
Recorded:	July 5, 1963
Venue:	Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:27
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Prev Title:	Today and Tomorrow
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
Next Year:	1964

Live at Newport is the fifth and first live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. It features performances from bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Mickey Roker, with trumpeter Clark Terry and alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano appearing on three of the five tracks.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that "It's straight-ahead hard bop in the best possible sense—accessible but stimulating, engaging and vibrant from beginning to end".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Newport Romp" (McCoy Tyner) – 7:45
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:03
3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 6:24
4. "Monk's Blues" (Tyner) – 7:14
5. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 9:00

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass Mickey Roker – drums
• Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. 28. February 22, 1964. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
2. Erlewine, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149246|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review], accessed February 20, 2009