McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars explained

McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars
Type:	Album
Artist:	McCoy Tyner
Cover:	McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars.jpg
Released:	March 23, 1999
Recorded:	July 29 & 30 1998
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	61:27
Label:	Telarc
Prev Title:	Plays John Coltrane
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster
Next Year:	1998

McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars is an album by McCoy Tyner, released on the Telarc label in 1999. It was recorded in July 1998 and contains performances by Tyner with alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Claudio Roditi, flautist Dave Valentin, bassist Avery Sharpe, drummer Ignacio Berroa and percussionists Johnny Almendra and Giovanni Hidalgo.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Jim Newsom states that "McCoy Tyner's percussive piano style has always worked well within an Afro-Cuban groove, and this recording provides an excellent setting for him and his all-star lineup to work in".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

1. "Festival in Bahia" - 10:58
2. "Poinciana" (Simon), Bernier) - 6:55
3. "Afro Blue" (Santamaría) - 12:19
4. "A Song for Love" - 10:30
5. "La Habana Sol" - 8:33
6. "We Are Our Fathers' Sons" (Sharpe) - 5:21
7. "Blue Bossa" (Dorham) - 6:51

• Recorded at Avatar Studios, Studio A, New York City, July 29 & 30, 1998

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Gary Bartz - saxophones
• Claudio Roditi - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Steve Turre - trombone
• Dave Valentin - flute
• Avery Sharpe - bass
  • Ignacio Berroa - drums Johnny Almendra - timbales
• Giovanni Hidalgo - congas & percussion

Notes and References

1. Newsom, J. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r401778|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed March 6, 2009.