McCoy Tyner - Infinity (1995)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer McCoy Tyner Title Infinity Length 72:30 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label GRP Cat. Number 171 Style Post-Bop; Progressive Jazz Rating Recorded kwiecień 1995

Musicians	Credits
McCoy Tyner piano Avery Sharpe bass Valtinho Anastacio percussion-various Michael Brecker sax tenor Aaron Scott drums	Producer Michael Cuscuna Engineer Rudy Van Gelder

Track list

01 Flying High (Tyner) 10:17 02 I Mean You (Hawkins/Monk) 07:21 03 Where Is Love (Tyner) 05:34 04 Changes (Tyner) 09:48 05 Blues Stride (Tyner) 03:40 06 Happy Days (Tyner) 09:45 07 Impressions (Coltrane) 11:16 08 Mellow Minor (VanWestorborg) 09:23 09 Good Morning, Heartache (Higginbotham/Drake/Fisher) 05:26

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (4 1/2): It seems only fitting that the initial new release on the latest revival of the Impulse label features McCoy Tyner and Michael Brecker. When Impulse started out in 1960, John Coltrane and Tyner were the first artists to be signed, and when Impulse was briefly brought back by MCA in the 1980s, two of its most important albums were recordings by Brecker. There are not a lot of surprises on this quartet matchup (with bassist Avery Sharpe and drummer Aaron Scott) except perhaps for how well Tyner and Brecker mesh together. The music is somewhat similar to a set by the pianist's regular trio with a solo piece ("Blues Stride"), a generous amount of Tyner originals and colorful versions of Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You" and "Good Morning Heartache," but Brecker's presence and consistently powerful playing does inspire Tyner and his sidemen. For a strong example as to why today's saxophonists have such a high opinion of Michael Brecker, his roaring statement on the extended "Impressions" will suffice. Highly recommended.