Inception (Remastered) McCoy Tyner

• 1 Inception 04:27
• 2 There Is No Greater Love 06:18
• 3 Blues For Gwen 04:24
• 4 Sunset 04:40
• 5 Effendi 06:38
• 6 Speak Low 06:17
• Total Runtime 32:44

Info for Inception (Remastered)

McCoy Tyner took a break from the classic John Coltrane Quartet of the early 60s to record this, his debut solo album, in January of 1962.

Originally released later that same year on the legendary Impulse! label, Inception is essentially the John Coltrane Quartet minus Coltrane as it features Art Davis on bass and Elvin Jones on drums.

A mellow and lyrical album that includes 4 Tyner originals, Inception is an early look at the work of one of post-bop jazz' finest pianists.

"Those familiar with the dense, percussive style that pianist McCoy Tyner has cultivated since the 1970s onwards may be surprised by what they hear on Inception. Like Reaching Fourth and Nights of Ballads and Blues, this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style. The choice of material is fairly evenly split between modal pieces like "Inception" and more harmonically involved tunes like "Speak Low," and the pianist's treatment of both demonstrates the extent to which his early work was rooted in bebop. Tyner had yet to develop the massive orchestral sound and highly distinctive vocabulary of modal licks that would mark his later style, and throughout this album he spins dizzyingly long and singing lines with an exquisitely light touch. The irresistible rush of forward momentum that he maintains on tracks like "Effendi" and "Blues for Gwen" is breathtaking, and there is an exuberant, almost athletic quality to much of his solo work. Bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones provide superb accompaniment throughout, and they lay a solid rhythmic foundation for Tyner's sparkling melodic flights. The pianist's penchant for drama, which asserts itself more strongly in his later work, is on brief display in the original ballad "Sunset"; his skills as an arranger, though evident on several tracks, are perhaps best illustrated by the intricate contrapuntal treatment of "There Is No Greater Love." (Alexander Gelfand, AMG)

McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis, double bass
Elvin Jones, drums

Recorded January 10 and 11, 1962 at at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Digitally remastered

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