McCoy Tyner- piano
Joe Ford- alto, soprano and flute
George adams- tenor & soprano sax
?- bass
?- percussion
Sunship- drums
Paul's Mall
Boston, Mass. U.S.A.
March 30, 1978
(2 different sets)
filename: mt51878flac16
total runtime: 153:15
1st set: 68:48
2nd set: 84:27
performance quality: A-
recording quality: B
source: master audience tape
lineage: Sony cassette deck (built in mike?, auto-leveling, no dolby) >
TDK-AD cassettes > soundforge 4.5 > FLAC 6 > torrent.
this is a This And That production, and another installment
in glasnostrd19's Jazz Masters Series.
Masters of jazz from master audience recordings.
The Hynes Auditorium show is not officially part of this
series (only because it's from a 1st gen.) but it makes
appropriate filler, and the music and sound are good.
comments:
the 1st year I was recording shows, one of my favorite performers to see in
concert was McCoy Tyner. Having seen him at Paul's Mall the 1st time in spring
of 77, I liked it enough to see him in Vermont that summer. Another fine show,
and this would make 3. I think this is the best recording of those 3, although
they're all quite enjoyable and fairly comparable in quality. I think I may
have used an external mike for this show, the presence is good and consistent
throughout this delightful 2 1/2 hr. plus show. Tyner has always brought along
good drummers for his tours, this one went on to tour with John McLaughlin in
the One Truth Band after this tour. McCoy is one of those guys who likes to play,
and play, and play. He is one of the best at it and sustains an incredible energy
over a long time. None of his music of this era is easy to play, but it's very
easy to listen to. The 1970's were a time of tremendous abundance for really
nice McCoy Tyner music and he was one of my alltime favorite concert performers
in the mid and late 70's. He's still very good, always been, although I haven't
seen him in years. Regrettably, John Coltrane was not around very long to share
his great talents, but McCoy has been around seemingly forever and proven himself
to be one of the very best jazz musicians of his time, and one of the most enduring,
so let's hope there's still lots more left to Tyner's time of playing his fine music.
I would see and record McCoy 3 more times, after this concert, and plan to share 4
of my very enjoyed Real McCoy experiences with the dime community (maybe more in
the future, depending on interest) including #4 in that sequence which was a very
special engagement at Symphony Hall. That one is my 1st McCoy Tyner upload so if
this is up, that should already be available to you just like this one, a first
time ever master seed from glasnostrd19. For the love of jazz. And because almost
any time, is a good time for more McCoy Tyner music. Tough to tell which McCoy I
have is the best show/music. It's all good. The 1st song in set 2 here runs almost
49 minutes.
Some of McCoy's best releases (to my ears) I can recommend are Sama layuca, Focal
Point, and Fly like the Wind. I'm sure there are many more too. (Then there's John
Coltrane, but I missed the boat on him completely in concert. My Favorite Things and
A Love Supreme are supreme, and both have McCoy's great piano). I've never heard a
live McCoy 70's album. (I think there may be one) So why 4 McCoy uploads? It's
about time we heard more of this guy. If the others aren't all up yet, they're coming.
do not sell this recording.
Trade freely and losslessly.