MCCOY TYNER QUINTET
Blues Alley, Washington, DC, USA
October 1, 1983
SBD
Goody Pitch-Corrected Remaster, Redbook version
McCoy Tyner - piano
Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
John Blake - violin (omit track 01)
John Lee - bass
Wilby Fletcher - drums (omit track 01)
TwoMonks' original lineage:
Cassette tape - 24/96 sampling > Audacity 1.3.13 > Dime upload >
Goody's additional lineage:
foobar2000 (WAV) > Audition (Pitch Bender +83 cents-Tracks 01-06, +65 cents-Tracks 07-11; Amplify +6dB; Downsample to 44k) > TLH (FLAC Level 8; ffp)
Disc 1
01. McCoy Tyner announces the musicians, titles (1:39)
02. It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget) (09:50)
03. McCoy Tyner announces next title (0:24)
04. Island Birdie (24:22)
05. McCoy Tyner announces end of set and next title (0:43)
06. Rhythm-//a-ning// (8:16) (incomplete - edit at 00:01:48:41)
Disc 2
07. //Ballad for Aisha (11:26) (Tape flip - incomplete)
08. McCoy Tyner announces next title as performed on his last album (0:26)
09. Se�or Carlos (21:05)
10. McCoy Tyner announces musicians and taking a break, MC announces group, future concerts (1:19)
11. Motherland// (12:34) (incomplete)
From TwoMonks' notes:
At the start of this tape McCoy Tyner announces that the preceding title was "Just Feelin'", and the musicians and next title. "Just Feelin'" was not included on this tape. "Rhythm-a-ning"" had another recording inserted into it somehow from 40:39 & 41:27, during the saxophone solo. Once this was edited out, the saxophone continues with a minor blip; still, the recording ends abruptly, leaving the piece incomplete. "Ballad for Aisha" is missing the beginning. "Motherland" finishes abruptly with the end of the tape.
Thanks to all involved in the presentation of this archive!
Thanks to sparti for confirming the date and venue.
Text updated for this ediition August 29, 2014.
RIP John Blake, Jr. (July 3, 1947 � August 15, 2014)
- Goody