McCoy Tyner - Sahara

This is one of my McCoy Tyner favorites. I like the intensity and attacking style of his play. You really feel his piano playing and the reed work of Sonny Fortune. They literally take you on a musical journey, with Alphonse Mouzon and Calvin Hill laying the foundation. A beautiful, intense journey, one that is like life itself.

これが出た時、JAZZ喫茶で胸をわくわくさせて聴いたものです。

RIP McCoy. You brought us hours and hours of joy.

Sonny Fortune + Calvin Hill + Alphonze Mouzon + McCoy Tyner = post-bop ecstasy. Over and out.

Rest in a jazzy piece McCoy, a very jazzy piece.

Rest in Peace jazz piano master McCoy Tyner. You played from the heart in all musical settings solo, quartet, quintet and big band. I really loved the piano style and technique.

This tune is one of the best music in the world. Tyner's solo is breathtaking!

Thanks McCoy for all the magic you gave us...you will always be in our hearts...
peace to your big soul...

Pianista y compositor, McCoy Tyner encarna una de los ejes principales del jazz contemporáneo. Fraguándose en un primer tiempo en el cuarteto de John Coltrane y reafirmándose ulteriormente con su propio conjunto. Innovador, su aportación mayor fue un lenguaje propio que le distanciaría de la armonía tonal estipulada. Apoyándose en esa técnica, manifiesta «una practica extensiva del “ostinato” (armónica y rítmica), que provoca ondas mantenidas por una energía inconmensurable. Potencia contrapesada por un toque y un fraseado de gran delicadeza» (Vincent Cotro) . Sahara es un disco inenarrable que pretende conducirnos por esos vastos y misteriosos territorios de un desierto mítico para cuantos, desde tiempos remotos, lo eligieron como destino de un viaje atemporal que nos confronta con nuestra condición de transeúntes. De ahí la importancia de escucharlo predispuestos a cumplir la travesía como rito iniciático que requiere nuestra máxima atención, si aceptamos adentrarnos con él en sus arcanos.

record of the year, from Downbeat mag, he said it took twenty years to play what he was hearing in his head, best ever stuff with the Trane, too, saw him at Keystone Korners in San Francisco, and Kuumba Santa Cruz, might as well hear the best while you are at it, then practice for fun at home, with humility

This is the first album of McCoy's out of the Trane quartet I knew, when I was in high school.
This music impressed me strongly, and opened the way to a lifelong feel for Jazz as an Art Form.
McCoy Tyner has been among the Artists who gave the best contribution to the Music, as one of the highest expressions of the best things mankind can ever do, with sheer integrity and uplifting humanity.
As long as will be a man or a woman who appreciate Music, there will be someone who will hear the music of McCoy Tyner with joy, and gratitude.
Thank you, Sir.

Sweet album. I bought it in '72, same year this pic of me was taken! I saw him a few times in DC, in the '70's. Sat about 4 feet away once. I was whistling along to a few of his songs. When the show ended, he got up and walked past me, just staring at me. I wondered if he thought how a white man could know his music so well??? ( I play guitar, but I started on piano, when I was about 3). Since the early '70's, the best has been Holdsworth, (RIP), for me! Still love all good music. Holdsworth came through Coltrane!

just heard of the passing, speechless, condolences to family and all

Rest in Peace Alphonse Mouzon

Rest in peace McCoy Tyner....

Rest In Peace Sonny Fortune

👍🏾👍🏾

The hardest working hands in jazz,

Absolutely breathtaking. This and Atlantis are two of my favorite pieces of music. Thank you from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

One of the major saviors of the seventies that ever shall be.

What a Giant of the piano!
You will be missed. (RIP)

this tune is fucking crazy

RIP. Thanks for the stellar music.

I'm speechless!

Bless you McCoy you gave us everything.

I used to go watch this god of piano at the Village Vanguard when I was like 13- 16 early to mid 70s. The closest I ll ever get to seeing an Art Tatum

R.IP....GREAT...MAN

Totally spiritual inspiration- sanctified!!!

! ! ! ! ! !

R.I.P

Rip Great

Inspired me BIG TIME!!!!

When I was 15 or whatever and bought this album, I didn't get the cover: is he sitting in an urban Sahara. That's my take. Love McCoy Tyner.

very very.....good

The great one!

seeing him solo it was clear he had an invisible but very hearable 3rd hand

RIP :(

Beautiful

Reminds of "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts".

❤❤❤❤

Sonny fortune is killing like in your worst nightmare what a wonderful sound they had that time, im glad mccoy converted to Muslim and then explore easter sounds

乾杯

. . . or is he sitting in an old neighbourhood (Philly?) where he grew up, only now with "progress" they're tearing it down? I haven't found the answer yet.

The destruction of North Philly, as McCoy gazes at oblivion.

このアルバムでウイスキーロックを何杯飲んだことか。

This "music" gives me a headache... :-((( Listen to it then go to the madhouse. :-)))