Provides a rock-solid, woody, and rhythmically elastic foundation.
The deep, physical resonance of Ron Carter’s acoustic bass strings. The subtle hiss of Elvin Jones’s shimmering cymbals. mccoy tyner the real mccoyjazzflacrogercc work
If you are new to McCoy Tyner’s music, The Real McCoy is the perfect starting point—a recording that distills everything that made him great into a single, timeless statement. And if you are already a fan, the album rewards repeated listening, revealing new details and nuances with each play. It is, as producer Alfred Lion said, “a pure jazz session,” untouched by commercial concerns, and its passionate love for the music shines through every note. In the words of the JazzTimes review, it is the sound of “a voice with 10 fingers,” speaking directly and powerfully across the decades. If you are new to McCoy Tyner’s music,