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Enlightenment (McCoy Tyner album)
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Allmusic [1]
Penguin Guide to Jazz ( )[2]
All Music Guide to Jazz (1st ed.) Landmark recording[3]
Enlightenment Richard Cook and Brian Morton, authors of The Pen-
guin Guide to Jazz, opine that Enlightenment and the 1974
live album Atlantis are "two huge, sprawling concert
recordings which will drain most listeners: Tyner’s piano
outpourings seem unstoppable, and Lawrence comes on
as an even fierier spirit than [Sonny] Fortune, even if
both are in thrall to Coltrane. The Enlightenment set, cut
at Montreux, is marginally superior, if only for the pile-
driving ’Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit."[2]
Steve Metaliz, writing for Down Beat, noted that:
since the death of Coltrane, it’s been the pianists
who’ve been on the cutting edge of the music’s de-
velopment.... Enlightenment testifies to the brilliant
Live album by McCoy Tyner sound of [Tyner’s] endeavors. Tyner’s inside the in-
strument, as Coltrane was with the sax, drawing
Released 1973
from it colors, textures, and intensities unprece-
Recorded July 7, 1973 dented in jazz. No wonder the sidemen tend to get
Genre Jazz
lost in the shuffle a bit. Tenor saxophonist Azar
Lawrence in particular sometimes seems over-
Length 47:40 whelmed by the energy emanating from the key-
Label Milestone board; but on the whole he acquits himself well in
a role in which it was understandably difficult to
Producer Orrin Keepnews retain a distinctive voice. Drummer Al Mouzon de-
McCoy Tyner chronology serves special note; his crisp drumming is a good
foil for Tyner’s shattering polyphony. Enlighten-
Song of the New World Enlightenment Sama Layuca ment is a celebration of the epoch of the pianists
(1973) (1973) (1974) and also of a musician who has never ceased to
grow.[3]
Enlightenment is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner
released on the Milestone label. It was recorded at the
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 7, 1973
Track listing
and features Tyner in performance with Azar Lawrence, All music composed by McCoy Tyner.
Joony Booth and Alphonse Mouzon. No. Title Length
1. "Presenting the McCoy Tyner Quartet" 1:19
Reception (Introduced by French disc jockey Pierre Lattès)
Scott Yanow, writing for Allmusic, notes that "this is one 2. "Enlightenment Suite, Part 1 - Genesis" 10:02
of the great McCoy Tyner recordings. The powerful, per- 3. "Enlightenment Suite, Part 2: The Offer- 4:00
cussive, and highly influential pianist sounds quite in- ing"
spired throughout his appearance at the 1973 Montreux 4. "Enlightenment Suite, Part 3 - Inner 10:04
Jazz Festival".[1] Glimpse"
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Enlightenment (McCoy Tyner album)
5. "Presence" 10:35 See also
6. "Nebula" 9:39
• McCoy Tyner discography
7. "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit" 24:04
• Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino
De Montreux, Switzerland, July 7, 1973
References
[1] ^ Yanow, Scott. "Enlightenment (review)". Allmusic.
Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/
Personnel album/r149210. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
• McCoy Tyner: piano, percussion [2] ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The
• Azar Lawrence: tenor saxophone, soprano Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide
saxophone to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1246.
• Juini Booth: bass ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
• Alphonse Mouzon: drums [3] ^ Metaliz, Steve (1994), All Music Guide to Jazz, San
Francisco: Miller Freeman, p. 638, ISBN 0879303085
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