MCCOY TYNER - PRELUDE AND SONATA

• McCoy Tyner: Prelude And Sonata
      (1995, cd, Europe, milestone)

Just look at that tracklist:

1. Prelude in E minor Op. 28, no. 4 (F. Chopin)
2. Loss of love (H. Mancini - B. Merrill)
3. Contemplation (McCoy Tyner)
4. For all we know (F. Coots - S. Lewis)
5. I will wait for you (M. Legrand - J. Demy - N. Gimbel)
6. Soul eyes (M. Waldron)
7. Smile (C. Chaplin)
8. Good morning heartache (I. Higginbotham - E. Drake - D. Fisher)
9. Piano sonata no. 8 in C minor (L. Van Beethoven)

"Prelude And Sonata" is a beautiful, lyrical modern jazz album.
It got released in 1995 but it still sounds fresh and crispy today.

McCoy Tyner on piano, Antonio Hart Bass on alto sax, Christian McBride on bass, and Marvin 'Smitty' Smith on drums, plus guest Joshua Redman on tenor sax on three of the tracks.

Here's the quintet's take on Henry Mancini's melancholic 'Loss Of Love' :

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