''Prelude and Sonata'' is an album by McCoy Tyner released on Key'stone and Milestone label in 1995. It was recorded in November 1994 and features performances of classical and

contemporary music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial ...

by Tyner with alto saxophonist

Antonio Hart Antonio Hart (born September 30, 1968) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York. H ...

, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith. The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states that "This release is definitely off the beaten path for McCoy Tyner, but it is well worth acquiring".Dryden, K. AllMusic Reviewaccessed March 5, 2009.

Track listing

# " Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4" (

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

) - 6:15 # "Loss of Love" ( Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill) - 8:35 # "Contemplation" - 11:06 # "For All We Know" ( J. Fred Coots,

Sam M. Lewis Sam M. Lewis (October 25, 1885 – November 22, 1959) was an American singer and lyricist. Career Lewis was born Samuel M. Levine in New York City, United States. He began his music career by singing in cafés throughout New York City, and be ...

) - 6:57 # "I Will Wait for You" (

Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrat ...

, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) - 7:04 # " Soul Eyes" (

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

) - 6:26 # "Smile" (

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

) - 6:33 # " Good Morning Heartache" ( Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:16 # " Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor" ( Ludwig van Beethoven) - 6:30 :''All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated'' :*Recorded November 26 & 27, 1994 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City

Personnel

* McCoy Tyner - piano *

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Joshua Redman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4) * Christian McBride -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Marvin "Smitty" Smith -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control McCoy Tyner albums 1995 albums Milestone Records albums