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pianist

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which was released on the

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label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with bassist

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and drummer

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Reception

The

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review by

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states that the album "although not as intense as his work with the

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Quartet, is generally memorable and still sounds quite viable 35 years later".Yanow, S.

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accessed February 19, 2009.

Track listing

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Personnel

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References

{{Authority control 1963 albums McCoy Tyner albums Impulse! Records albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio