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'' (1987), it was recorded at Merkin Hall and features solo performances by Tyner, in addition he performs three duets with guitarist John Scofield and two with tenor saxophonist George Adams. The

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states that "the pianist makes every melody sound like a fresh original through his distinctive chord voicings and harmonies. This is a strong effort by one of the best."Yanow, S.

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Track listing

# "The Greeting" - 2:26 # " Naima" ( Coltrane) - 3:42 # "I Mean You" ( Hawkins,

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Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. Background In 1941 there was a strike against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, of which Duke Ellington ...

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) - 4:21 # " Lush Life" ( Strayhorn) - 5:34 Bonus track on CD # "Song for My Lady" - 6:28 Bonus track on CD # "

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" ( Arnheim, LeMare,

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What's New? What's New?" is a 1939 popular song composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was originally an instrumental tune titled "I'm Free" by Haggart in 1938, when Haggart was a member of Bob Crosby and His Orchestra. The tune was writte ...

" (Burke, Haggart) - 3:53 # "Search for Peace" - 6:09 # "Blues on the Corner" - 6:25 # " My One and Only Love" ( Mellin,

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) - 8:00 :''All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated'' :*Recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC, November 2, 1989 (solos), and November 27, 1989 (duets)

Personnel

* McCoy Tyner –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* John Scofield –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 3, 4, 6) * George Adams –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

(tracks 12 & 13)

References

{{Authority control 1990 live albums McCoy Tyner live albums Blue Note Records live albums