McCoy Tyner - Inception
Referencia: Analogue Productions (Impulse) AIPJ 18
Marca: Analogue Productions
Descripción
Those familiar with the dense, percussive style that
pianist McCoy Tyner has cultivated since the 1970s onwards may be
surprised by what they hear on Inception. Like Reaching Fourth and Nights of Ballads and Blues,
this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner
sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet
of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that
seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style. The choice of material is
fairly evenly split between modal pieces like "Inception" and more
harmonically involved tunes like "Speak Low," and the pianist's
treatment of both demonstrates the extent to which his early work was
rooted in bebop. Tyner had yet to develop the massive orchestral sound
and highly distinctive vocabulary of modal licks that would mark his
later style, and throughout this album he spins dizzyingly long and
singing lines with an exquisitely light touch. The irresistible rush of
forward momentum that he maintains on tracks like "Effendi" and "Blues
for Gwen" is breathtaking, and there is an exuberant, almost athletic
quality to much of his solo work. Bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin
Jones provide superb accompaniment throughout, and they lay a solid
rhythmic foundation for Tyner's sparkling melodic flights. The pianist's
penchant for drama, which asserts itself more strongly in his later
work, is on brief display in the original ballad "Sunset"; his skills as
an arranger, though evident on several tracks, are perhaps best
illustrated by the intricate contrapuntal treatment of "There Is No
Greater Love."
McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
