Echoes of a Friend

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Echoes of a Friend
Studio album by McCoy Tyner

Publication
(s)

August 1974

admission

November 11, 1972

Label (s) Milestone Records

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

Jazz, post bop

Title (number)

5

running time

38:33

occupation McCoy Tyner (piano)

production

Orrin Keepnews

Studio (s)

Victor Studios

Location (s)

Tokyo

chronology
Sahara

(1972)

Echoes of a Friend Song for My Lady

(1973)

McCoy Tyner (1973)

Echoes of a Friend is a music album by the American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner . The album, an honor and memory of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane ,who died in 1967, contains solo piano improvisations by the pianist.

album

Recording and publication

The studio album with its five tracks was recorded by McCoy Tyner on November 11, 1972 in Tokyo and released in August 1974 on Milestone Records as a long-playing record. The re-release as CD in the United States and in German-speaking countries - also with Milestone Records - took place in 1991.

Compositions

The first two tracks on the album Naima and Promise are original compositions by John Coltrane. Coltrane dedicated the composition Naima to his first wife, Juanita Naima Grubb. The composition Promise is, if one follows Tyner's liner notes , a reverence to the spiritual music of the African-Americans, recognizable by the repetitive striking chords of the left hand. My Favorite Things , a composition by Richard Rodgers , is a jazz standard often interpreted by John Coltrane . The longest track on the album The Discovery comes from McCoy Tyner and is supposed to symbolize the discovery of one's own personality. Folks , also composed by Tyner, is - if you follow the liner notes - the nickname of a very esteemed producer.

background

McCoy Tyner could look back on a successful collaboration and friendship with the saxophonist John Coltrane. They met for the first time together in Philadelphia, the birthplace of Tyner. Tyner said of himself about his album Echoes of a Friend and the collaboration and friendship with John Coltrane:

“This was a solo piano tribute album that reflected my experiences with my dear friend John. I did tunes like “Naima”, “The Promise” and “My Favorite Things” which of course are closely associated with the John Coltrane Quartet. Being with such a major teacher as John left such a permanent influence on me. See, I knew John when I was a teenager. That's when I met him, when I was 17. He was with Miles when I met him [in 1956]. And we really got acquainted with each other when he left Miles' band the first time (April 1957) and returned to Philly to live with his mother Alice. I used to go by there and play with John. ... And he'd also come by to my place and play with me and we had some sessions. … He was 12 years older than me so he was like a big brother to me. And we'd make gigs together around Philly during that period. ... So John and I became close during that period, before he went back with Miles. Then when he was getting ready to leave Miles 'band the second time (early 1960) he told me,' Look, I'm gonna leave Miles, I'm really gonna do it. And I want you to join my band. '”

“This was a tribute album for solo piano that reflected my experience with my dear friend John. I played melodies like 'Naima', 'The Promise' and 'My Favorite Things', which of course are closely associated with the John Coltrane Quartet . Playing with such a great teacher as John made a lasting impact on me. You see, I knew John when I was a teenager. I was seventeen when I met him. He was playing with Miles when I met him [in 1956]. And we really got to know each other when he first left Miles' band (April 1957) and returned to Philadelphia to live with his mother Alice. I used to go there and play with John. ... And he came to me and played with me and we had a few sessions together. ... He was 12 years older than me, so he was like a big brother to me. And we performed together in and around Philadelphia during that time. ... So John and I became close friends during this period before he went back to Miles. Then when he was ready to leave Miles 'band for the second time (early 1960) he said to me,' Look, I'm going to leave Miles, I'm really going to do it. And I want you to join my band. '"

McCoy Tyner played from 1960 to 1965 “with the Coltrane quartet, toured the USA, then worldwide, and played on many recordings. This was possibly the most influential quartet in all of jazz history, and Tyner was instrumental in its great success. ... After he left Coltrane, from 1966 he led his own trio. In 1972 he signed with Milestone Records and recorded three albums for this label that year: Sahara (Milestone, 1972), Song For My Lady (Milestone, 1973) and his Echoes of a Friend .

For Joachim-Ernst Berendt and Günther Huesmann , McCoy Tyner represents “the Coltrane legacy ... more valid than anyone else. Yes, McCoy Tyner is this legacy: quiet and servant, full of seriousness and religiosity, ”which you can see for yourself when listening to the album Echoes of a Friend .

Track list

  • McCoy Tyner: Echoes of a Friend (Milestone Records - M-9055)
  1. Naima ( Coltrane ) - 6:34
  2. Promise (Coltrane) - 6:10
  3. My Favorite Things ( Hammerstein , Rodgers ) - 8:38
  4. The Discovery - 17:32
  5. Folks - 7:39

* The compositions are by McCoy Tyner, unless otherwise stated.

Contributors

Musicians and their instruments

Production staff

  • Phil Carroll - Art Director
  • Mansfield / Keystone Korner - artwork
  • Tamaki Bekku - Sound Engineer Engineer  
  • Lee Friedlander - Photography
  • Tetsuya Shimoda - producer

reception

Rovi Staff gives 5 out of 5 stars to Allmusik and says: “This is emotional and unrestrained music, best enjoyed when you simply get involved. She is beautiful and innocent. "For Scaruffi.com it is only" apparently a tribute to Coltrane ... Coltrane may have been the influence to achieve such a level of intensity and incorporate exotic elements, but the spiritual fear of the Master was replaced by a vital energy with opposite signs. “The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide gave the album the top grade: 5 out of 5 stars.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Echoes of a Friend at www.discogs.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b s. the linesnotes of the album Echoes of a Friend
  3. ^ Bill Milkowski: Echoes of a Friend. In: jazztimes.com. January 1, 2008, accessed July 16, 2017 .
  4. ^ Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X , p. 654.
  5. ^ McCoy Tyner Catalog. In: jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 17, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Joachim-Ernst Behrend, Günther Huesmann: Das Jazzbuch . 7th edition. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 978-3-596-15964-2 .
  7. ↑ Echoes of a Friend at www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Echoes of a Friend at www.scaruffi.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2017 : "Ostensibly a tribute to Coltrane ... Coltrane may have been the influence to achieve such a degree of intensity, and to integrate exotic elements, but the spiritual angst of the master was replaced by a vital energy of." the opposite sign. "
  9. ^ J. Swenson: The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . Random House / Rolling Stone, 1985, ISBN 0-394-72643-X , pp. 194 .