McCoy Tyner - Fly With the Wind - [Fly With the Wind] 1976

McCoy Tyner w/ Billy Cobham, Ron Carter and Hubert Laws - 1976 - Fly With The Wind

"Personnel:
McCoy Tyner (piano); Stuart Canin, Peter Schafer, Daniel Kobialko, Edmund Weingart, Frank Foster, Myra Bucky, Mark Volkert (violin); Selwart Clark, Daniel Yale (viola); Kermit Moore, Sally Kell (cello); Hubert Laws (alto flute, flute); Pual Rienzi (piccolo, flute); Raymond Duste (oboe); Linda Wood (harp); Ron Carter (bass); Billy Cobham (drums); Guilherme Franco (tambourine).Recorded from January 19-21, 1976.

Originally released on Milestone (9067).McCoy Tyner's first major attempt at commercial success, 1976's FLY WITH THE WIND, is in a sense a follow-up to 1973's SONG OF THE NEW WORLD. On that album, although Tyner was experimenting with writing for a large group, his material was a direct outgrowth of his work with John Coltrane. Here, producer Orrin Keepnews and drum star Billy Cobham bring McCoy fully into the jazz-rock world.The orchestral backup and strings that sweeten Tyner's flights of pianistic fancy add a cinematic touch, and Hubert Laws's flute lends commercial viability as well as a textural contrast. But Tyner's playing still leaves spiritual echoes, while Cobham's excitable virtuosity makes the pianist's solos sound almost introspective by comparison. "Beyond the Sun" features a poignant and spare arrangement; after the orchestral statement, the piano enters unaccompanied, effectively imitating the orchestra. Tyner's piano sweeps evoke strings, harp, and flute. "Rolem," a rock-samba, is replete with the quick unison passages that were the rage at the time." ~ Music Outfitter

Tracklisting:

01. Fly With The Wind
02. Salvadore De Samba
03. Beyond The Sun
04. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
05. Rolem