McCoy Tyner's 'Enlightenment'

McCoy Tyner‘s ‘Enlightenment’ is a live album recorded on July 7, 1973 at the Montreux Jazz Festival In 1973 and released the same year by Milestone.

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1 . Montreux 1973 (Part 1)

2 . Montreux 1973 (Part 2)

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Track Listing : 1.Presenting The Mccoy Tyner Quartet (Introduced By French Disc Jockey Pierre Lattès) . 2.Enlightenment Suite, Part 1 – Genesis (Mccoy Tyner) – 10:02 . 3.Enlightenment Suite, Part 2: The Offering (Mccoy Tyner) – 4:00 . 4.Enlightenment Suite, Part 3 – Inner Glimpse (Mccoy Tyner) – 10:04 . 5.Presence (Mccoy Tyner) – 10:35 . 6.Nebula (Mccoy Tyner) – 9:39 . 7.Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (Mccoy Tyner) – 24:04

Musicians : Mccoy Tyner – Piano, Percussion . Azar Lawrence – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone . Juini Booth – Bass . Alphonse Mouzon – Drums

Production : Produced By Orrin Keepnews . Carlos Olms – Engineer, Remixing . Chris Penycate – Engineer . Jim Stern – Remixing

Package : Tony Lane – Art Direction, Photography

Recorded On On July 7, 1973 At The Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland.

Released In 1973 By Milestone.

(Source McCoy Tyner – Enlightenment | Enlightenment | McCoy Tyner – Official Site)

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jazz.com
Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, which has historically produced memorable music, “Nebula” is one of many diamonds found on this live disc […]

allmusic
This is one of the great McCoy Tyner recordings. The powerful, percussiveand highly influential pianist sounds quite inspired throughout his appearance at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival […]

Across Rhythm
There really isn’t anything here that I would call a breakthrough, but I think that all of it qualifies as a top-notch example of Tyner’s music at its early-’70s best. […]

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