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Together (McCoy Tyner album)

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Together
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedAugust 31 & September 3, 1978
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley
GenreJazz
Length41:15
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Counterpoints
(2004)
Together
(1979)
Horizon
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Together is a 1979 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in August and September 1978 and features performances by Tyner with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, flautist Hubert Laws, tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist Bennie Maupin, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Jack DeJohnette and percussionist Bill Summers.

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The music is essentially high-quality advanced modal hard bop and each of the sidemen get their opportunities to be showcased".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Nubia" (Tyner) - 8:08
  2. "Shades of Light" (Laws) - 7:43
  3. "Bayou Fever" (DeJohnette) - 4:49
  4. "One of Another Kind" (Hubbard) - 7:05
  5. "Ballad for Aisha" (Tyner) - 7:19
  6. "Highway One" (Hutcherson) - 6:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 196. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 25, 2009.