McCoy Tyner (geb. 1938): Inception

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Detailed Information

  • Label: Impulse, 1962
  • Order number: 1776711
  • Release date: 11.3.1997

Product Information

Inception was conceived by McCoy as a sort of introduction to his debut on records as a leader. It's a blues in C minor, and in addition to McCoy's crisp inventiveness, there is - as throughout the album - the brilliantly resourceful drumming of Elvin Jones, John Coltrane's regular drummer. "I don't know anyone," says McCoy, "who plays like Elvin. He has so much freedom. He swings deeply but, unlike many other drummers, he doesn't lay on the beat so heavily that it inhibits you. And because of his freedom, he makes me freer so that I can improvise my own rhythmic patterns, knowing that he'll always be able to complement them. And then there are his enormous skill and emotional drive. Playing with Elvin spoils you for other drummers."

Press comments

H. Thomas in stereoplay 10 / 97: "Inception", einge- spielt mit Art Davis, Baß, und Elvin Jones, Drums, zeigt Tyner im Kraftfeld zwischen seinen Arbeitgebern aus jener Zeit: dem konventionellen Art Farmer/ Benny Golson Jazztet und dem avantgardistischen John Coltrane Quartet."

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