McCoy Tyner - The Montreux Years

[mjzee]

Release date June 23:

Track Listings

1	Latino Suite (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1986) - By McCoy Tyner All Stars
2	Eternally Yours (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)
3	Fly with the Wind (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio
4	Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)
5	Ask Me Now (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1986) - By McCoy Tyner All Stars
6	African Village (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio
7	Ballad for Aisha (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio

 

[Pim]

Why not releasing all of the music.... Silly if you ask me.

[felser]

6 hours ago, Pim said:

Why not releasing all of the music.... Silly if you ask me.

Totally agree.  Just do 3 CD set, one for each of the years.

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by felser

[T.D.]

21 minutes ago, felser said:

Totally agree.  Just do 3 CD set, one for each of the years.

 

That's for the forthcoming $200 vinyl package. 😉

[Pim]

41 minutes ago, T.D. said:

That's for the forthcoming $200 vinyl package. 😉

RSD release Oxblood vinyl, extra shiny cover limited to 100 copies with a piece of callus from McCoys sons feet (they had to do his entire 2 feet twice for the complete series)

[JSngry]

BMG?!?!? 

[tranemonk]

On 5/14/2023 at 12:57 AM, mjzee said:

Release date June 23:

Track Listings

1	Latino Suite (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1986) - By McCoy Tyner All Stars
2	Eternally Yours (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)
3	Fly with the Wind (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio
4	Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1981)
5	Ask Me Now (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1986) - By McCoy Tyner All Stars
6	African Village (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio
7	Ballad for Aisha (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2009) - By McCoy Tyner Trio

 

I agree with all of you in that they should have released all at once, assuming there's more. The Michel Petrucciani that was just released is excellent but I also wish that was a multi-cd set.

[ejp626]

I'll probably pick this up but agree it is far from ideal.

[BFrank]

There's always this, from 1973

[felser]

1 minute ago, BFrank said:

There's always this, from 1973

Oh yeah, one of his greatest albums.  Those late-BN and early Milestone albums were stunning.

[Pim]

14 hours ago, BFrank said:

There's always this, from 1973

Great stuff indeed. The energy it contains is mindblowing.

[JSngry]

Still wondering how this is a BMG product? 

[Eric]

I wonder whether this is one of these online only releases where the notes are only available via pdf? 

Answering my own question - no, physical product:

https://www.montreuxjazzshop.com/en/boutique/music/vinyls/mccoy-tyner-the-montreux-years-cd/

[ghost of miles]

Thanks for the heads-up on this... just pre-ordered through my local record store.

[Ken Dryden]

Ordered on Monday, along with  the Michel Petrucciani.

[JSngry]

On 5/29/2023 at 1:42 PM, JSngry said:

Still wondering how this is a BMG product? 

Still wondering... 

[thirdtry]

There's also a Modern Jazz Quartet at Montreux CD coming the same day as the Tyner.

[Eric]

Interesting they also have a Motorhead set for sale.  How is that a BMG product???

[jazzbo]

Well, I guess there was some sort of conglomerate Montreux licensing deal that was made with BMG enabled by some European laws and/or the nature of the festival performance contracts. 

Edited May 31, 2023 by jazzbo

[mjazzg]

1 hour ago, Eric said:

Interesting they also have a Motorhead set for sale.  How is that a BMG product???

Motorhead at Montreux Jazz, now I like that idea. And, a cover of 'Rosalie' too, what's not to like there

[kh1958]

To be specific about what is actually on this 84 minute CD:

Latino Suite: From 1986, this is a trio performance, with Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes.

Eternally Yours: From 1981, this is solo piano.

Fly With the Wind: From 2009,a quintet performance, with Gary Bartz, Bill Frisell, Gerald Cannon, and Eric Gravatt.

Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit: From 1981, this is an octet, featuring John Blake and Arthur Blythe, in addition to McCoy, on this track.

Ask Me Now: from 1986, this is a duet of McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson. 

African Village and Ballad for Aisha: Both from 2009, the same quintet as above. 

A 3 CD set of all three concerts would have been nicer, but what is here is rather good.

[cliffpeterson]

Info on BMG and Montreux partnership:

 

https://www.bmg.com/news/montreux-jazz-festival-partnership.html

https://www.discogs.com/label/2384101-The-Montreux-Years

 

 

[JSngry]

There it is. 5hank you! 

[Ken Dryden]

If you order any of The Montreux Years CD series, especially from Amazon, play them promptly. When I opened my copy of the Tyner CD today, there was glue residue on the edge of the playing surface rendering the last track unplayable. I am not always prompt about playing my Amazon purchases and that 30 day window can arrive in seemingly no time.

[Stompin at the Savoy]