McCoy Tyner - Enlightenment (1973)

This is one of the great McCoy Tyner recordings. The powerful, percussive, and highly influential pianist sounds quite inspired throughout his appearance at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. Azar Lawrence (on tenor and soprano) is also quite noteworthy and there is plenty of interplay with bassist Juney Booth and drummer Alphonse Mouzon. But Tyner is the main star, whether it be on his three-part "Enlightenment Suite," "Presence," "Nebula," or the 25-minute "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit."

by Scott Yanow in All Music Guide

Styles:
Progressive Jazz
Modal
Post-Bop

Tracks:
01 - Presenting The Mccoy Tyner Quartet (01:19)
02 - Enlightenment Suite, Part 1: Genesis (10:02)
03 - Enlightenment Suite, Part 2: The Offering (04:00)
04 - Enlightenment Suite, Part 3: Inner Glimpse (10:04)
05 - Presence (10:35)
06 - Nebula (09:39)
07 - Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (24:04)

Line-up:
McCoy Tyner - piano, percussion
Azar Lawrence - soprano & tenor saxophone
Joony Booth - bass
Alphonse Mouzon - drums