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Things Ain’t What They Used To Be

Released: 1989
Recorded: November 2, 1989
Recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC
Label: Blue Note

Musicians
McCoy Tyner: piano
John Scofield: guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6)
George Adams: tenor saxophone (tracks 12 & 13)

Songs
“The Greeting” – 2:26
“Naima” (Coltrane) – 3:42
“I Mean You” (Hawkins, Monk) – 4:57
“Here’s That Rainy Day” (Burke, Van Heusen) – 6:02
“Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” (Ellington, Persons) – 3:52
“Joy Spring” (Brown) – 4:21
“Lush Life” (Strayhorn) – 5:34 Bonus track on CD
“Song for My Lady” – 6:28 Bonus track on CD
“Sweet and Lovely” (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) – 3:56 Bonus track on CD
“What’s New?” (Burke, Haggart) – 3:53
“Search for Peace” – 6:09
“Blues on the Corner” – 6:25
“My One and Only Love” (Mellin, Wood) – 8:00

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

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