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Inception

Released: 1962
Recorded: January 10–11, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length:32:54
Label: Impulse!
Producer: Bob Thiele

Musicians
McCoy Tyner: piano
Art Davis: bass
Elvin Jones: drums

Songs
“Inception” – 4:28 (Tyner)
“There Is No Greater Love” (Jones, Symes) – 6:21
“Blues for Gwen” – 4:27 (Tyner)
“Sunset” – 4:41 (Tyner)
“Effendi” – 6:39 (Tyner)
“Speak Low” (Nash, Weill) – 6:18

Recorded on January 10 (#1, 4-5) and January 11 (#2-3, 6), 1962.

Additional Album Facts: “Blues for Gwen” was named after McCoy’s sister, whilst “Sunset” was suggested by McCoy’s wife, Aisha, because the piece “brought to her mind an impression of nature, and because it’s a reflective ballad, Sunset seemed the logical title.

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