McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington

Released: 1965
Recorded: December 2 & 7-8, 1964
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length: 32:08 (original LP), 48:26 (CD reissue)
Label: Impulse!
Producer: Bob Thiele

Musicians
McCoy Tyner: piano
Jimmy Garrison: bass
Elvin Jones: drums
Willie Rodriguez: Latin percussion (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Johnny Pacheco: Latin percussion (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)

Songs
“Duke’s Place” (Ellington, Katz, Thiele) – 3:18
“Caravan” (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) – 3:32
“Solitude” (DeLange, Ellington, Mills) – 5:09
“Searchin’” (Allen, Ellington) – 4:33
“Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool” (Baker, Ellington) – 6:28
“Satin Doll” (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn) – 4:10
“Gypsy Without a Song” (Ellington, Gordon, Lou Singer, Tizol) – 4:58

Bonus tracks on CD:
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Ellington, Mills) – 4:02
“I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” (Ellington, Webster) – 5:57
“Gypsy Without a Song” [Alternate Take] – 6:14

Recorded on December 2 (#8, 9), 7 (#3, 5, 7, 10) & 8 (#1, 2, 4, 6), 1964

Categories 1960s
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