McCoy Tyner – Nights Of Ballads & Blues (VG+/E) – LP, JP 1979, No OBI

Nights Of Ballads & Blues is an LP by McCoy Tyner from 1979 released on the MCA Records label.

About this album

Nights Of Ballads & Blues is a beautifully lyrical early statement from McCoy Tyner, balancing elegant ballads with hard-swinging post-bop touch. Issued in 1963, the album shows the pianist stepping out with a more intimate, melodic approach than some of his more forceful later work, while still retaining the rhythmic authority that made him so influential. Its programme of standards and jazz favourites, including ‘’Round Midnight’ and ‘Blue Monk’, highlights Tyner’s rich voicings, clean attack and sense of space. Long admired as a key part of his Blue Note-era catalogue, it helped establish his reputation as one of modern jazz piano’s most distinctive voices.

Genre: Jazz