Years
before Chick Corea went fusion and when ECM Records was just a pipe
dream, McCoy Tyner was making brilliant milestone albums with sax
king pin John Coltrane. The Segovia of the piano, Tyner was the perfect
match for Coltrane while, I personally became excited with Tyner after
hearing his 2 brilliant 76 Lp releases Fly With The Wind
and Focal Point. Lo and behold, turning 70 years young
in 2008, McCoy is back, this time with a double CD/DVD release called
Guitars. Always highly regarded for his unique virtuoso jazz
piano versatility, Tyner adds, Ive never done anything
like this before. With Tyner reigning over his grand pianoaided
with the rhythm section of Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnettethe
guitarists here include Bill Frisell, Derek Trucks,
Marc Ribot, John Scofield and banjo hero Bela Fleck.
Tyner sums up his classic jazz trio meets guitar fusion adding, It
was great and each guy had his own concept and own sound which is
very, very important on any instrument. Tyners inventive
keyboard style is very accommodating for each of these fretboard masters
and the CD is accompanied by a DVD featuring songs with each guest
guitarist and lots of bonus footage and features. www.McCoyTyner.com