McCoy Tyner & the Charles Tolliver Big Band

McCoy Tyner & the Charles Tolliver Big Band

Playing the music of Africa/Brass

Blue Note

New York, NY

June 21, 2012

8:00 (early) show

iRecorderPro > iPhone 4S (705kbps MONO WAV) > Audacity > TLH > FLAC

Tracks 2 & 3 Charles Tolliver Big Band

Track 2, Charles Tolliver, piano

The rest of the set, Charles Tolliver Big Band with McCoy Tyner & Gerald Cannon

1. Announcer

2. On The Nile

3. I Want to Talk About You

4. introductions

5. Blues Minor

6. The Damned Don't Cry

7. Greensleeves

8. Africa

McCoy Tyner, piano

Gerald Cannon, bass

Charles Tolliver Big Band:

Charles Tolliver, piano and conductor

Howard Johnson, baritone sax

Marcus Strickland, tenor & soprano saxes (lead)

Todd Bayshore, alto sax

Bruce Williams, alto sax

Paul Sexton, tenor sax

low winds:

Mike Dees

Jason Jackson

Stafford Hunter

Aaron Johnson

trumpets:

Lawrence Greenwich

Chris Albert

Wilmer Wise

Cameron Johnson (lead)

Devon Stokes, bass

Billy Drummond, drums

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The first set of the first night of a four night run, recorded from stage left, closer to the big band than McCoy.

Almost worthy of his own credit on this recording is legendary reissue producer Michael Cuscuna. We were seated behind him and his voice shows up several times on the recording. He seemed sort of glib and obnoxious with his buddies but what do I know. I think they gave the waitress the creeps.

I think the performance is a bit more together on the late show, which I previously uploaded, but there are some real high points here, specifically every time Marcus Strickland touched the saxophone to his lips. Monster.

Enjoy my friends.

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McCoy Tyner & the Charles Tolliver Big Band

Playing the music of Africa/Brass

Blue Note

New York, NY

June 21, 2012

10:00 show

iRecorderPro > iPad 2 (705kbps MONO WAV) > Audacity > TLH > FLAC

Tracks 1 & 2 Charles Tolliver Big Band

Track 1, Charles Tolliver, piano

The rest of the set, Charles Tolliver Big Band with McCoy Tyner & Gerald Cannon

1. On The Nile

2. i Want to Talk About You

3. introduction of McCoy Tyner

4. Song of the Underground Railroad

5. space between songs

6. The Damned Don't Cry

7. second space between songs

8. Greensleeves

9. song introductions

10. Africa

11. band introductions

McCoy Tyner, piano

Gerald Cannon, bass

Charles Tolliver Big Band:

Charles Tolliver, piano and conductor

Howard Johnson, baritone sax

Marcus Strickland, tenor & soprano saxes (lead)

Todd Bayshore, alto sax

Bruce Williams, alto sax

Paul Sexton, tenor sax

low winds:

Mike Dees

Jason Jackson

Stafford Hunter

Aaron Johnson

trumpets:

Lawrence Greenwich

Chris Albert

Wilmer Wise

Cameron Johnson (lead)

Devon Stokes, bass

Billy Drummond, drums… (més)