Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album)

Cosmos
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	August 1976[1][2]
Recorded	November 22, 1968; April 4, 1969 and July 21, 1970 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note BN-LA460-H2
Producer	Duke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Supertrios (1977) Cosmos (1977) Inner Voices (1977)

Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in August 1977.^[1][2] It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits a larger group featuring Harold Vick, Al Gibbons and a string quartet and a sextet with Hubert Laws, Andrew White and Gary Bartz. The album has not yet been released on CD but the three tracks from the July 21, 1970 recording session appear on the CD release of Asante.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the quality of the performances are consistently high... and the music is consistently intriguing."^[1]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Song for My Lady" - 7:30
2. "Cosmos" - 9:00

Side Two

1. "Shaken, But Not Forsaken" - 11:30
2. "Vibration Blues" - 8:40

Side Three

1. "Forbidden Land" - 13:50
2. "Planet X" - 7:40

Side Four

1. "Asian Lullaby" - 7:27
2. "Hope" - 14:14

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Recorded on November 22, 1968 (Side Three track 1), April 4, 1969 (Side One & Side Two) and July 21, 1970 (Side Three track 1 & Side Four)

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Herbie Lewis - bass
• Freddie Waits - drums, timpani, chimes
• Harold Vick - soprano saxophone (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Al Gibbons - reeds (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Julian Barber - violin (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Emanuel Green - violin (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Gene Orloff - viola (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Kermit Moore - cello, director (Side One tracks 1-2, Side Two track 1)
• Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)
• Gary Bartz - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)
• Andrew White - oboe (Side Three track 1, Side Four track 1-2)

See also

• McCoy Tyner discography

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Yanow, Scott. "Cosmos (review)". Allmusic. Rovi Corp.. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r149241. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Released Aug. 1977 as per Allmusic, though other sources (e.g. Discogs.com) specify 1976.