Nights of Ballads & Blues

Nights of Ballads & Blues
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	1963
Recorded	March 4, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:48
Label	Impulse! A-39
Producer	Bob Thiele
McCoy Tyner chronology
Inception (1962) Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963) Today and Tomorrow (1963)

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Allmusic	[1]

Nights of Ballads & Blues is the second album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with Steve Davis and Lex Humphries. The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook states that the album "qualifies as one of the pianist's most enjoyable early discs".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn) - 5:40
2. "We'll Be Together Again" (Fischer, Laine) - 3:40
3. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 6:23
4. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 3:48
5. "Star Eyes" (DePaul, Raye) - 5:03
6. "Blue Monk" (Monk) - 5:22
7. "Groove Waltz" (Tyner) - 5:31
8. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 3:21

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Steve Davis - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 19, 2009.