Major Changes
1987 studio album by Frank Morgan and the McCoy Tyner Trio
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| Studio album by Frank Morgan and the McCoy Tyner Trio | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | April 27–29, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Contemporary | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Major Changes is a 1987 album by Frank Morgan with the McCoy Tyner Trio released on the Contemporary label. It was recorded in April 1987 and features performances by Morgan and Tyner with Avery Sharpe and Louis Hayes.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Morgan's lyricism works quite well with Tyner's powerful chords, and the results are consistently memorable".[3]
Track listing
- "Changes" - 5:10
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 8:17
- "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 4:21
- "Search for Peace" - 6:59
- "Frank's Back" - 6:09
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:45
- "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) - 10:43
- "So What" (Miles Davis) - 9:40
- All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
- Recorded in NYC, April 27, 28 & 29, 1987
Personnel
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Frank Morgan - alto saxophone
- Avery Sharpe - bass
- Louis Hayes - drums
- Technical
- Ed Rak - recording engineer
- Jim Marshall - front cover photography
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1037. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 26, 2009.
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Frank Morgan
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Frank Morgan (1955)
- Easy Living (1985)
- Lament (1986)
- Double Image (with George Cables, 1986)
- Major Changes (1987)
- Yardbird Suite (1988)
- Reflections (1988)
- Mood Indigo (1989)
- A Lovesome Thing (1990)
- You Must Believe in Spring (1992)
- Listen to the Dawn (1993)
- Love, Lost & Found (1995)
- Bop! (1996)
- Reflections (2005)
- Bebop Lives! (1986)
- Quiet Fire (with Bud Shank, 1987)
- City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard (2003)
- Raising the Standard (2003)
- A Night in the Life (2003)
- Twogether (with John Hicks (pianist), 2005 & 2006)
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| Various (1990–1994) |
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| Impulse! (1995–1997) |
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