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Cosmos (McCoy Tyner album)

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Cosmos
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1976[1]
RecordedNovember 22, 1968; April 4, 1969 and July 21, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length79:51
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA460-H2
ProducerDuke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Supertrios
(1977)
Cosmos
(1976)
Inner Voices
(1977)

Cosmos is a double LP by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label in July 1976.[1][2] It contains material recorded in November 1968, April 1969 and July 1970 and features two trio performances by Tyner with bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Freddie Waits, three performances with a larger group featuring saxophonists Harold Vick and Al Gibbons with a string quartet, and three performances as a sextet with flautist Hubert Laws and saxophonists Andrew White and Gary Bartz. The full album is only available on CD on the Mosaic Select 25: McCoy Tyner box set, but the three tracks from the July 21, 1970 sextet recording session also appear on the CD release of Asante.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the quality of the performances are consistently high... and the music is consistently intriguing."[2]

Track listing

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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 2), April 4, 1969 (Side One & Side Two) and July 21, 1970 (Side Three track 1 & Side Four)

Personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Pianists Monk and Tyner Pace Blue Note Reissues" (PDF). Billboard. 24 July 1976. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Cosmos (review)". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.