| Song of the New World | ||||
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| Studio album by McCoy Tyner | ||||
| Released | July 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April 6 & 9, 1973 | |||
| Studio | A & R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:24 | |||
| Label | Milestone MSP 9049 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| McCoy Tyner chronology | ||||
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Song of the New World is a 1973 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his fourth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in April 1973 and features performances by Tyner with a big band including saxophonist Sonny Fortune, flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Joony Booth and drummer Alphonse Mouzon along with a brass section, and a full string section on two tracks conducted by William Fischer.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The powerful pianist is in fine form and the main soloist throughout. Most memorable is the title cut and a reworking of 'Afro Blue'."
Track listing
- "Afro Blue" (Santamaría) - 10:01
- "Little Brother" - 10:12
- "The Divine Love" - 7:31
- "Some Day" - 6:50
- "Song of the New World" - 6:50
- All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
Personnel
- McCoy Tyner: piano, percussion
- Hubert Laws: piccolo, flute
- Sonny Fortune: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Joony Booth: bass
- Alphonse Mouzon: drums
- Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Jon Faddis: trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Virgil Jones: trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Garnett Brown: trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Dick Griffin: trombone, baritone trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Willie Ruff: french horn (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- William Warnick III: french horn (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Julius Watkins: french horn (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Kiane Zawadi: euphonium (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Bob Stewart: tuba (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Sonny Morgan: conga drums (tracks 1 & 2)
- Harry Smyle: oboe (tracks 3 & 5)
- Sanford Allen: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- John Blair: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- Selwart Clarke: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- Winston Collymore: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- Noel DaCosta: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- Marie Hence: violin (tracks 3 & 5)
- Julian Barber: viola (tracks 3 & 5)
- Alfred Brown: viola (tracks 3 & 5)
- Ronald Lipscomb: cello (tracks 3 & 5)
- Kermit Moore: cello (tracks 3 & 5)
- William Fischer: conductor (tracks 3 & 5)
References
- Billboard June 23, 1973
- AllMusic Review
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 23, 2009.
| McCoy Tyner | |
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| Discography | |
| Impulse! (1962–1964) | |
| Blue Note (1967–1970) | |
| Milestone (1972–1981) | |
| Various (1981–1989) | |
| Various (1990–1994) | |
| Impulse! (1995–1997) | |
| Telarc (1999–2004) | |
| McCoy Tyner Music (2004–2009) | |
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