Afro Blue (album)

Afro Blue
Compilation album by McCoy Tyner
Released	November 13, 2007
Recorded	1998-2003
Genre	Jazz, Latin Jazz
Length	54:25
Label	Telarc
Producer	Elaine Martone
McCoy Tyner chronology
Quartet (2006) Afro Blue (2007) —

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	favorable[1]
Allmusic	[2]
JazzTimes	mixed[3]
Record Collector	[4]

Afro Blue is a jazz album by musician McCoy Tyner, released on November 13, 2007. It compiles recordings from his albums on Telarc Records, documenting his eight-year tenure with the label.

Track listing

1. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 12:23
2. "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:24
3. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:39
4. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 7:50
5. "Summertime" (George Gershwin) – 4:51
6. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerome Brainin) – 4:52
7. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:51
8. "Carriba" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:38

1 & 7 from McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars (1999)

6 & 8 from McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000)

3 & 5 from Jazz Roots (2000)

4 from Land of Giants (2003)

2 from Illuminations (2004)

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Johnny Almendra – timbales (1,7)
• Gary Bartz – saxophone (1, 2, 7)
• Ignacio Berroa – drums (1, 7)
• Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion (1, 7)
• Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 7)
• Avery Sharpe – bass (1, 7)
• Steve Turre – trombone, shells (1, 7)
• Dave Valentin – flute (1, 7)
• Christian McBride – bass (2)
• Lewis Nash – drums (2)
• Bobby Hutcherson – vibes (4)
• Charnett Moffett – bass (4)
• Eric Harland – drums (4)
• Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass (6, 8)
• Al Foster – drums (6, 8)

References

1. All About Jazz
2. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Afro Blue - McCoy Tyner". Allmusic. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
3. Conrad, Thomas (January–February 2008). "Jazz Albums: Afro BlueMcCoy Tyner". JazzTimes. Quincy. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
4. "Review: Afro Blue". Record Collector. London: 96. January 2008.