1. Improvisation 2 (with Marc Ribot)
2. Passion Dance (with Marc Ribot)
3. 500 Miles (with Marc Ribot)
4. Mr. P.C. (with John Scofield)
5. Blues On The Corner (with John Scofield)
6. Improvisation 1 (with Marc Ribot)
7. Trade Winds (with Bela Fleck)
8. Amberjack (with Bela Fleck)
9. My Favorite Things (with Bela Fleck)
10. Slapback Blues (with Derek Trucks)
11. Greensleeves (with Derek Trucks)
12. Contemplation (with Bill Frisell)
13. Boubacar (with Bill Frisell)
14. Baba Drame (with Bill Frisell)
Product Description
''I've never done anything like this before'' McCoy Tyner recently said of his second album on McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records, a CD/DVD titled GUITARS. Along with a trio of Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette, Tyner invited guitarists Bill Frisell, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Marc Ribot, and banjoist Bela Fleck for the studio recording and DVD shoot, scheduled for a September 23 release. ''It was great, and each guy had his own concept and own sound which is very, very important on any instrument, '' said Tyner, ''You know, I look for that, the individual sound and concept. ''
Legendary producer John Snyder oversaw the project along with executive producers Jeff Levenson, VP of McCoy Tyner Muisc/Half Note Records, and Steve Bensusan, President of the Blue Note Jazz Club. Said Levenson, ''What impressed me about the project was how seamless the integration was. We have guys with disparate styles. You have guys who approach their instruments differently. The beauty of this project is how they all found common ground with McCoy. ''
The CD is accompanied by a state of the art DVD featuring songs with each special guest guitarist and bonus footage. The DVD has 3 hours of multiple-angle viewing capability. By clicking the ANGLE button on the remote or the player on a computer, one can watch the Editor s Cut on Angle 1, all four musicians at once with Angle 2 (4 quadrants), or isolate any of the musicians and watch them exclusively with Angles 3 through 6.
Tyner, who will turn 70 on December 11, is looking forward to the week-long celebration at the Blue Note in Manhattan that ends on his birthday. When asked about his recording future, Tyner thought for a time and spoke candidly. ''I think there is always something to do that you haven't done exactly. There's always that the idea of what else can I do, and something always comes up. No two days are the same. So we look forward to tomorrow cause that's going to be different from yesterday and today. Hopefully it's a good one! ''
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Guitars (CD/DVD)
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2008-09-23)
- Publisher: MCCOY TYNER MUSIC
- Label: MCCOY TYNER MUSIC
- Studio: MCCOY TYNER MUSIC
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #738
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Summary: O.K. if you like Be-Bop 2008-11-29
Comment: I saw a review in an audio magazine, and bought it because of the good
rating they gave it---It is a little too modern for me---I like straight
ahead jazz, and I went through the bop era, but did not like it then either. If you like more modern jazz, you might like the CD----the DVD
that comes with it is just watching the preparation of the CD in a studio
and they just turned on a camera and paid no attention to levels or anything else. It was more like a virtual studio scene---
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Summary: very interesting musical collaboration 2008-11-24
Comment: The piano, bass and drum trio is excellent. True collaboration and listening to each other. The various gueast artists have varying degrees of sucess. Folks like Frisell and Scofeild are in their element and it shows. Others such as, Fleck and Ribot do their best to create something interesting. Trucks has a ton of talent but seems to be starstruck a bit, and who can blame him. He is not making the same great music he creates with his band. I still reccomend this to anyone that really likes to hear folks making spontaneuos music together. The DVD is a nice glimpse into the recording environment, although it is not very well done.
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Summary: Good 2008-11-19
Comment: McCoy Tyner is my favorite jazz pianist and I play jazz guitar so guess what? I like this CD. I would have made some different song choices for a few of the pieces but it is great to see a diverse group of guitarists playing with McCoy, Ron and Jack.
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Summary: This is fun! -) 2008-11-16
Comment: This collection is about McCoy Tyner playing with 5 very different fretted string players (4 guitars, 1 banjo). It's not so much about what the guitarist do, per se. All of the guest do what it is that they do. Bill Frisell plays with an economy of notes, tossing in county and blues chords and riffs and playing in a cool understated groove. Derek Trucks played like a real good blues player. etc... All the guest are great players and if you don't like any of them, chances are you won't like thier contribution on this collection either.
One thing is for sure; John Scofield and McCoy Tyner smoke. For the other players, you could feel McCoy adaping to the groove of the guitar/banjo player. With Scofield there was no adaptation nessesary. They both just jump right in.
The DVD is fun as well. With 74:20 Minutes on the CD and a packed DVD this is a great buy and although I have my favorites, I found it all interesting and fun to listen to.
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Summary: Great McCoy Tyner record 2008-11-01
Comment: When McCoy Tyner makes a record, you have to buy it - so just go ahead and buy this record! This is a great McCoy Tyner record. Throughout, he is stunning. He holds nothing back; at times, he's like a thunderstorm.
There are many amazing songs, but none grabbed me quite like the three with Bela Fleck. Whoa! The interplay is sublime, Bela goes way over the top, especially on Trade Winds when he turns the tune into a raga, and on My Favorite Things, when he goes "out" in a very John Coltrane sort of way. The band really pulled together on these pieces and it sounded like they were really enjoying themselves.
The Bill Frisell pieces are also noteworthy and, to my ears, have the best guitar playing on the record. These pieces are essential modern jazz and like on the Bela Fleck tunes, it sounds like a band, not just a studio date.
The reason I rate this 4 stars instead of 5 is that the sound is pretty muddy. Ron Carter sounds like he's coming through a tube, and Jack DeJohnette sounds like he's in another room (which he is, I guess). When the two rock guitar players get into distortion-land, it gets pretty irritating, in a crowded room sort of way.
One other small trifle: the producer states in the liner notes that McCoy Tyner has never recorded with guitar players before. This is not accurate. There are three previous examples that I know of: his record with Carlos Santana (Looking Out), a duets record that featured John Scofield on a couple of songs, and his recording with George Benson (Tenderly).
Buy this CD and keep supporting McCoy Tyner. He is an American treasure.
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