This set gave pianist McCoy Tyner his first opportunity to write music for a larger group that included brass, flutes, and -- on two of the five songs -- a string section. The powerful pianist is in fine form and the main soloist throughout (although there are spots for trumpeter Virgil Jones and the flute of Sonny Fortune). Most memorable is the title cut and a reworking of "Afro Blue." - Scott Yanow
Tracks
01. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria)
02. Little Brother (Tyner)
03. The Divine Love (Tyner)
04. Some Day (Tyner)
05. Song of the New World (Tyner)
McCOY TYNER piano
SONNY FORTUNE soprano & alto saxophone, flute
VIRGIL JONES trumpet
CECIL BRIDGEWATER trumpet
JON FADDIS trumpet
DICK GRIFFIN trombon, bass trombon
GARNET BROWN trombone
KIANI ZAWADI euphonium
JULIUS WATKINS french horn
WILLIE RUFF french horn
WILLIAM WARNICK III french horn
BOB STEWART tuba
HUBERT LAWS piccolo, flute
HARRY SMILES oboe
JOONEY BOOTH bass
ALPHONSE MOUZON drums
SONNY MORGAN congas
SELWART CLARKE violin
JOHN BLAIR violin
SANFORD ALLEN violin
WINSTON COLLYMORE violin
NOEL DaCOSTA violin
MARIE HANCE violin
JULIAN BARBER viola
ALFRED BROWN viola
ROLAND LIPSCOMB cello
Recorded April 6, 1973 at A & R Sound Studios, New York, NY
Milestone - SMJ-6018