This album features the great pianist McCoy Tyner with two separate trios, either bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams or bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. The former session, which has a Tyner/Williams duet on "I Mean You" and a collaboration between Tyner and Carter on "Prelude to a Kiss," is the more interesting of the two, with the pianist interacting with Miles Davis's former rhythm section on six highquality songs. But the Gomez-DeJohnette date (which includes four Tyner compositions plus "Stella by Starlight" and "Lush Life") also has its classic moments. Throughout, the percussive and highly influential pianist sounds inspired by the opportunity to create music with his peers. Recommended. - Scott Yanow
01. Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
02. Blues On The Corner (McCoy Tyner)
03. I Mean You (Thelonious Monk)
04. The Greeting (McCoy Tyner)
05. Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington)
06. Moment's Notice (John Coltrane)
07. Hymn-Song (McCoy Tyner)
08. Consensus (McCoy Tyner)
09. Four By Five (McCoy Tyner)
10. Stella By Startlight (Ned Washington/Victor Young)
11. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
12. Blues For Ball (McCoy Tyner)
McCOY TYNER piano
RON CARTER bass (1-6)
TONY WILLIAMS drums (1-6)
EDDIE GOMEZ bass (7-12)
JACK DeJOHNETTE drums (7-12)
Recorded April 9-10, 1977 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Milestone 00025218550321