Asante
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedApril 1974[1]
RecordedSeptember 10, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:53
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA 223-G
ProducerDuke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Song of the New World
(1973) 		Asante
(1974) 		Sama Layuca
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Asante is an album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in 1970 and features performances by Tyner with alto saxophonist Andrew White, guitarist Ted Dunbar, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Billy Hart, percussionist Mtume and vocalist "Songai" Sandra Smith appearing on two tracks.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Asante is a bit unusual for the emphasis is on group interplay rather than individual solos."[5] The CD release adds three tracks that originally appeared on the album Cosmos (1976).

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner Original LP

1. "Malika" - 14:02
2. "Asante" - 6:12
3. "Goin' Home" - 7:39
4. "Fulfillment" - 14:00

Bonus tracks on CD release from Cosmos, recorded on July 21, 1970

5. "Forbidden Land" - 13:46
6. "Asian Lullaby" - 8:30
7. "Hope" - 14:11

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Apr 27, 1974
  2. ^ Allmusic Review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 23 February 2009.
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