Land of Giants
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
RecordedDecember 10–11, 2002
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:30
LabelTelarc
McCoy Tyner chronology
Jazz Roots
(2000) 		Land of Giants
(2003) 		Illuminations
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Land of Giants is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Telarc label in 2003. It was recorded in December 2002 and features performances of Tyner with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Eric Harland. The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states that "While the work here is by no means as provocative as the stuff Hutcherson and Tyner produced in their heydays, it nonetheless proves them to be utter masters of the straight-ahead modern jazz idiom and should appeal to longtime fans".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Serra Do Mar" - 6:34
  2. "December" - 4:47
  3. "Steppin'" - 4:48
  4. "If I Were a Bell" (Loesser) - 7:50
  5. "Manalyuca" - 7:20
  6. "Back Bay Blues" - 6:11
  7. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 4:33
  8. "The Search" - 5:47
  9. "Contemplation" - 6:13
  10. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Gabler) - 6:17

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed March 6, 2009.
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