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McCoy Tyner: Vol. Three 1961

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By Lawrence Peryer
December 13, 2011
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Vol. One, 1959-60 | Vol. Two, 1960-61 | Vol. Three, 1961

This music was recorded over a six month span but illustrates the breakneck speed with which the bleeding edge of jazz was transforming. In late May and early June 1961, McCoy Tyner was part of the

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane group that recorded the ground-breaking Impulse! album Africa/Brass. By early November, the month that record was released, the core group of Coltrane, Tyner,

Elvin Jones

drums
1927 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Elvin Jones,

Reggie Workman

bass
b.1937

" data-original-title="" title="">Reggie Workman and notably,

Eric Dolphy

woodwinds
1928 - 1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric Dolphy, were turning the jazz world upside down with the aggressive music they made across four nights at New York's Village Vanguard. Track the evolution here.

Track	Name	Time	Artist	Album
1	The Damned Don't Cry	7:35	John Coltrane Quartet	The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions
2	Impressions	9:58	John Coltrane	Sutherland Hotel Lounge, Chicago, IL, March 1-12 1961
3	Naima	4:11	John Coltrane Quintet	Music At Newport, Newport, RI, July 1, 1961
4	Aisha	7:39	John Coltrane	Ole' Coltrane
5	Crisis	11:33	Freddie Hubbard	Ready for Freddie
6	Chasin' the Trane	9:52	John Coltrane	Village Vanguard: November 1, 1961
7	Spiritual	15:03	John Coltrane	Village Vanguard: November 2, 1961

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