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McCoy Tyner Trio - Inception (Verve Acoustic Sounds) McCoy Tyner Trio
Track List
Side A:
1. Inception
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Blues For Gwen
Side B:
1. Sunset
2. Effendi
3. Speak Low
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Recorded for Impulse! Records in January of 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio, Inception marked pianist McCoy Tyner’s debut as a leader. This session features a cohesive trio with bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones — both colleagues from John Coltrane’s groups — whose familiarity lends the session its focused clarity. Across a six-track program featuring four Tyner originals (‘Inception’, ‘Sunset’, ‘Effendi’, and ‘Blues for Gwen’) alongside ‘There Is No Greater Love’ and ‘Speak Low’, the trio setting foregrounds Tyner’s distinctive voicings, pedal-point harmonies, and rhythmic drive, supported by Davis and Jones’ firm, responsive interplay. Released as Impulse! was rapidly expanding, the album established Tyner’s identity as a bandleader and stands as an essential early statement in his solo discography.
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