Tender Moments

Tender Moments
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	September 1968[1]
Recorded	December 1, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:00
Label	Blue Note BST 84275
Producer	Francis Wolff
McCoy Tyner chronology
The Real McCoy (1967) Tender Moments (1968) Time for Tyner (1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Tender Moments is the eighth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his second released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in December 1967 and features performances by Tyner with Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin, Herbie Lewis, and Joe Chambers.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Mode to John" - 5:42
2. "Man from Tanganyika" - 6:54
3. "The High Priest" - 6:08
4. "Utopia" - 7:37
5. "All My Yesterdays" - 6:04
6. "Lee Plus Three" - 5:35

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Herbie Lewis - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums
• Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1-5)
• Bob Northern - french horn (tracks 1-5)
• Howard Johnson - tuba (tracks 1-5)
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-5)
• Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-5)

References

1. Schwann-1, Record & Tape Guide, 1977
2. Allmusic Review
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 20 February 2009.