McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington
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ReleasedAugust 1965[1]
RecordedDecember 2 & 7–8, 1964
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| Released | August 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 2 & 7–8, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:08 original LP 48:26 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Impulse! A-79 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Down Beat | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington is the sixth album by American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. It was recorded in December 1964 and released on the Impulse! label in 1965. It features performances by Tyner with his John Coltrane bandmates: bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. Percussionists Willie Rodriguez and Johnny Pacheco appear on four of the tracks. It would be Tyner's last effort for the label, before signing with Blue Note.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "This is an excellent outing that displays both Tyner's debt to the jazz tradition and his increasingly original style".[6]
