Tender Moments
1968 studio album by McCoy Tyner
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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 an expanded group featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Julian Priester, French horn player Bob Northern, tuba player Howard Johnson, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Joe Chambers.
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ReleasedSeptember 1968[1]
RecordedDecember 1, 1967
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| Released | September 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 1, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop, modal jazz | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84275 | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat |  [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating".[6]
Track listing
- "Mode to John" - 5:42
- "Man from Tanganyika" - 6:54
- "The High Priest" - 6:08
- "Utopia" - 7:37
- "All My Yesterdays" - 6:04
- "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 (except “Lee Plus Three”)
- Bob Northern - french horn (except “Lee Plus Three”)
- Howard Johnson - tuba (except “Lee Plus Three”)
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute (except “Lee Plus Three”)
- Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (except “Lee Plus Three”)