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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Trident
| name = Trident
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[McCoy Tyner]]
| artist = [[McCoy Tyner]]
| Cover = Trident (album).jpg
| cover = Trident (album).jpg
| Released = 1975
| alt =
| released = 1975
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| Recorded = February 18–19, 1975<br><small>[[Fantasy Studios]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]</small>
| recorded = February 18–19, 1975
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
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| studio = [[Fantasy Studios]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]
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| Length = 40:47
| venue =
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| Label = [[Milestone Records|Milestone]]<br><small>MSP 9063
| Producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| length = 40:47
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| Last album = ''[[Atlantis (McCoy Tyner album)|Atlantis]]''<br>(1974)
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| label = [[Milestone Records|Milestone]]<br><small>MSP 9063</small>
| This album = '''''Trident'''''<br>(1975)
| Next album = ''[[Fly with the Wind]]''<br>(1976)
| producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]]
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| prev_title = [[Atlantis (McCoy Tyner album)|Atlantis]]
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = [[Fly with the Wind]]
| next_year = 1976
}}
}}


'''''Trident''''' is a 1975 album by [[jazz]] [[piano|pianist]] [[McCoy Tyner]] (* 1938), his eighth to be released on the [[Milestone Records|Milestone]] label. It was recorded in February 1975 and features performances by Tyner with [[Ron Carter]] (* 1937) and [[Elvin Jones]] (1927-2004). It is available on CD.<ref>[[Milestone Records]], [[Milestone Records discography|discography no. 9063]] </ref>
'''''Trident''''' is a 1975 album by [[jazz]] [[piano|pianist]] [[McCoy Tyner]] (1938–2020), his eighth to be released on the [[Milestone Records|Milestone]] label. It was recorded in February 1975 and features performances by Tyner with bassist [[Ron Carter]] (born 1937) and his former [[John Coltrane]] bandmate, drummer [[Elvin Jones]] (1927–2004). It is available on CD.<ref>[[Milestone Records]], [[Milestone Records discography|discography no. 9063]]</ref> Unusually, Tyner plays [[harpsichord]] and [[celesta]] along with piano.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r149253|tab=review|last=Yanow|first=Scott|label=''Trident''|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149253|tab=review|last=Yanow|first=Scott|label=''Trident''|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=RSJRG> {{Cite book
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
| last = Swenson
|editor-last=Swenson
| first = J. (Editor)
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| year = 1985
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| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 194
| pages = 194
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1426}}</ref>
}}
}}
In a 4.5 out of 5 stars review, [[Scott Yanow]] of [[AllMusic]] wrote "Pianist McCoy Tyner's first full-length trio album since 1964 was one of his most popular... this set finds Tyner in peak form".<ref name=Allmusic/> Will Smith of the [[Omaha World-Herald]] commented "A triumvirate in the jazz world has been assembled by pianist McCoy Tyner for "Trident". Joining Tyner are bassist [[Ron Carter]] and drummer [[Elvin Jones]]. The results are predictable - brilliant, emphatic, fervent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Will |date=December 12, 1975 |title=New Sounds |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=EANX-K12&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=November%201975%20-%20March%201976&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&timeline_search=true&val-base-0=Earth%2C%20Wind%20%20Gratitude%20&docref=image/v2%3A1106B5BBD4B623A8%40EANX-K12-139EDE2A36CF8B6A%402442759-139EDAF8E56C3F07%408-139EDAF8E56C3F07%40 |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=newsbank.com}}</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] states "Pianist McCoy Tyner's first full-length trio album since 1964 was one of his most popular... this set finds Tyner in peak form".<ref name=Allmusic/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Celestial Chant" - 7:00
# "Celestial Chant" - 7:00
# "Once I Loved" ([[Vinícius de Moraes|de Moraes]], [[Ray Gilbert|Gilbert]], [[Antonio Carlos Jobim|Jobim]]) - 7:53
# "[[Once I Loved]]" ([[Vinícius de Moraes|de Moraes]], [[Ray Gilbert|Gilbert]], [[Antonio Carlos Jobim|Jobim]]) - 7:53
# "Elvin (Sir) Jones" - 5:27
# "Elvin (Sir) Jones" - 5:27
# "Land of the Lonely" - 7:33
# "Land of the Lonely" - 7:33
# "[[Impressions (composition)|Impressions]]" ([[John Coltrane|Coltrane]]) - 5:03
# "[[Impressions (composition)|Impressions]]" ([[John Coltrane|Coltrane]]) - 5:03
# "[[Ruby, My Dear]]" ([[Thelonious Monk|Monk]]) - 7:51
# "[[Ruby, My Dear (composition)|Ruby, My Dear]]" ([[Thelonious Monk|Monk]]) - 7:51


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Elvin Jones]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Elvin Jones]] - [[drum kit|drums]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:McCoy Tyner albums]]
[[Category:McCoy Tyner albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:57, 10 May 2024

Trident
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
Released1975
RecordedFebruary 18–19, 1975
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley
GenreJazz
Length40:47
LabelMilestone
MSP 9063
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Atlantis
(1975) 		Trident
(1975) 		Fly with the Wind
(1976)

Trident is a 1975 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner (1938–2020), his eighth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in February 1975 and features performances by Tyner with bassist Ron Carter (born 1937) and his former John Coltrane bandmate, drummer Elvin Jones (1927–2004). It is available on CD.[1] Unusually, Tyner plays harpsichord and celesta along with piano.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In a 4.5 out of 5 stars review, Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote "Pianist McCoy Tyner's first full-length trio album since 1964 was one of his most popular... this set finds Tyner in peak form".[2] Will Smith of the Omaha World-Herald commented "A triumvirate in the jazz world has been assembled by pianist McCoy Tyner for "Trident". Joining Tyner are bassist Ron Carter and drummer Elvin Jones. The results are predictable - brilliant, emphatic, fervent.[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

  1. "Celestial Chant" - 7:00
  2. "Once I Loved" (de Moraes, Gilbert, Jobim) - 7:53
  3. "Elvin (Sir) Jones" - 5:27
  4. "Land of the Lonely" - 7:33
  5. "Impressions" (Coltrane) - 5:03
  6. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) - 7:51

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Milestone Records, discography no. 9063
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Trident at AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1426. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Smith, Will (December 12, 1975). "New Sounds". newsbank.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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