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'''''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 [[Ron Carter]] (born 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 [[celeste]] along with piano.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 08:38, 1 January 2022

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
(1974) 		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 celeste along with piano.

Critical reception

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

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".[2]

Track listing

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

References

  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.
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