This complete 4 CD collection, containing almost five hours of music, showcases all of Tyner’s work with Impulse! as a bandleader, bringing together as it does McCoy Tyner’s finest early releases, during a period that the great man went from being a breakaway from John Coltrane’s group, to a fully-fledged international and wildly respected jazz band-leader in his own right. This boxed set will thus serve as both welcome reminder of this sublime musician’s best ever work, or as a starting point for those not yet flying the flag.
DISC 1
1. Inception 4:29 2. There Is No Greater Love 6:21 3. Blues For Gwen 4:25
4. Sunset 4:42 5. Effendi 6:40 6. Speak Low 6:19 7. Reaching Fourth 4:22
8. Goodbye 5:45 9. Theme For Ernie 6:00 10. Blues Back 6:53
11. Old Devil Moon 7:25 12. Have You Met Miss Jones 3:46
DISC 2
1. Satin Doll 5:40 2. We'll Be Together Again 3:40 3. Round Midnight 6:23
4. For Heaven's Sake 3:49 5. Star Eyes 5:04 6. Blue Monk 5:23
7. Groove Waltz 5:31 8. Days Of Wine And Roses 3:21 9. Contemporary Focus 8:29
10. A Night In Tunisia 5:08 11. T 'N A Blues 4:06 12. Autumn Leaves 6:10
13. Three Flowers 10:12 14. When Sunny Gets Blue 4:44
DISC 3
1. Newport Romp 7:46 2. My Funny Valentine 8:07 3. All Of You 6:30
4. Monk's Blues 6:59 5. Woody 'N' You 9:06 6. Duke's Place 3:18
7. Caravan 3:32 8. Solitude 5:09 9. Searchin' 4:34
10. Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool 3:03 11. Satin Doll 4:11 12. Gypsy Without A Song 4:58
DISC 4
1. On Green Dolphin Street 23:27
2. Softly, As In A Morning Sunshine 14:42
3. The Way You Look Tonight 11:39
4. Oleo 18:01
5. Impressions 7:19