Fly with the Wind

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{{Infobox album

| name = Fly with the Wind

| type = Album

| artist = McCoy Tyner

| cover = Fly with the Wind.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1976

| recorded = January 19–21, 1976

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz, third stream

| length = 38:44

| label = Milestone

| producer = Orrin Keepnews

| prev_title = Trident

| prev_year = 1975

| next_title = Focal Point

| next_year = 1976

}}

Fly with the Wind is a 1976 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his ninth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in January 1976 and features performances by Tyner with a trio, woodwinds and a full string section. The 2008 CD reissue added two alternate takes as bonus tracks.

Reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 194

}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{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 Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1428}}

}}

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that the album "...has plenty of memorable moments and is a surprising but logical success; Tyner's orchestral piano blended with the strings very well."{{AllMusic|last=Yanow|first=Scott|class=album|id=r149212}} Chris Sheridan of Jazz Journal thought the album "possesses a winning boldness and vitality". He commended Tyner, whose music he described as "thickly-textured, and both melodically and rhythmically complex", but criticized the "ostinato motif" of "You Stepped out of a Dream", describing it as "a little mundane".{{cite magazine|last=Sheridan|first=Chris|date=July 1976|number=7|volume=29|title=Record Reviews: McCoy Tyner – Fly with the Wind|magazine=Jazz Journal|page=38|location=London|issn=0307-4439|publisher=Novello & Co}}

Track listing

  1. "Fly with the Wind" - 8:30
  2. "Salvadore de Samba" - 12:13
  3. "Beyond the Sun" - 5:33
  4. "You Stepped out of a Dream" (Brown, Kahn) - 6:55
  5. "Rolem" - 5:43
  6. "Beyond the Sun" [alternate take] - 5:08 Bonus track on 2008 reissue
  7. "Rolem" [alternate take] - 5:15 Bonus track on 2008 reissue

:All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

  • Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 19, 20 & 21, 1976

Personnel

References