Song for My Lady
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{{Infobox album
| name = Song for My Lady
| type = Album
| artist = McCoy Tyner
| cover = Song for My Lady.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 1973{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nUUEAAAAMBAJ&q=Song+for+My+Lady+Tyner+9044&pg=PA106|title=Billboard|date=March 3, 1973|page=106|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}
| recorded = September 6 and November 27, 1972
| studio = Mercury Sound Studios, New York City
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 44:44
| label = Milestone
MSP 9044
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| prev_title = Echoes of a Friend
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Song of the New World
| next_year = 1973
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-for-my-lady-mw0000198817|title=Song for My Lady - McCoy Tyner | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=March 8, 2020}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/194 194]
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|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=1426}}
}}
Song for My Lady is a 1973 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his second to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in September and November 1972 and features performances by Tyner with saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Calvin Hill, drummer Alphonse Mouzon with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, violinist Michael White and percussionist Mtume joining in on two tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne states: "This is quite a fine collection of tracks and one of Tyner's six best albums."Chadbourne, E. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149232|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed February 23, 2009.
Track listing
:All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
- "Native Song" - 13:00
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Bernier, Brainin) - 8:17
- "Song for My Lady" - 7:37
- "A Silent Tear" - 4:30
- "Essence" - 11:20
Tracks 1 and 5 recorded on September 6, 1972; 2, 3 and 4 on November 27, 1972.
Personnel
- McCoy Tyner - piano, percussion
- Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Calvin Hill - bass
- Alphonse Mouzon - drums
- Michael White - violin (tracks 1 & 5)
- Charles Tolliver - flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 5)
- Mtume - congas, percussion (tracks 1 & 5)