1978 live album by McCoy Tyner
The Greeting is a 1978 live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner , his thirteenth release on the Milestone label. It was recorded in March 1978 at the Great American Music Hall and features performances by Tyner with a sextet featuring tenor saxophonist George Adams , alto saxophonist Joe Ford , bassist Charles Fambrough , drummer Woody Theus and percussionist Guilherme Franco . Tyner’s performance of John Coltrane 's "Naima " is a piano solo.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of the better McCoy Tyner records on Milestone... An excellent example of McCoy Tyner's playing in the 1970s".[ 3]
"Hand in Hand" - 6:18
"Fly with the Wind" - 14:54
"Pictures" - 7:57
"Naima" (Coltrane) - 4:44
"The Greeting" - 8:55
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated
Recorded at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, March 17 & 18, 1978
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