Sahara | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | McCoy Tyner |
Cover: | Sahara (McCoy Tyner album).jpg |
Released: | July 1972[1] |
Recorded: | January 1972 |
Studio: | Decca Recording Studio, New York City |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 47:55 |
Label: | Milestone MSP 9039 |
Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
Prev Title: | Extensions |
Prev Year: | 1972 |
Next Title: | Echoes of a Friend |
Next Year: | 1972 |
Sahara is the twelfth 1972 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his first to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in January 1972 and features performances by Tyner with saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Calvin Hill, and drummer Alphonse Mouzon. The music shows African and Eastern influences and features all the musicians playing multiple instruments, with Tyner himself utilizing koto, flute, and percussion in addition to his usual piano.[2]
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick states "Tyner would go on to create several fine albums in the mid-'70s, but never again would he scale quite these heights. Sahara is an astonishingly good record and belongs in every jazz fan's collection".
In addition to its critical praise, the album is also considered Tyner's commercial breakthrough; it sold over 100,000 copies and was nominated for two Grammys.[3]
All compositions by McCoy Tyner