Afro Blue is a jazz album by musician McCoy Tyner, released on November 13, 2007. It compiles recordings from his albums on Telarc Records, documenting his eight-year tenure with the label.
Track listing "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 12:23 "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:24 "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:39 "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 7:50 "Summertime" (George Gershwin) – 4:51 "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerome Brainin) – 4:52 "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:51 "Carriba" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:38
1 & 7 from McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars (1999)
6 & 8 from McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000)
3 & 5 from Jazz Roots (2000)
4 from Land of Giants (2003)
2 from Illuminations (2004)
Personnel McCoy Tyner – piano Johnny Almendra – timbales (1,7) Gary Bartz – saxophone (1, 2, 7) Ignacio Berroa – drums (1, 7) Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion (1, 7) Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 7) Avery Sharpe – bass (1, 7) Steve Turre – trombone, shells (1, 7) Dave Valentin – flute (1, 7) Christian McBride – bass (2) Lewis Nash – drums (2) Bobby Hutcherson – vibes (4) Charnett Moffett – bass (4) Eric Harland – drums (4) Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass (6, 8) Al Foster – drums (6, 8)
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