Description
Expected Release Date: 22 May 2026 – This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.
Recorded for Impulse! Records in January of 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio, Inception marked pianist McCoy Tyner’s debut as a leader. This session features a cohesive trio with bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones — both colleagues from John Coltrane’s groups — whose familiarity lends the session its focused clarity. Across a six-track program featuring four Tyner originals (‘Inception’, ‘Sunset’, ‘Effendi’, and ‘Blues for Gwen’) alongside ‘There Is No Greater Love’ and ‘Speak Low’, the trio setting foregrounds Tyner’s distinctive voicings, pedal-point harmonies, and rhythmic drive, supported by Davis and Jones’ firm, responsive interplay. Released as Impulse! was rapidly expanding, the album established Tyner’s identity as a bandleader and stands as an essential early statement in his solo discography.
Tracklist:
Side A:
Inception
There Is No Greater Love
Blues For Gwen
Side B:
Sunset
Effendi
Speak Low
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