60年代後半のブルーノート・レコードのアルバムでますますアフリカにインスピレーションを求めていたマッコイ・タイナーの1970年作品。
ビリー・ハートとムトゥームの渦巻くようなパーカッシヴなリズムのベッド、バスター・ウィリアムズ、テッド・ダンバー、アンドリュー・ホワイト、そしてソンガイのボーカルとともに、それらの影響力を前面に押し出した。
シングル・ジャケット仕様
〈パーソネル〉 McCoy Tyner (p)Andrew White (as) Ted Dunbar (g) Buster Williams (b) Mtume (perc) Billy Hart (ds) Songai (vo)
発売・販売元 提供資料(2026/03/05)
The final McCoy Tyner Blue Note album found the innovative pianist during a low point in his career. His records were not selling that well, his mentor John Coltrane had passed away three years earlier, and it was not obvious that Tyner would be able to continue struggling successfully to make a living out of music. Fortunately, his fortunes would soon rise when he signed with Milestone in 1972 and the critics began to rediscover him. Asante is a bit unusual, for the emphasis is on group interplay rather than individual solos. The four originals feature Tyner with altoist Andrew White, guitarist Ted Dunbar, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Billy Hart, Mtume on congas, and two spots for the voice of Songai. Worth investigating. ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi