This album features the great pianist
McCoy Tyner with two separate trios, either bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Tony Williams or bassist
Eddie Gomez and drummer
Jack DeJohnette. The former session, which has a
Tyner/
Williams duet on "I Mean You" and a collaboration between
Tyner and
Carter on "Prelude to a Kiss," is the more interesting of the two, with the pianist interacting with
Miles Davis's former rhythm section on six highquality songs. But the
Gomez-
DeJohnette date (which includes four
Tyner compositions plus "Stella by Starlight" and "Lush Life") also has its classic moments. Throughout, the percussive and highly influential pianist sounds inspired by the opportunity to create music with his peers. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow