Sama Layuca
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
Released1974
RecordedMarch 26–28, 1974
GenreModal jazz[1]
Length43:29
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Enlightenment
(1973)		 Sama Layuca
(1974)		 Atlantis
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Sama Layuca is a studio album by American jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1974 by Milestone Records. It was recorded on March 26, 27, and 28, 1974, featuring oboist/flautist John Stubblefield, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, tenor saxophonist Azar Lawrence, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Buster Williams, drummer Billy Hart and percussionists Guilherme Franco and Mtume.

Critical reception

Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1974, Robert Christgau said the album's best music "breathes with a lushness and lyricism that never cloys". He found the melodies, harmonies, and polyrhythms to be "sensuous without coming on about it" and felt that Tyner's minor flaws as a pianist, including "Tatumesque flourishes", are "less egregious in an ensemble setting like this one."[5] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said that Tyner is "heard at the height of his powers throughout this rewarding set", which serves as "a strong example of McCoy Tyner's music".[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by McCoy Tyner.

  1. "Sama Layuca" - 8:37
  2. "Above the Rainbow" - 3:02
  3. "La Cubaña" - 10:26
  4. "Desert Cry" - 4:57
  5. "Paradox" - 16:27

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Review of McCoy Tyner - Sama Layuca". BBC Music. August 20, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 23, 1974). "Consumer Guide (51)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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