Infinity is a top CD by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, who used to be part of John Coltrane's jazz formations. McCoy Tyner is a gifted pianist and an excellent composer. On Infinity he was accompanied by bassist Avery Sharpe, drummer Aaron Scott, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and on two songs by conga player / percussionist Valtinho Anastacio. The album opens very strongly with the more than ten
… minutes long Flying High, with sublime playing by all musicians. This CD contains three jazz classics: I Mean You (Thelonious Monk), a more than eleven minute long version of Impressions (John Coltrane) and Good Morning, Heartache (Higginbotham / Drake / Fisher). The other six compositions are by McCoy Tyner, including the cheerful and swinging Changes and the Afro-gospel Happy Days, created on a trip through Senegal.more
