Counterpoints (McCoy Tyner album)

Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released in the Milestone label in 2004. It was recorded, along with Passion Dance (1978), in July 1978 at the Live Under the Sky festival in Tokyo, Japan and features performances by Tyner with drummer Tony Williams and bassist Ron Carter.

Counterpoints
Live album by McCoy Tyner
Released	September 24, 2004
Recorded	July 28, 1978
Venue	Live Under the Sky
Genre	Jazz
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Passion Dance (1978) Counterpoints (2004) Together (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states "Even with Tyner's fierce attack at the keyboard and his heavy use of the sustain pedal at times, the sound is remarkably clear".^[3]

Track listing

1. "The Greeting" – 11:30
2. "Aisha" – 7:08
3. "Sama Layuca" – 6:38
4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) – 9:20
5. "Iki Masho (Let's Go)" – 13:58

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

• Recorded at "Live Under The Sky", Denen Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 1978

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Ron Carter – bass (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
• Tony Williams – drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1426. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2009.