13th House

13th House is a 1981 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in October 1980 and features performances by Tyner with a big band that includes alto saxophonist Joe Ford, flautist Hubert Laws, tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford, trombonist Slide Hampton, bassist Ron Carter and trumpeters Oscar Brashear and Charles Sullivan.

13th House
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	1981
Recorded	October 1980
Genre	Jazz
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
McCoy Tyner chronology
Quartets 4 X 4 (1980) 13th House (1981) La Leyenda de La Hora (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "everyone wanted to play with McCoy Tyner! The powerful music lives up to its potential".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Short Suite"	7:46
2.	"13th House" (Heath)	5:58
3.	"Search for Peace"	7:33
4.	"Love Samba"	8:38
5.	"Leo Rising" (Foster)	9:13

All tracks are written by McCoy Tyner, except where noted

Recorded in NYC, October, 1980

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano, arranger
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet
• Kamau Muata Adilifu – flugelhorn
• Slide Hampton – trombone, arrangement
• Gregory Williams – french horn
• Bob Stewart – tuba
• Hubert Laws – piccolo, flute
• Joe Ford – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, arranger
• Ron Carter – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion
• Dom Um Romao – percussion
• Jimmy Heath – arranger

References

1. 13th House at AllMusic
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 196. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.