McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
JuJu

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McCoy Tyner's piano solo is the first of three improvisations on this alternate take of the title track from Wayne Shorter's 1964 album JuJu. Taking four choruses of the 24-bar form in B at 172 BPM in 3/4 time, Tyner charts a different course than on the master take, the alternate revealing subtle but significant differences in his improvisational choices. The same solo order as the issued version -- piano, then tenor, then drums -- allows for fascinating comparison between the two recordings from the same session.

McCoy Tyner was 25 to 26 years old at the time.