Afro Blue (McCoy Tyner album)

Afro Blue is a jazz album by musician McCoy Tyner, released on November 13, 2007. It compiles recordings from his albums on Telarc Records, documenting his eight-year tenure with the label.

Afro Blue
Compilation album by McCoy Tyner
Released	November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
Recorded	1998-2003
Genre	Jazz, Latin Jazz
Length	54:25
Label	Telarc
Producer	Elaine Martone
McCoy Tyner chronology
Quartet (2006) Afro Blue (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	favorable
Allmusic
JazzTimes	mixed
Record Collector
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

1. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 12:23
2. "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:24
3. "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:39
4. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 7:50
5. "Summertime" (George Gershwin) – 4:51
6. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerome Brainin) – 4:52
7. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:51
8. "Carriba" (McCoy Tyner) – 5:38

1 & 7 from McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars (1999)

6 & 8 from McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000)

3 & 5 from Jazz Roots (2000)

4 from Land of Giants (2003)

2 from Illuminations (2004)

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Johnny Almendra – timbales (1,7)
• Gary Bartz – saxophone (1, 2, 7)
• Ignacio Berroa – drums (1, 7)
• Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion (1, 7)
• Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 7)
• Avery Sharpe – bass (1, 7)
• Steve Turre – trombone, shells (1, 7)
• Dave Valentin – flute (1, 7)
• Christian McBride – bass (2)
• Lewis Nash – drums (2)
• Bobby Hutcherson – vibes (4)
• Charnett Moffett – bass (4)
• Eric Harland – drums (4)
• Stanley Clarke – acoustic bass, electric bass (6, 8)
• Al Foster – drums (6, 8)