Uptown/Downtown is a 1988 live album by McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label, his first for the label since 13th House (1980). It was recorded in November 1988 and features performances by Tyner's Big Band, which included tenor saxophonists Junior Cook and Ricky Ford, trumpeter Kamau Adilifu and trombonist Steve Turre, recorded at the Blue Note jazz club in New York City. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "the results are quite memorable and frequently exciting. Recommended".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed February 27, 2009.
Track listing "Love Surrounds Us Everywhere" - 8:25 "Three Flowers" - 6:56 "Genesis" - 7:57 "Uptown" - 7:11 "Lotus Flower" (Turre) - 6:52 "Blues for Basie" - 9:34 All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated Recorded at the Blue Note, NYC, November 25 & 26, 1988.
Personnel McCoy Tyner – piano, arranger Kamau Adilifu – trumpet Earl Gardner – trumpet Virgil Jones – trumpet Robin Eubanks – trombone, arranger Steve Turre – trombone, didgeridoo, arranger John Clark – french horn Howard Johnson – tuba Joe Ford – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Doug Harris – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Junior Cook – tenor saxophone Ricky Ford – tenor saxophone Avery Sharpe – double bass, electric bass Louis Hayes – drums Dennis Denizia – arrangers Jerry Hey – arrangers
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