McCoy Tyner Trio - Inception

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 22nd May 2026

Tracklist:

1. Inception
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Blues for Gwen
4. Sunset
5. Effendi
6. Speak Low

Recorded for Impulse! Records in January of 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, 'Inception' marked pianist McCoy Tyner's debut as a leader. This session features a cohesive trio with bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones - both colleagues from John Coltrane's groups - whose familiarity lends the session its focused clarity. Across a six-track program featuring four Tyner originals ('Inception', 'Sunset', 'Effendi', and 'Blues for Gwen') alongside 'There Is No Greater Love' and 'Speak Low', the trio setting foregrounds Tyner's distinctive voicings, pedal-point harmonies, and rhythmic drive, supported by Davis and Jones' firm, responsive interplay. Released as Impulse! was rapidly expanding, the album established Tyner's identity as a bandleader and stands as an essential early statement in his solo discography.