McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson - Forces of Nature Live at Slugs'
30 October 2024Forces of Nature: Live At Slugs' is a previously unreleased live recording of jazz legends McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson leading a stellar quartet with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Jack DeJohnette at the sacred lost jazz shrine of Slugs' Saloon in New York City. 1966. Originally recorded by legendary engineer Orville O'Brien - who recorded classic '60s jazz albums such as Freddie Hubbard's 'The Night of the Cookers' and Alice Coltrane's 'Journey to Satchidananda' - the tape has been in storage for almost 60 years DeJohnette's personal archive. The album was produced for release by Zev Feldman, Jack and Lydia DeJohnette and Matthew Garrison.
The set includes an extensive booklet with rare photographs of Francis Wolff, Raymond Ross and Robert Polillo; plus liner notes from acclaimed author and critic Nate Chinen, and interviews and statements with Jason Moran, Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Nasheet Waits, and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Release on November 22