Guitars (McCoy Tyner album)

Guitars is an album by McCoy Tyner released on his McCoy Tyner Music (a subsidiary of Half Note Records) label in 2008. It was recorded in September 2006 and features performances by Tyner, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette, along with electric guitarists Marc Ribot, John Scofield, Derek Trucks and Bill Frisell and banjo player Bela Fleck guesting on multiple tracks. The album package also contains a DVD featuring video footage of the studio sessions. It was Tyner’s final studio album.

Guitars
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Recorded	September 7 & 25, 2006
Studio	Clinton Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Label	McCoy Tyner Music
McCoy Tyner chronology
Quartet (2007) Guitars (2008) Solo: Live from San Francisco (2009)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic critic Michael G. Nastos described the album as "an interesting slice in time, but not a definitive recording in Tyner's legendary and lengthy musical career".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except were indicated

1. "Improvisation 2" (Marc Ribot, Tyner) – 1:34
2. "Passion Dance" – 6:10
3. "500 Miles" (Traditional) – 6:22
4. "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 6:21
5. "Blues on the Corner" – 6:07
6. "Improvisation 1" (Ribot, Tyner) – 3:46
7. "Trade Winds" (Bela Fleck) – 6:35
8. "Amberjack" (Fleck) – 4:36
9. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 7:01
10. "Slapback Blues" – 3:46
11. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 6:15
12. "Contemplation" – 7:55
13. "Boubacar" (Bill Frisell) – 2:18
14. "Baba Drame" (Boubacar Traoré) – 5:21

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Bill Frisell – guitar (tracks 12, 13 & 14)
• Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6)
• John Scofield – guitar (tracks 4 & 5)
• Derek Trucks – guitar (tracks 10 & 11)
• Béla Fleck – banjo (tracks 7, 8 & 9)
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums