Reaching Fourth

Reaching Fourth is the second album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner which was released on the Impulse! label in 1963. It features performances by Tyner with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Roy Haynes.

Reaching Fourth
Studio album by McCoy Tyner Trio
Released	February 1963[1]
Recorded	November 14, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:05
Label	Impulse! A-33
Producer	Bob Thiele
McCoy Tyner Trio chronology
Inception (1962) Reaching Fourth (1963) Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that the album "although not as intense as his work with the John Coltrane Quartet, is generally memorable and still sounds quite viable 35 years later".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Reaching Fourth" (Tyner) - 4:21
2. "Goodbye" (Jenkins) - 5:46
3. "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) - 6:00
4. "Blues Back" (Tyner) - 6:54
5. "Old Devil Moon" [From Finian's Rainbow] (Harburg, Lane) - 7:27
6. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" [From I'd Rather Be Right] (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:47

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Henry Grimes - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums