Tender Moments - 2020 US Blue Note Tone Poet Series Audiophile 180 gram Vinyl 6-track LP Reissue

On his second Blue Note album Tender Moments, pianist and composer McCoy Tyner explored the colors and textures available in a nonet setting with some of the finest musicians of the time: Lee Morgan on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Bennie Maupin on tenor saxophone, James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Bob Northern on French horn, Howard Johnson on tuba, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. Highlights of the session include dedications to John Coltrane (“Mode to John”) and Thelonious Monk (“The High Priest”) as well as the stunning ballad “All My Yesterdays.”

Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and subsequently pressed onto 180 gram by Record Technology Inc - presented in a Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets 

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Tracklisting: 

Side 1:
1. Mode to John 5:42
2. Man from Tanganyika 6:54
3. The High Priest 6:08

Side 2:
1. Utopia 7:37
2. All My Yesterdays 6:04
3. Lee Plus Three 5:35

All compositions by McCoy Tyner

Recorded on December 1, 1967 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Laquer cutting and mastering at Cohearent Audio, LLC, 9245 Swinton Ave, North Hills, CA 91343
Pressed by Record Technology Inc., 486 Dawson Dr., Camarillo, CA 93012-8090
Cover printed by Stoughton Printing Co., 130 North Sunset Avenue, City of Industry, CA 91744-3595

Credits:
McCoy Tyner - piano
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Herbie Lewis - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Julian Priester - trombone (- Lee Plus Three)
Bob Northern - french horn (- Lee Plus Three)
Howard Johnson - tuba (- Lee Plus Three)
James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute (- Lee Plus Three)
Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone (- Lee Plus Three)

Technical Credits:
Francis Wolff - Production
Rudy Van Gelder -Recording Engineer
KPG/Kevin Gray - Lacquer Cutting/Mastering 

Artwork:
Francis Wolff - Cover Photography 
Forlenza Venosa Associates - Cover Design
Leonard Feather - Liner Notes

Additional Credits:

Joe Harley - Overall Production Supervision