- jazz
- 66 min
- 13 tracks
- Blue Note
Things Ain't What They Used to Be is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. Like Revelations (1987), it was recorded at Merkin Hall and features solo performances by Tyner, in addition he performs three duets with guitarist John Scofield and two with tenor saxophonist George Adams.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1The Greeting2:28
- 2Naima3:44
- 3I Mean You4:58
- 4Here's That Rainy Day6:03
- 5Things Ain't What They Used to Be3:54
- 6Joy Spring4:23
- 7Lush Life5:36
- 8Sweet and Lovely3:58
- 9Song for My Lady6:30
- 10What's New3:55
- 11Search for Peace6:11
- 12Blues on the Corner6:27
- 13My One and Only Love8:00
13 tracks, 66 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- McCoy Tyner
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- November 2, 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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