Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner album)

Live at Newport is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963 and released on the Impulse! Records label in 1964. It features Tyner leading a quartet with Bob Cranshaw on bass, Roy Haynes on drums, and John Gilmore on tenor saxophone. The album showcases Tyner's evolving style and his burgeoning leadership skills within a live performance setting. The setlist includes original compositions and interpretations of standards, highlighting Tyner's powerful and distinctive piano playing, as well as Gilmore's distinctive tenor saxophone voice. The recording captures a pivotal moment in Tyner's career, showcasing him moving beyond his role in the John Coltrane Quartet and establishing himself as a formidable bandleader.