Blue Note At 75, The Concert: McCoy Tyner & Bobby Hutcherson

Name: Blue Note At 75, The Concert: McCoy Tyner & Bobby Hutcherson
Uploaded: 2014-06-11T14:12:05+00:00
Duration: 5 min 58 s
Description: Pianist McCoy Tyner and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson first connected on record in 1966, on Hutcherson's album Stick-Up! They must have realized they were musically simpatico — they've continued to work together for nearly five decades now. At the Blue Note at 75 concert, they didn't say a word, but

McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, NPR Music|2014|Concert

Pianist McCoy Tyner and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson first connected on record in 1966, on Hutcherson's album Stick-Up! They must have realized they were musically simpatico — they've continued to work together for nearly five decades now. At the Blue Note at 75 concert, they didn't say a word, but locked into a miniature set of Tyner's classic compositions with ageless grace. It was a powerful reminder of why the Blue Note label signed both musicians in the 1960s, produced their 1993 duet recording, and is about to present a new Hutcherson album this summer.

Here's a duet of Tyner's "African Village," originally from his 1968 Blue Note recording Time for Tyner — which featured Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone. --PATRICK JARENWATTANANON