Label:Milestone – M-9056
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:US
Released: 1974 Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop

Media Condition: Very Good+ (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good+ (VG+)

A1 Sama Layuca 8:35
A2 Above The Rainbow 2:59
A3 La Cubaña 10:28
B1 Desert Cry 4:52
B2 Paradox 16:35

Sama Layuca, McCoy Tyner's 1974 spiritual jazz masterpiece for CTI, features modal melodies woven by powerful piano and joined by leading musicians like Gary Bartz and Azymuth's Eato Moreira, blending Afro-Latin rhythms with free-flowing jazz improvisation. The energetic development of the title track is a masterpiece, with its vibrant rhythmic swells and spiritual uplift deeply moving to the listener. This timeless masterpiece by McCoy Tyner embodies the passion and spirituality of 1970s jazz.

Label:Milestone – SMJ-6065
Format: Record, LP, Album
Country:Japan
Released: 1974 Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve condition: Good (G) No obi, missing bottom

A1 Sama Layuca 8:35
A2 Above The Rainbow 2:59
A3 La Cubaña 10:28
B1 Desert Cry 4:52
B2 Paradox 16:35

McCoy Tyner's 1974 spiritual jazz masterpiece, "Sama Layuca," was released for CTI. Powerful piano creates modal melodies, and stellar musicians like Gary Bartz and Azymuth's Airto Moreira join forces to passionately intertwine Afro-Latin rhythms and jazz improvisation. The title track, while lengthy, boasts overwhelming propulsion, its vibrant rhythmic swells and spiritual uplift make it a masterpiece that will shine on any club floor. This timeless masterpiece encapsulates the passion and spiritual quest of '70s jazz.