Reaching Fourth is a masterclass in modal architecture. Instead of leaning on typical third-based harmonies, Tyner's left hand hammers stacked fourths that open up vast, uncrowded harmonic space for his right hand to sprint through. Grimes and Haynes respond not by keeping simple meter, but by sculpting a wide pocket around him. It remains the essential playbook for how jazz piano broke free from standard chord progressions into something genuinely spatial.
SIDE A
Reaching Fourth
Goodbye
Theme For Ernie
SIDE B
Blues Back
Old Devil Moon
Have You Met Miss Jones
MUSICIANS
Bass: Henry Grimes
Drums: Roy Haynes
Piano: McCoy Tyner
RECORDED TO TAPE
November 14th, 1962 (start date)
Location: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Tape number:
Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Bob Thiele
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