by Scott YanowOn this long out-of-print Lp from the defunct Elektra Musician label, pianist McCoy Tyner is featured in one of his strongest groups, a quintet with altoist Gary Bartz, violinist John Blake, bassist John Lee and drummer Wilby Fletcher. A transitional set between Tyner's adventurous Milestone albums and his current repertoire (which falls in the tradition but still sounds quite original), this album has two standards (Prelude To A Kiss and Just In Time), Bartz's tribute to Thelonious Monk (Uncle Bubba) and one original apiece by Tyner, Blake and Lee. Excellent music.