# Fly with the Wind

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***Fly with the Wind*** is a 1976 album by [jazz](/source/Jazz) [pianist](/source/Piano) [McCoy Tyner](/source/McCoy_Tyner), his ninth to be released on the [Milestone](/source/Milestone_Records) label. It was recorded in January 1976 and features performances by Tyner with a trio, woodwinds and a full [string section](/source/String_section). The 2008 CD reissue added two alternate takes as bonus tracks.

## Reception

The [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review by [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow) states that the album "...has plenty of memorable moments and is a surprising but logical success; Tyner's orchestral piano blended with the strings very well."[1] Chris Sheridan of *[Jazz Journal](/source/Jazz_Journal)* thought the album "possesses a winning boldness and vitality". He commended Tyner, whose music he described as "thickly-textured, and both melodically and rhythmically complex", but criticized the "[ostinato](/source/Ostinato) motif" of "You Stepped out of a Dream", describing it as "a little mundane".[2]

## Track listing

1. "Fly with the Wind" - 8:30
1. "Salvadore de Samba" - 12:13
1. "Beyond the Sun" - 5:33
1. "You Stepped out of a Dream" ([Brown](/source/Nacio_Herb_Brown), [Kahn](/source/Gus_Kahn)) - 6:55
1. "Rolem" - 5:43
1. "Beyond the Sun" [alternate take] - 5:08 Bonus track on 2008 reissue
1. "Rolem" [alternate take] - 5:15 Bonus track on 2008 reissue

- *All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated*

- - Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 19, 20 & 21, 1976

## Personnel

- McCoy Tyner – [piano](/source/Piano)
- [Ron Carter](/source/Ron_Carter) – [bass](/source/Upright_bass)
- [Billy Cobham](/source/Billy_Cobham) – [drums](/source/Drum_kit)
- [Hubert Laws](/source/Hubert_Laws) – [flute](/source/Flute), [alto flute](/source/Alto_flute)
- Paul Renzi – [piccolo](/source/Piccolo), [flute](/source/Flute)
- Raymond Duste – [oboe](/source/Oboe)
- Stuart Canin – [violin](/source/Violin)
- Franklin Foster – violin
- Daniel Kobialka – violin
- Peter Schaffer – violin
- Edmund Weingart – violin
- Myra Bucky – violin (tracks 1 & 3)
- Mark Volkert – violin (tracks 4 & 5)
- Selwart Clarke – [viola](/source/Viola)
- Daniel Yale – viola
- Sally Kell – [cello](/source/Cello)
- [Kermit Moore](/source/Kermit_Moore) – cello
- Linda Wood – harp
- [Guilherme Franco](/source/Guilherme_Franco) – [tambourine](/source/Tambourine)

## References

1. Sheridan, Chris (July 1976). "Record Reviews: McCoy Tyner – Fly with the Wind". *[Jazz Journal](/source/Jazz_Journal)*. Vol. 29, no. 7. London: [Novello & Co](/source/Novello_%26_Co). p. 38. [ISSN 0307-4439](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0307-4439)

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