This is a new departure for Tyner – his only previous recording with strings (Blue Note, late 60s) remains unissued here, and, indeed, has only just been issued in the States. More importantly, the pressure of the strings frees Tyner’s piano from any role as a purely supportive fixture. Different tempos and rhythms are often opposed in a way that engenders great excitement – a description not usually relevant to jazz-with-strings orchestrations. In Laws, Tyner has a virtuoso front-line partner, and their inter­play on Salvadore De Samba and Fly With The Wind is especially felicitous. But this effort by Tyner should not be overlooked, for it possesses a winning boldness and vitality.