McCoy Tyner Sahara MFSL 1-289 180 gram Audiophile LP Named Album of the Year by the 1972 DownBeat Critics Poll. McCoy Tyner’s Sahara is a seminal jazz record in more ways than one.   Regrouped with a new band featuring reedist Sonny Fortune, bassist Calvin Hill, and drummer Alphonse Mouzon, DownBeat took notice of Tyner's work and collectively named Sahara the Record of the Year.   The badge fit. Treating the session as a coming-out party, Mouzon rides the drums and cymbals like a jockey while Fortune perfectly plays the role of unselfish foil.   But it's Tyner’s clustered chords and spry two-handed fills that make Sahara a must-have. Remastered from the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s revealing version puts any sonic deficiencies to rest.   The acoustic properties and orchestral tones of Tyner's piano register with full-bodied immediacy, while the invisible cover that had been obscuring the full range of high and low frequencies is removed.   The sound is simply astounding. 1. Ebony Queen 2. A Prayer For My Family 3. Valley Of Life 4. Rebirth 5. Sahara Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab recordings are distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading