McCoy Tyner

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Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.

Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. He was encouraged to study piano by his mother. He finally began studying the piano at age 13 and within two years, music had become the focal point in his life. His early influences included Bud Powell, a Philadelphia neighbor. Among many other things, Tyner’s playing can be distinguished by a low bass left hand, in which he tends to raise his arm relatively high above the keyboard for an emphatic attack, creating at times a veritable tsunami of sound. Tyner’s unique right hand soloing is recognizable for a detached, or staccato quality, and descending arpeggios, both of a triadic shape and in other patterns. His unique approach to chord voicing has influenced a wide array of contemporary jazz pianists.

Tyner’s first main exposure came with Benny Golson being the first pianist in Golson’s and Art Farmer’s legendary Jazztet (1960). After departing the Jazztet, Tyner joined Coltrane’s group in 1960. (Coltrane had known Tyner for a while, and featured one of the pianist’s compositions, “The Believer”, as early as 1958.) He appeared on the saxophonist’s popular recording of “My Favorite Things” for Atlantic Records.

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pitonchik76 wrote:
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The Real McCoy !!!

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Pezwinter wrote:
September 2009

Did you know McCoy Tyner is a judge for the International Songwriting Competition this year? They're giving away over $150,000 in cash and prizes along with the opportunity for one of your favorite artists to hear something you wrote! The deadline is only 2 weeks away so head over to www.songwritingcompetition.com to enter! Good luck!

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dj-clap wrote:
September 2009

"Fly With The Wind" is an icon of an album!!! Totally in love with it at the moment...

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kolory_raju wrote:
June 2009

The Real McCoy !!!

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strahinja-jazz wrote:
June 2009

Album "Inception'' is the way how the piano trio should sound ......

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Speesh_ttlg wrote:
May 2009

So up my alley. I love his style of playing and composition. And I've only heard Sahara and Atlantis! Plenty more to fall in love with =D

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RMI081 wrote:
May 2009

I love it. I wish the greats would stay in the US in the summer. Or at least have a tour date in NY.

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boredofcanada wrote:
May 2009

"Wave" is one of the sickest jazz compositions I have ever heard!

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LiquidEternity wrote:
April 2009

Got into this fellow through John Coltrane's stuff... Absolutely amazing! I can't get enough of his piano skills. I'm buying up every album of his I can get my hands on.

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IQ314 wrote:
April 2009

Please join to honour this great musician. http://www.last.fm/group/McCoy+Tyner

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deseante wrote:
April 2009

it's beautiful and amazing! this is one of the best piano players for me.

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guthriepc wrote:
April 2009

MyCoy playin' Coltrane live... absolutely beautiful.

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KaruraK wrote:
March 2009

I agree.

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hollabackitsobi wrote:
March 2009

Damn I hate the current pic. It's a good one, but for some reason it looks so shitty on last.fm; I think the old pic with him under the spotlight looks infinitely better.

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CaptureTheCat wrote:
March 2009

quality!!!

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fingersalad wrote:
January 2009

I remember my dad raving about this guy. Back in the early70's, Tyner sounded good even to my rocker ears. Now, after all these years, wow... Talk about standing the test of time

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fataverde wrote:
January 2009

sophisticated and smooth

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Inartificial wrote:
December 2008

Time for Tyner!

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TheIronLion wrote:
December 2008

Turns 70 today! Happy birthday Mr. Tyner!

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captaintaylor wrote:
November 2008

Great show last night in Seattle, Mr. Tyner. Top Class.

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