| 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.Biography
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Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children.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.Tyner's first main exposure came with Benny Golson being the first pianist in Golson's and Art Farmer's legendary Jazztet (1960).He appeared on the saxophonist's popular recording of "My Favorite Things" for Atlantic Records.Tyner has recorded a number of highly influential albums in his own right.On Sahara, for instance, Tyner plays koto, in addition to piano, flute, and percussion.These albums are often cited as examples of vital, innovative jazz from the 1970s that was neither fusion nor free jazz.Often cited as a major influence on younger jazz musicians, Tyner still records and tours regularly and played from the 1980s through '90s with a trio that included Avery Sharpe on bass and Aaron Scott on drums.He made a trio of mature yet vibrant solo recordings for Blue Note, starting with Revelations (1988) and culminating with Soliloquy (1991).Today Tyner records for the Telarc label and has been playing with different trios, the most recent of which includes Charnett Moffett on bass and Eric Harland on drums.Tyner was a Sunni Muslim for a period of time beginning at the age of eighteen.Today Tyner does not practice a specific religion.McCoy Tyner was also married at one time and has three sons.McCoy, however, is not a pronounced advocate of any political ideology.Who's Who In Jazz
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Live at Sweet Basil, Vol.This page was last modified 22:16, 7 January 2008.See Copyrights for details.Born Alfred McCoy Tyner on Dec.Tyner grew up in the fertile musical hotbed of Philadelphia.Bud Powell, who was a neighbor of the family's.Another major influence on Tyner's playing was Thelonious Monk, whose percusive attacks would inform Tyner's signature style.He played with numerous natives of the thriving hometown jazz scene, including trumpeter Lee Morgan and the Heath Brothers, and even led his own septet for a while.But John often confided his interest in leading his own band with Tyner.In 1965, after over five years with Coltrane's quartet, Tyner left the group to explore his destiny as a composer and bandleader.Through faith and determination, Tyner prevailed as a soloist and sideman.Among his major projects is a 1967 album entitled The Real McCoy, on which he was joined by saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Ron Carter and fellow Coltrane alumnus Elvin Jones.Tyner has always expanded his vision of the musical landscape and incorporated new elements, whether from distant continents or diverse musical influences.Tyner is still expanding his musical world and leading diverse ensembles, from his big band to trios.It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner.His harmonic contributions and dramatic rhythmic devices form the vocabulary of a majority of jazz pianists.Sahara, broke new ground by the sounds and rhythms of Africa.In the late 1980s, he mainly focused on his regular piano trio featuring Avery Sharpe on bass and Aarron Scott on drums.As of today, this trio is still in great demand.In 1996 he recorded a special album with the music of Burt Bacharach.Tyner has always expanded his vision of the musical landscape and incorporated new elements, whether from distant continents or diverse musical influences.More recently he has arranged for big bands, employed string arrangements, and even reinterpreted popular music.He continues to leave his mark on generations of improvisers, and yet remains a disarmingly modest and spiritually directed man.Copyright 2000 by Anil Prasad.McCoy Tyner for definitive proof.Foster offers further recorded evidence of his resolve.Bill Cosby about Philadelphia sometimes.Chicago or a different country.Columbia for a very short time.The other was called Legend of the Hour.Phyllis Hyman and Carlos Santana on it.We gave it some thought.Listening and responding are very important.Duke had a lot to do with bringing the music out of people in that respect.I've been very, very fortunate in that way.Duke Ellington about dealing with a big band.Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and others.Just by thinking about yourself?They paid their money to come hear you play.So, that gives you a general idea of the state of mind of the public.Do those skills continue to evolve as well?With Coltrane, it was the same thing.It was a very trying period.Was there any temptation to explore it?Cray agreed to take part.Chicago where we played together.It was an honor to be on a show with him.If you look at his music, quite naturally there were religious elements.American tendency to elevate artists beyond the realm of humanity?Altogether, McCoy's formal music training
lasted about three years.By high school, McCoy began to pursue his own course in the field
of jazz as his life's work, developing a highly percussive, model
approach to the piano as a result of years of constant practice, as
well as performances with many well known and local musicians
leading up to and including the great John Coltrane Quartet.McCoy's diligence in his piano studies surfaced early, though met
with some restistance because his father was unable to see any value
in it.For a whole year before getting his own piano, McCoy would
practice everyday after school at one of three neighbors' homes.On the other hand, he received complete support from his mother.She had been saving for it for a year.During his high school summer breaks, McCoy blossomed tremendously
as a result of living like a musician would on tour, except he was
only sixty miles from home.Golson also helped McCoy break into the recording
business.During this period, he received his first
two Grammy nominations, and was roundly hailed as a leader in the
field of acoustic piano by many leading music critics.BR
McCoy recording prolifically while at Milestone, before leaving the
label in 1980.He also changed his performance format from
essentially a quintet ensemble to a trio.Currently, the McCoy
Tyner Trio performs, records and tours worldwide.The McCoy Tyner Big Band was
established in 1984.McCoy Tyner currently lives in New York.Biography courtesy of Saudades Tourneen.Hours() * 3600 + currentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.Day Shipping at checkout.See the complete RVG Edition, gathered into one special set and now available from Amazon.This item is part of our Music Deals Store, where you'll find extra savings on hundreds of CDs across all genres.See all 12 customer reviews...This item is part of The RVG Edition Series.To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample.Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, and Grant Green, among others.There's something of the Blue Note sound to the group's concentrated intensity, perhaps Lion's contribution as well as engineer Rudy Van Gelder's, while Tyner, a more conservative musician than Coltrane, was integrating the modal and expressionist forms of the Coltrane quartet into more tightly defined compositional patterns.McCoy Tyner forged his sound as a leader on the amazing session with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Coltrane bandmate Elvin Jones.Get Mccoy Tyner Ringtones.Buy the sheet music for Mccoy tyner at Sheet Music Plus.Send Mccoy ringtones to your cell phone now!Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?This was the first of 6 albums McCoy Tyner recorded for Blue Note records in the late 60s and early 70s.His earlier records for Impulse (Inception, A Night of Ballads and Blues, etc.But on Real McCoy he went for the explosive, wide open modal sound of the 60s Coltrane quartet.Joe Henderson had played in front of Tyner and Jones several times, including the classic quartet date Inner Urge (also on Blue Note); this is among his best playing of the 60s, along with Larry Young's Unity.McCoy's playing would get denser and heavier over the next few years, but his powerful sound (dark, left hand chords and fast, unpredictable right hand lines) is well featured here.All five original compositions are classics.The Real McCoy isn't as intense as some of his early 70s recordings for Milestone records (Sahara, Enlightenment) but it sets the tone for them.With the possible exception of Extensions with Wayne Shorter and Gary Bartz, it is the best of his Blue Note albums.Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."Tyner proves here that his genius is not limited to playing sideman.This cd is a showcase for the younger McCoy Tyner's compositional and improvisational styles.Henderson uses a combination of the lyrical with subtle and artful touches of dissonance that makes his sound unique and distinguished among jazz players.McCoy Tyner's compositional talents are stunning and the man has put out an amazing amount of great music over the years.He continues to this day to be one of the top innovators out there.The Real McCoy is an essential recording for anyone who wants to understand an important part of his evolution as an artist.I've got three names for you: McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and Ron Carter.Just going by those names alone, you already know this is required listening, especially if you're a fan of...Like Coltrane's rhythm section with Joe Henderson!Whether fully churned or lazily meandering these players are top notch explorers.McCoy Tyner At His Best
McCoy Tyner is one of the most influential pianists after 1960 because of his highly innovative style.Exquisite and essential
It's just...Intense and creative, yet mature.The band is amazingly coherent.McCoy Tyner's approach to the piano is a revelation.Published on June 24, 2002 by a superintelligent shade of th...Tight group, swinging sound, new horizons.McCoy is fully in charge and does a wonderful job leading this enjoyable, classic, set.Superb Adventurous Jazz from Tyner and Co.This was one of McCoy Tyner's first albums as a leader and it is an absolute classic.Here's a great album by McCoy Tyner.Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing Items Like This?The Greatest Jazz Drummer: A list by Michael B.Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Complimentary McCoy Tyner Ringtones.Choose from 750,000 songs, including all the latest hits. |
