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Contents • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Early life [ ] Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. He was encouraged to study piano by his mother.

He began studying the piano at age 13 and within two years music had become the focal point in his life. When he was 17, he converted to through the and changed his name to Sulieman Saud. Early career [ ] Tyner's first main exposure came with, being the first pianist in Golson's and 's (1960). After departing the Jazztet, Tyner joined John Coltrane's group in 1960 during its extended run at the Jazz Gallery, replacing (Coltrane had known Tyner for a while in Philadelphia, and featured one of the pianist's compositions, 'The Believer', as early as 1958).

He appeared on the saxophonist's popular recording of ' for. The Coltrane Quartet, which consisted of Coltrane on saxophone, Tyner, on bass, and on drums, toured almost non-stop between 1961 and 1965 and recorded a number of albums, including,,,,, and, on the label.

Tyner has recorded a number of highly influential albums in his own right. While in Coltrane's group, he recorded a series (primarily in the piano trio format) for Impulse! The pianist also appeared as a sideman on many of the highly acclaimed albums of the 1960s, although was often credited as 'etc.' On the cover of these albums (when listing the sidemen on the album) in order to respect his contractual obligations at Impulse! His involvement with Coltrane came to an end in 1965. Coltrane's music was becoming much more atonal and free; he had also augmented his quartet with percussion players who threatened to drown out both Tyner and Jones: 'I didn't see myself making any contribution to that music.

All I could hear was a lot of noise. I didn't have any feeling for the music, and when I don't have feelings, I don't play'. By 1966, Tyner was rehearsing with a new trio and embarked on his career as a leader.

Post-Coltrane [ ]. McCoy Tyner,, San Francisco, California, March 1981 After leaving Coltrane's group, Tyner produced a series of albums released on Blue Note Records from 1967 to 1970, which included (1967), (1967), (1968), (1968) and (1970). Soon thereafter he moved to the Milestone label and recorded many influential albums, including (1972), (1973), and (1976), which featured flautist, drummer, and a string orchestra. His music for Blue Note and Milestone often took the Coltrane quartet's music as a point of departure and also incorporated African and East Asian musical elements. On Sahara, for instance, Tyner plays, in addition to piano, flute, and percussion.

These albums are often cited as examples of vital, innovative jazz from the 1970s that was neither nor. [ ] (1975) is notable for featuring Tyner on (rarely heard in jazz) and, in addition to his primary instrument, piano.

Tyner still records and tours regularly and played from the 1980s through 1990s with a trio that included on bass and first, then, on drums. He made a trio of solo recordings for Blue Note, starting with (1988) and culminating with (1991).

Today [ ] Tyner records for the label and has been playing with different trios, one of which has included on bass and on drums. In 2008, Tyner toured with his quartet, which featured saxophonist with (bass) and Eric Kamau Gravatt (drums).

On July 16, 2005, McCoy Tyner was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from at the Sala dei Notari during the Umbria Jazz Festival. McCoy was also a judge for the 6th, 10th and 11th annual to support independent artists' careers. McCoy Tyner with Tyner's style of piano is easily comparable to Coltrane's maximalist style of saxophone. Though a member of Coltrane's group, he was never overshadowed by the saxophonist, but complemented and even inspired Coltrane's open-minded approach. Tyner is considered to be one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, an honor he earned both with Coltrane and in his years of performing following Coltrane's death.

Though playing instruments of vastly different versatility, both Tyner and Coltrane utilize similar scales, chordal structures, melodic phrasings, and rhythms. 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; the fact that Tyner is left-handed may contribute to this distinctively powerful style. Tyner's unique right-hand soloing is recognizable for a detached, or, quality. His melodic vocabulary is rich, ranging from raw to complexly; his unique approach to chord voicing (most characteristically by fourths) has influenced a wide array of contemporary jazz pianists, most notably. Discography [ ]. • ^ Yanow, Scott (December 11, 1938)..

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To have stepped out of the shadow of a genius like John Coltrane would be a challenge for a lesser talent than pianist McCoy Tyner. He is without doubt one of the most brilliant and consistent pianists of the 20th century whose six decade and counting career is still in full swing. He's left handed, which in part accounts for the attack he achieves on the bass keys of the piano, a real distinguishing feature of his playing. While being a jazz man to his core, his sense of melodic invention is always to the fore making him accessible to some who may falter when listening to some other jazz pianists. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Tyner was encouraged to play piano by his mother when he was a teenager. By 1953, aged fifteen, he was being influenced by Bud Powell, also from Philadelphia, another brilliant pianist who recorded for Clef, the forerunner of Verve Records. In 1960 the twenty-two year old Tyner began playing with Benny Golson and Art Farmer's Jazztet but soon after he joined John Coltrane's group.

Trane, who had got to know Tyner in Philadelphia, had been featuring one of the pianist's compositions, 'The Believer', since 1958. Between 1961 and 1965 Tyner recorded a number of classic albums with Coltrane, including Live at the Village Vanguard, Ballads, Live at Birdland, Crescent, and A Love Supreme for the Impulse! In 1962 Tyner recorded his first solo record for Impulse!, appropriately entitled, Inception. It received good critical reviews and set him on course for a solo career that has lasted six decades and more; although to begin with he continued to be a member of the Coltrane group. The highlights of his early career with Impulse!

Are Reaching Fourth and, both from 1963. By 1965, Coltrane's music was moving in a different direction and so Tyner struck out entirely on his own; for a while he even played in Ike and Tina Turner's band.

His first recording for Blue Note was in 1967 and was one of string of albums during the remainder of the decade that are all well worth seeking out, including, (1967) and Time For Tyner (1968). In 1972 he recorded the first of his genuine masterpieces,, followed by another,, in the same year and the following year – all were recorded for the Milestone label. One of Tyner's most beautiful records is 1978's with its amazing title track; featured on the album are flautist Hubert Laws and drummer Billy Cobham who had been with Mahavishnu John McLaughlin's band at the start of the seventies. Tyner rounded out the decade with, another genuine 5 star recording. Tyner still records and tours regularly and among the titles to seek out from his more recent releases are, Uptown/Downtown (1989), Plays John Coltrane At The Village Vanguard (2001) and Counterpoints: Live In Tokyo (2004). In 1997 he recorded, What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach with a symphony orchestra that shows the versatility of this amazing musician. One of the most difficult aspects for producer Orrin Keepnews of recording pianist McCoy Tyner so frequently in the '70s was coming up with new ideas and settings for each record.

Fly with the Wind gave Tyner a rare opportunity to write for strings. Joined by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Billy Cobham, flutist Hubert Laws, piccolo, oboe, harp, six violins, two violas and two cellos, Tyner performed four of his originals (including the title cut) plus the standard 'You Stepped out of a Dream.' This CD reissue has plenty of memorable moments and is a surprising but logical success; Tyner's orchestral piano blended with the strings very well.

Words: Scott Yanow. Two and a half years after his last recording as a leader for Impulse, pianist McCoy Tyner emerged to start a period on Blue Note that would result in seven albums. Having left John Coltrane's Quartet in late 1965, Tyner was entering a period of struggle, although artistically his playing grew quite a bit in the late '60s.

For this release, the pianist is teamed with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Elvin Jones for five of his originals. Highlights of the easily recommended album include 'Passion Dance,' 'Four by Five,' and 'Blues on the Corner.' Words: Scott Yanow.

Those familiar with the dense, percussive style that pianist McCoy Tyner has cultivated since the 1970s onwards may be surprised by what they hear on Inception. Like Reaching Fourth and Nights of Ballads and Blues, this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style. The choice of material is fairly evenly split between modal pieces like 'Inception' and more harmonically involved tunes like 'Speak Low,' and the pianist's treatment of both demonstrates the extent to which his early work was rooted in bebop. Tyner had yet to develop the massive orchestral sound and highly distinctive vocabulary of modal licks that would mark his later style, and throughout this album he spins dizzyingly long and singing lines with an exquisitely light touch. The irresistible rush of forward momentum that he maintains on tracks like 'Effendi' and 'Blues for Gwen' is breathtaking, and there is an exuberant, almost athletic quality to much of his solo work.

Bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones provide superb accompaniment throughout, and they lay a solid rhythmic foundation for Tyner's sparkling melodic flights. The pianist's penchant for drama, which asserts itself more strongly in his later work, is on brief display in the original ballad 'Sunset'; his skills as an arranger, though evident on several tracks, are perhaps best illustrated by the intricate contrapuntal treatment of 'There Is No Greater Love.'

Words: Alexander Gelfand. After the death of John Coltrane, his longtime pianist McCoy Tyner was in something of a musical quandary. Keeping up with his mentor through the incredible explorations of the early '60s, he seemed to have some difficulty navigating the even further out territories explored in the two or three years before Coltrane's death in 1967. His subsequent albums as a leader were solid, enjoyable efforts but seemed oddly retrograde, as though he needed time to settle back and re-digest the information handed down to him.

With Sahara, Tyner found the precise perfect 'middle ground' on which to stand, more structured than late Coltrane, but exploding with a ferocity and freedom of sound that made it simply one of the greatest jazz recordings of the decade. None of the other members of his quartet ever sounded so inspired, so liberated as they do here. Sonny Fortune threatens to tear the roof off the joint on more than one occasion, Calvin Hill is more than rock-solid on bass, his roots arcing deeply into the earth, and as for Alphonse Mouzon, well, no one familiar with his later vapid meanderings in fusion would begin to recognize him here, so incendiary is his playing.

And Tyner develops so much pure energy, channeled with such pinpoint precision, that one worries about the physical stability of any piano under such an assault. From the extraordinarily intense 'Ebony Queen' through the ruminative solo 'A Prayer for My Family, the equally intense 'Rebirth,' and the concluding, side-long title track, there's not a misstep to be heard. 'Sahara,' over the course of its 23 minutes, covers vast ground, echoing the majesty and misery of the geographical area with percussion and flute interludes to some of Tyner's very best playing on record. Even something that could have resulted in a mere exercise in exotica, his koto performance on 'Valley of Life,' exudes both charm and commitment to the form. Tyner would go on to create several fine albums in the mid-'70s, but never again would he scale quite these heights.

Sahara is an astonishingly good record and belongs in every jazz fan's collection. Words: Brian Olewnick. Modio 3 Game Tuts Ps3 Slim there. This CD has an interesting combination of players. It may be the only recording to include both pianist McCoy Tyner and his successor with the John Coltrane Quartet, Alice Coltrane (who adds atmosphere with her harp). This set also matches the young altoist Gary Bartz with Wayne Shorter (doubling on tenor and soprano), who he succeeded in Miles Davis' group, and has reunions between Shorter and bassist Ron Carter and between Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones. The all-star sextet stretches out on lengthy renditions of four of Tyner's modal originals, and there is strong solo space for the leader and the two saxophonists.

Wayne Shorter in particular is often quite intense. Stimulating music. Words: Scott Yanow. On this excellent set (reissued on CD by Blue Note), McCoy Tyner had the opportunity for the first time to head a larger group. His nonet is an all-star aggregation comprised of trumpeter Lee Morgan, trombonist Julian Priester, altoist James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin on tenor, the French horn of Bob Northern, Howard Johnson on tuba, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Joe Chambers in addition to the pianist/leader. Tyner debuted six of his originals, and although none became standards (perhaps the best known are 'The High Priest' and 'All My Yesterdays'), the music is quite colorful and advanced for the period. Well worth investigating.

Rudy Van Gelder Edition does not contain any bonus material. It does, however, feature wonderfully remastered sound in 24-bit resolution transferred from the original two-track analog tapes. It replaces the earlier CD issue.] Words: Scott Yanow. This is one of the great McCoy Tyner recordings.

The powerful, percussive, and highly influential pianist sounds quite inspired throughout his appearance at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. Azar Lawrence (on tenor and soprano) is also quite noteworthy and there is plenty of interplay with bassist Juney Booth and drummer Alphonse Mouzon. But Tyner is the main star, whether it be on his three-part 'Enlightenment Suite,' 'Presence,' 'Nebula,' or the 25-minute 'Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit.' Words: Scott Yanow. For this Blue Note project, pianist McCoy Tyner is heard solo on eight numbers and also has two duets with tenor-saxophonist George Adams and three with guitarist John Scofield; Tyner dominates throughout.

A standards-oriented set (there are only four songs by the leader including 'Blues On The Corner' and the near-standard 'Song For My Lady') but the pianist makes every melody sound like a fresh original through his distinctive chord voicings and harmonies. This is a strong effort by one of the best. Words: Scott Yanow. McCoy Tyner has fronted many mid-sized ensembles, but this one ranks with the very best he has led. As violinist John Blake jives and jousts with alto and soprano saxophonist Joe Ford and the incendiary tenor saxophonist George Adams, Tyner realizes a perfectly balanced, extroverted, compatible and utterly unique front line. It enables him to offer some of the most remarkable, memorable and powerful music of his career.

It all starts with the magnificent opener 'Horizon,' which goes though a variety of dynamic rhythm changes, clarion calls, tinkling or rumbling piano set-ups prior to the band bursting loose, Afro-Cuban incursions, concise, inspired solos, and all powered by absolute perfect rhythm navigating from drummer Al Foster aside colorful percussive inserts by Guilherme Franco. It is one of the greatest single compositions of Tyner's career.sheer genius, period. 'Just Feelin' has been a piece that endures, played by Tyner in alternate trio and big-band settings as well. A singsong line courtesy of the vibrant tenor of Adams and Ford's plaintive, angular soprano radiates warmth for Blake's soaring violin to feed off of, as bright as any super nova.

Blake's composition 'Woman of Tomorrow, ' with the violinist, both horn players switching to flute, Tyner and bass anchor Charles Fambrough is a textbook clinic exercise in beauty. 'Motherland' chugs along in fierce modal revelry, powered by the rock-solid bass of Fambrough, with Adams getting to the heart of it in his typical fiery fashion and Franco urging him on playing the shekere, while 'One for Honor' with just piano-bass-drums is a stone-cold hard bop wonder. The front cover has a silhouette of Tyner's face superimposed as lightning strikes fronting a raging thunderstorm, a great piece of art, as is this extraordinary recording, which cannot come more highly recommended.

Words: Michael G.

Inception Released: 1962 Recorded: January 10–11, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Length:32:54 Label: Impulse! Producer: Bob Thiele Musicians McCoy Tyner: piano Art Davis: bass Elvin Jones: drums Songs “Inception” – 4:28 (Tyner) “There Is No Greater Love” (Jones, Symes) – 6:21 “Blues for Gwen” – 4:27 (Tyner) “Sunset” – 4:41 (Tyner) “Effendi” – 6:39 (Tyner) “Speak Low” (Nash, Weill) – 6:18 Recorded on January 10 (#1, 4-5) and January 11 (#2-3, 6), 1962. Additional Album Facts: “Blues for Gwen” was named after McCoy’s sister, whilst “Sunset” was suggested by McCoy’s wife, Aisha, because the piece “brought to her mind an impression of nature, and because it’s a reflective ballad, Sunset seemed the logical title.