McCoy Tyner
Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.
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. His early influences included Bud Powell, a Philadelphia neighbor. When he was 17, he converted to Islam through the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and changed his name to Sulieman Saud.
Early career
Tyner's first main exposure came with Benny Golson, being the first pianist in Golson's and Art Farmer's Jazztet (1960). After departing the Jazztet, Tyner joined Coltrane's group in 1960 during its extended run at the Jazz Gallery, replacing Steve Kuhn. (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 "My Favorite Things" for Atlantic Records. The Coltrane Quartet, which consisted of Coltrane on saxophone, Tyner, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums, toured almost non-stop between 1961 and 1965 and recorded a number of albums, including Live! at the Village Vanguard, Ballads, Live at Birdland, Crescent, A Love Supreme, and The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, on the Impulse! label.
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- New York Reunion released: 2014
- The Real McCoy released: 2012
- Nights of Ballads and Blues released: 2011
- Guitars released: 2008
- Mosaic Select 25: McCoy Tyner released: 2007
- Afro Blue released: 2007
- Horizon released: 2007
- McCoy Tyner Quartet released: 2007
- Trident released: 2007
- Looking Out released: 2006
- The Impulse Story released: 2006
- Dimensions released: 2005
- Illuminations released: 2004
- 13th House released: 2003
- Land of Giants released: 2003
- Journey and Turning Point released: 2002
- Sama Layuca released: 2002
- Blue Bossa released: 2001
- McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard released: 2001
- Counterpoints (Live in Tokyo) released: 2000
- McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster released: 2000
- Jazz Roots released: 2000
- Port au Blues released: 2000
- Inner Voices released: 2000
- Focal Point released: 1999
- McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars released: 1999
- Sahara released: 1999
- La Leyenda de la Hora (The Legend Of The Hour) released: 1998
- Reaching Fourth released: 1998
- Jazz Collection released: 1998
- Together released: 1997
- Jazz Profile released: 1997
- McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington released: 1997
- What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach released: 1997
- Inception released: 1997
- Blue Bossa released: 1997
- The Best of McCoy Tyner released: 1996
- Prelude and Sonata released: 1995
- Expansions released: 1995
- Manhattan Moods released: 1994
- Just Feelin' released: 1994
- Soliloquy released: 1992
- Song of the New World released: 1991
- Double Trios released: 1991
- Remembering John released: 1991
- One on One released: 1990
- Supertrios released: 1989
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be released: 1989
- The Sound of Jazz released: 1988
- Revelations released: 1988
- Live at the Musicans Exchange Cafe released: 1987
- It's About Time released: 1985
- Milestone Jazzstars in Concert released: 1979
- Cosmos released: 1976
- Fly With the Wind released: 1976
- Atlantis released: 1974
- Enlightenment released: 1973
- Song for My Lady released: 1972
- Echoes of a Friend released: 1972
- Asante released: 1970
- Extensions released: 1970
- Tender Moments released: 1967
- McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington released: 1965
- Today and Tomorrow released: 1964
- Les Genies Du Jazz (Tome 6, No. 9): McCoy Tyner (What's New) released:
- Chick Corea, Herbie Mann, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner released:
- Lady from Caracas released:
- At the Warsaw Jamboree released:
- Live at Warsaw Festival 1991 released:
- Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner released:
- The Definitive McCoy Tyner released:
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