Jazz Articles about McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner: Mosaic Select 25

by John Kelman
April 25, 2007

By the time pianist McCoy Tyner turned thirty in 1968 he'd already built a successful career as a sideman and leader. He got his first break with trombonist Curtis Fuller in 1959, but by the following year had joined up with saxophonist John Coltrane. The rest, as they say, is history. From 1960 through 1965, Tyner would be part of one of the most legendary quartets in modern jazz, appearing on seminal albums including Impressions (Impulse!, 1961) and the iconic ...

McCoy Tyner Trio at Yoshi

by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler
January 31, 2007

McCoy Tyner Yoshi's Jazz Club Oakland, CA December 29, 2006When an individual has the opportunity to hear one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time perform, accompanied by three no-less notable musical peers, it is truly a magnificent occasion. On a brisk December evening, the excitement in the air was tangible, as an eclectic crowd consisting of multi-generational jazz aficionados and music fans alike converged at the famed and intimate jazz club ...

McCoy Tyner: Time For Tyner & Passion Dance

by Francis Lo Kee
September 2, 2006

McCoy Tyner Passion Dance Milestone-Concord Music Group 2006 McCoy Tyner Time for Tyner Blue Note 2006

McCoy Tyner became well known as “the pianist in John Coltrane's Quartet but his compositional and playing identity, even while playing with Coltrane, is blazingly unique, incisive and confident. Passion Dance was ...

McCoy Tyner at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

by Brenton Plourde
August 18, 2006

There was a red light that reflected into the piano which showed to everyone its inner workings. Vijay Iyer took the stage just shortly past the scheduled start time.

Iyer brought his blend of African, Asian and European music to the Toronto Jazz Festival. Joined by saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, standup bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, Iyer started with “Inertia," from Reimagining (Savoy Jazz, 2005). Iyer and his group played a good set, changing tempos and showing everyone the ...

McCoy Tyner Trio in Tune With One Another

by Paul Ryan
July 25, 2006

McCoy Tyner Trio 2006 Jazz Winnipeg Festival Manitoba Theatre Center June 22, 2006

McCoy Tyner brought his trio to town and they did not disappoint an enthusiastic Winnipeg crowd. Along with bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Eric Kamau Gravatt, Tyner showed why he is still one of the best pianists in improvised music. His group as a whole also demonstrated a sense of cohesiveness and interaction that is hard to find.

The ...

McCoy Tyner: Time for Tyner

by John Kelman
September 19, 2005

With the release of the latest batch of Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note reissues comes the opportunity to hear vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson on two sessions that demonstrate just how flexible he is--something that continues to define him to this day on projects like the recently-released SFJazz Collective. But unlike SFJazz, which is a true cooperative ensemble, we're talking about Hutcherson the sideman on the '64 date that would become pianist Andrew Hill's Judgement, and here, on pianist McCoy Tyner's '68 ...

McCoy Tyner: Tender Moments

by Donald Elfman
May 18, 2005

Now 66 years old, McCoy Tyner has made countless albums and become an elder statesman of jazz. He is certainly best known as the pianist in the transformational John Coltrane Quartet of the '60s, but it was with Blue Note recordings like this one from 1967, recently reissued in remastered form, that he revealed his personality as a composer, arranger, and soloist.Tender Moments was one of Tyner's first major explorations of the world of colors and textures available ...