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McCoy Tyner: Quartet

Read "Quartet" reviewed by Mark Corroto


From the first few notes you know you're going to love this live recording by McCoy Tyner. With a bass line borrowed from John Coltrane's “A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1964), the quartet doesn't exactly mimic the Coltrane era as much as take inspiration from its legacy. And of course that legacy included Tyner some forty years ...

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Article: Album Review

McCoy Tyner: Mosaic Select 25

Read "Mosaic Select 25" reviewed by Joel Roberts


McCoy Tyner's career was at a commercial low in the late 1960s as he struggled to forge an identity for himself as a solo artist in the years following the death of John Coltrane. But as Mosaic's 3-CD collection of overlooked Tyner recordings from 1968-70 (originally issued as Expansions, Extensions, Asante and Cosmos) makes clear, the ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

McCoy Tyner: Mosaic Select 25

Read "McCoy Tyner: Mosaic Select 25" reviewed by John Kelman


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

McCoy Tyner Trio at Yoshi

Read "McCoy Tyner Trio at Yoshi" reviewed by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler


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 ...

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Stella by Starlight

Featuring the music of McCoy Tyner
Duration: 6:26

Meetings of the minds, a performance from 1989 with McCoy Tyner's working trio and guitarist George Benson.

McCoy Tyner on piano with George Benson on guitar. Sidemen include Avery Sharpe on Bass and Arron Scott on Drums

Album

Looking Out

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2006

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Video

Giant Steps

Featuring the music of McCoy Tyner
Duration: 3:35

McCoy Tyner performs the classic Giant Steps, written by his long time friend and musical partner John Coltrane. This is live in 1996 from Hamburg Germany
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Article: Multiple Reviews

McCoy Tyner: Time For Tyner & Passion Dance

Read "McCoy Tyner: Time For Tyner & Passion Dance" reviewed by Francis Lo Kee


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

McCoy Tyner at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Read "McCoy Tyner at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival" reviewed by Brenton Plourde


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

McCoy Tyner Trio in Tune With One Another

Read "McCoy Tyner Trio in Tune With One Another" reviewed by Paul Ryan


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 ...


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