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McCoy Tyner: Counterpoints
by AAJ Staff
McCoy Tyner has basically been making the same insanely luscious and gorgeously dense modal music for nearly 40 years now. Which means that Counterpoints , which consists of five unreleased live tracks from a 1978 Tokyo concert (others were issued in 1979 on the currently unavailable Passion Dance ), is unlikely to offer anything new to ...
McCoy Tyner: Illuminations
by Joel Roberts
McCoy Tyner's latest, Illuminations, shows that at 65, the iconic pianist is still a force to be reckoned with, still an artist looking for new challenges--even if it the terrain he covers here is more traditional than some of his past explorations. Tyner leads a truly all-star quintet (trumpeter Terence Blanchard, saxophonist Gary ...
A Fireside Chat with McCoy Tyner, Revisited
by AAJ Staff
While McCoy Tyner has certainly benefited from his allegiance to John Coltrane, his legacy (right or wrong) continues to be eclipsed by the beloved icon. But by virtue of juxtaposition, Tyner remains a dominant influence on modern jazz. All About Jazz: After the quartet recording with Bobby Hutcherson, Eric Harland, and Charnett Moffett (Land ...
McCoy Tyner: Tender Moments
by Norman Weinstein
This is the first, and arguably, the finest big band album the distinguished pianist ever recorded. Six horns are utilized, with the neglected James Spaulding alternating on flute and alto sax along with tenor saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trombonist Julian Priester, trumpeter Lee Morgan, and the exotic horns, with Bob Northern on French horn and Howard Johnson ...
Land Of Giants
By McCoy Tyner
Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Serra Do Mar; December; Steppin
13th House
By McCoy Tyner
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Short Suite/ 13th House/ Search for Peace/ Love Samba/ Leo Rising.
McCoy Tyner: Nothing ventured, nothing gained
by AAJ Staff
For the better part of nearly five decades McCoy Tyner has remained the most pervasively influential, highly acclaimed, widely imitated jazz pianist in the world ' universally acknowledged for the invention of a style that continues to be uniquely personal, powerfully passionate and consummately creative. From his early association with the great John Coltrane, through his ...
A Fireside Chat with McCoy Tyner
by AAJ Staff
As the pianist for the legendary John Coltrane Quartet (my favorite band), McCoy Tyner has been an enigma to me. He is a legend. No one can take that away. And yet, his recent endeavors have been a lightning rod for criticism and the criticism has come, fast and furiously. I wondered if such faultfinding would ...
McCoy Tyner: Land of Giants
by Franz A. Matzner
Aptly named, McCoy Tyner’s Land of Giants transports listeners into a sound world of varied and stunning topography. Featuring Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Eric Harland on drums, and Charnett Moffett on bass, this recording stands as a monument to Tyner’s stature as bandleader, player, and composer. Always commanding, Tyner’s strength permeates each piece ...
McCoy Tyner: Land of Giants
by Joel Roberts
One of the three most influential pianists of his generation (along with Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea), McCoy Tyner is a true jazz giant. And more than 40 years after gaining widespread acclaim as the pianist in the classic John Coltrane Quartet, the 65-year-old Tyner shows no signs of slowing down. Like fellow Coltrane alum Elvin ...
