McCoy Tyner - 1938/2020. Let his music speak for itself
March 6, 2020 4:23 PM Subscribe
Such a big talent who helped create the sound of Coletrain's quartet...and then continued creating amazing music for a lifetime.
posted by mightshould at 4:39 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by mightshould at 4:39 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
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posted by SoundInhabitant at 4:48 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by SoundInhabitant at 4:48 PM on March 6, 2020
Ah Jesus, one of the titans. Saw him decades ago, shook his hand after the gig—what massive fingers.
This has long been one of my favorites of his.
posted by gottabefunky at 4:49 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
This has long been one of my favorites of his.
posted by gottabefunky at 4:49 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.
posted by ob1quixote at 5:06 PM on March 6, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by ob1quixote at 5:06 PM on March 6, 2020 [1 favorite]
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posted by PhineasGage at 5:09 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by PhineasGage at 5:09 PM on March 6, 2020
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posted by oneswellfoop at 5:15 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by oneswellfoop at 5:15 PM on March 6, 2020
Big thanks to Willis Conover and his Voice of America Jazz Hour for introducing me and many others, on both sides of the Iron Curtain in the early 1960s, to the musical magic of McCoy Tyner.
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posted by Mister Bijou at 6:03 PM on March 6, 2020 [3 favorites]
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posted by Mister Bijou at 6:03 PM on March 6, 2020 [3 favorites]
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Ona personal note: this one is such a fixture of my childhood ( Dad was a huge jazz fan) and so many of my favorite memories . . . (Sigh)
posted by thivaia at 6:17 PM on March 6, 2020 [1 favorite]
Ona personal note: this one is such a fixture of my childhood ( Dad was a huge jazz fan) and so many of my favorite memories . . . (Sigh)
posted by thivaia at 6:17 PM on March 6, 2020 [1 favorite]
No one else played like him that I’ve ever heard, though he’s inspired so many younger players.
posted by callistus at 6:30 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by callistus at 6:30 PM on March 6, 2020
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One of the downsides to being into "old music" (whether it's jazz, rock, or classical) is witnessing the deaths of the all-time greats happen one after the other, and the feeling of watching so much amazing talent and history fade out of public consciousness and into the mists of the past.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:59 PM on March 6, 2020 [3 favorites]
One of the downsides to being into "old music" (whether it's jazz, rock, or classical) is witnessing the deaths of the all-time greats happen one after the other, and the feeling of watching so much amazing talent and history fade out of public consciousness and into the mists of the past.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:59 PM on March 6, 2020 [3 favorites]
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posted by TrialByMedia at 8:03 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by TrialByMedia at 8:03 PM on March 6, 2020
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Although it is encouraged to learn standard jazz theory before going "outside," the first chords I practiced were 4th chords, because that's what I understood he did. It was 1n 1971. Jazz theory had to wait. And I shook his hand once: massive hand. Not like my delicate pianistic fingers. He was a powerhouse. Perpetual inspiration.
posted by kozad at 8:37 PM on March 6, 2020 [4 favorites]
Although it is encouraged to learn standard jazz theory before going "outside," the first chords I practiced were 4th chords, because that's what I understood he did. It was 1n 1971. Jazz theory had to wait. And I shook his hand once: massive hand. Not like my delicate pianistic fingers. He was a powerhouse. Perpetual inspiration.
posted by kozad at 8:37 PM on March 6, 2020 [4 favorites]
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posted by bardophile at 11:05 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by bardophile at 11:05 PM on March 6, 2020
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posted by misteraitch at 11:44 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by misteraitch at 11:44 PM on March 6, 2020
The McCoy Tyner Trio just refusing to stop while playing live on Later With Jools Holland.
posted by dng at 3:23 AM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by dng at 3:23 AM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
A couple personal favorites.
(If you've never heard McCoy Tyner ever I think Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" is the classic place to start, and of course "A Love Supreme." But he's one of THE jazz pianists, he's got a lot of brilliant recordings.)
posted by atoxyl at 3:52 AM on March 7, 2020
(If you've never heard McCoy Tyner ever I think Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" is the classic place to start, and of course "A Love Supreme." But he's one of THE jazz pianists, he's got a lot of brilliant recordings.)
posted by atoxyl at 3:52 AM on March 7, 2020
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posted by Thebeardstays at 7:36 AM on March 7, 2020
posted by Thebeardstays at 7:36 AM on March 7, 2020
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posted by talking leaf at 10:40 AM on March 7, 2020
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posted by queensissy at 1:41 PM on March 7, 2020
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posted by Standard Orange at 12:32 AM on March 8, 2020
posted by Standard Orange at 12:32 AM on March 8, 2020
What a bummer. I've been listening to McCoy off and on for the past year, wondering how I overlooked him.
His brother Jarvis ran for vice-president on the Communist ticket in '72 and '76, and is still active in the party. I bet they had some interesting conversations over the years.
posted by heteronym at 8:05 AM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
His brother Jarvis ran for vice-president on the Communist ticket in '72 and '76, and is still active in the party. I bet they had some interesting conversations over the years.
posted by heteronym at 8:05 AM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
. Piano is a percussion instrument.
posted by leonard horner at 5:44 PM on March 8, 2020
posted by leonard horner at 5:44 PM on March 8, 2020
“McCoy Tyner: Honoring a Great Jazz Piano Legend: ‘My Favorite Things’ -Jazz Tutorial”—Kent Hewitt, 11 March 2020
posted by ob1quixote at 11:09 AM on March 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by ob1quixote at 11:09 AM on March 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
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