McCoy Tyner

 

Artist:  McCoy Tyner

Birth Name:  Afred McCoy Tyner

Born:  December 11, 1938.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:   March 6, 2020 (Aged 81).  New Jersey, USA

Genre:   Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Piano Jazz, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band, Global Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Occupation:   Musician, Composer, Bandleader

Instruments:  Piano

McCoy Tyner was an American Jazz Pianist, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.  He was an NEA Jazz Master and a five-time Grammy Winner.  Not a player of electric Keyboards and Synthesizers,  he was committed to Acoustic Instrumentation.  He was one of the most recognizable and most influential pianists in Jazz History.

Title:  The Real McCoy (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series LP)  (2020)

Genre:   Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Piano Jazz, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band, Global Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:   Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Passion Dance  (8:45)

 2.  Contemplation  (9:10)

Side 2:

 1.  Four By Five  (6:35)

 2.  Search For Peace  (6:25)

 3.  Blues On The Corner  (6:05)

Personnel:

McCoy Tyner:  Piano

Joe Henderson:  Tenor Saxophone

Ron Cater:  Bass

Elvin Jones:  Drums

The Real McCoy is the seventh album by McCoy Tyner, originally released on October, 1967 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on October 9, 2020 by Blue Note Records, featuring Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones.