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:  Asante (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition) (2026)

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

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Malika (14:02)

 2.  Asante (6:12)

Side Two:

 1.  Goin' Home (7:39)

 2.  Fulfillment (14:00)

Personnel:

McCoy Tyner:  Piano, Wooden Flute

Andrew White:  Alto Saxophone

Ted Dunbar:  Guitar

Buster Williams:  Bass

Billy Hart:  Drums, African Percussion

Mtume:  Congas, Percussion

"Songai" Sandra Smith:  Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Asante is an album by McCoy Tyner, originally released on April 1974 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on May 1, 2026 by Blue Note.  Blue Note Tone Poet Series, 180 Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl.