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jazz fans-do you dig this cat? 
my favourite has to be sahara it seems odd to me that this guy never gets any love on the org anybody else diggin him? any fave cuts? | |
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I played this quite often on my radio show when we recieved it.
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Alfred McCoy Tyner born December 11 , 1938 is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career. Before he played with the John Coltrane Quartet , he was the first pianist to played with Benny Golson and Art Farmer's Jazztet. The only albums I have from him was when he was on Impulse and Blue Note. | |
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He's come up a few times but as you must know, Jazz is a hard sell here.
Recently, he's been mentioned in some posts I did on Azar Lawrence performances in here in L.A. Some of his albums I have...    
...that I can remember at the moment. And one of my favorites... 
...Fly With The Wind has him in a setting with strings and allows a more melodic McCoy. Now you might think this would blunt the power of his playing. Nothing can blunt the power of McCoy Tyner. Especially... Billy Cobham - drums Ron Carter - bass Hubert Laws - flute ...with this kind of support. He's a part of the Wall of Fame... 
...in my office. (lower right corner) tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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This is the only album i have of his solo work, but being that John Gilmore is playing tenor on it, i'd place money on this being some one of his best. | |
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magnificentsynthesizer said:
This is the only album i have of his solo work, but being that John Gilmore is playing tenor on it, i'd place money on this being some one of his best. 
...Whachew know 'bout McCoy Willis? 
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theAudience said: He's come up a few times but as you must know, Jazz is a hard sell here.
Recently, he's been mentioned in some posts I did on Azar Lawrence performances in here in L.A. Some of his albums I have...
...that I can remember at the moment. And one of my favorites...
...Fly With The Wind has him in a setting with strings and allows a more melodic McCoy. Now you might think this would blunt the power of his playing. Nothing can blunt the power of McCoy Tyner. Especially... Billy Cobham - drums Ron Carter - bass Hubert Laws - flute ...with this kind of support. He's a part of the Wall of Fame...
...in my office. (lower right corner) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 You and I know someone in Paris that was coached by and played with McCoy Tyner.... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: You and I know someone in Paris that was coached by and played with McCoy Tyner....  Kirk, Chris or John?
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theAudience said: magnificentsynthesizer said:
This is the only album i have of his solo work, but being that John Gilmore is playing tenor on it, i'd place money on this being some one of his best.
...Whachew know 'bout McCoy Willis?
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 
i'm really only familiar with his work with Coltrane, but i do know that Coltrane let him go because his bangin' on the keys was crowding the music. my man John needed some more room to stretch out. 
i'm also trying to figure out who is on your wall of fame: I see: Miles Mingus Ornette Dizzy Dolphy? Roy/Milt? the rest i can't really make out. | |
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magnificentsynthesizer said: i'm also trying to figure out who is on your wall of fame: I see: Miles Mingus Ornette Dizzy Dolphy? Roy/Milt? the rest i can't really make out. From left to right/top to bottom... ... 
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theAudience said: magnificentsynthesizer said: i'm also trying to figure out who is on your wall of fame: I see: Miles Mingus Ornette Dizzy Dolphy? Roy/Milt? the rest i can't really make out. From left to right/top to bottom... ...
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i could of guessed Thelonious, Billie and Louis, though I would've gotten stuck on Bobby. Cool wall man! | |
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theAudience said: cubic61052 said: You and I know someone in Paris that was coached by and played with McCoy Tyner.... Kirk, Chris or John?
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Chris and John.... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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theAudience said: magnificentsynthesizer said: i'm also trying to figure out who is on your wall of fame: I see: Miles Mingus Ornette Dizzy Dolphy? Roy/Milt? the rest i can't really make out. From left to right/top to bottom... ...
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 What? 
Where is The Professor? He is "one of the finest trumpet players in the world"! 
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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magnificentsynthesizer said: Cool wall man!
Thanks.
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cubic61052 said: theAudience said: From left to right/top to bottom... ...
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 What?
Where is The Professor? He is "one of the finest trumpet players in the world"!
Well unfortunately, he wasn't a part of the calendar these photos came from.
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McCoy's the shit! And apparently many current jazz pianists think so as many of them seem to sound like a combination of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Bill Evans. | |
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theAudience said: He's come up a few times but as you must know, Jazz is a hard sell here.
Recently, he's been mentioned in some posts I did on Azar Lawrence performances in here in L.A. Some of his albums I have...
...that I can remember at the moment. And one of my favorites...
...Fly With The Wind has him in a setting with strings and allows a more melodic McCoy. Now you might think this would blunt the power of his playing. Nothing can blunt the power of McCoy Tyner. Especially... Billy Cobham - drums Ron Carter - bass Hubert Laws - flute ...with this kind of support. He's a part of the Wall of Fame...
...in my office. (lower right corner) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 hey thanks man-been on this site for 8 years and your one of the few guys i actually read and take note-man if you dig fly with the wind-im getting it! can you redirect me to a few of your threads i may have missed-i think schools in! | |
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get ma learn on!!! | |
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I like the way he flicks the keys with his little finger. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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jonylawson said: hey thanks man-been on this site for 8 years and your one of the few guys i actually read and take note-man if you dig fly with the wind-im getting it!
can you redirect me to a few of your threads i may have missed-i think schools in! You're most welcome and i'm very flattered. There's quite a few folks posting good stuff here. It's pretty hard to find something by McCoy Tyner that's not good. His standards are pretty high even though he knows that everyone's not paying attention. tA Tribal Disorder
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...McCoy Tyner interview I don't compare people because I don't think that's good. Everybody brings his own thing to the table. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 [Edited 3/11/08 22:22pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Not as well known as his more mainstream stuff but this African influenced joint from 1970 is f#@%*ing killer from start to finish:
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magnificentsynthesizer said: theAudience said:
i'm really only familiar with his work with Coltrane, but i do know that Coltrane let him go because his bangin' on the keys was crowding the music. my man John needed some more room to stretch out.
i'm also trying to figure out who is on your wall of fame: I see: Miles Mingus Ornette Dizzy Dolphy? Roy/Milt? the rest i can't really make out. Actually my understanding is that Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner both left Coltrane's band after Ascension because they didn't like the more free/avant-garde direction coltrane was going in. In a sense though, they represented "limits" on Coltrane's music, and Trane was all about transcending limits. Personally there's a lot of free/avant-garde jazz that I like quite a bit, but I understand that it can be an acquired taste at best for people and I can understand how musicians who were grounded in structured harmony and rhythm would think that "free improv" was just an excuse to play crazy noise. In any case, McCoy and Elvin were great musicians and in a sense those guys both went as far as you could go with their respective instruments without going "out". Anyway, back on the subject of the main man. I like a lot of McCoy's solo stuff, and in fact I think that his solo stuff is a better showcase for his chops than even a lot of the stuff with Trane (for one thing I think his piano was more prominent in the mixing on his solo stuff generally and some of it also had better sound quality than much of Coltrane's stuff IMHO). Sahara, Sama Layuca, tender moments, the real mccoy, expansions and Enlightenment are my faves of his. I think Mccoy also played on some of Wayne Shorter's seminal albums as well although I'm not sure which ones off the top of my head. | |
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man-im sorry jazz heads i did not like ascension
i didnt get it(awful racket!!!) | |
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jonylawson said: man-im sorry jazz heads i did not like ascension
i didnt get it(awful racket!!!) 
Thing is, some jazz cannot be a quick listen or background music...maybe if you read some background on the piece - how/why/what....will you give it another chance, please? "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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theAudience said: He's come up a few times but as you must know, Jazz is a hard sell here.
Recently, he's been mentioned in some posts I did on Azar Lawrence performances in here in L.A. Some of his albums I have...
...that I can remember at the moment. And one of my favorites...
...Fly With The Wind has him in a setting with strings and allows a more melodic McCoy. Now you might think this would blunt the power of his playing. Nothing can blunt the power of McCoy Tyner. Especially... Billy Cobham - drums Ron Carter - bass Hubert Laws - flute ...with this kind of support. He's a part of the Wall of Fame...
...in my office. (lower right corner) tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: cubic61052 said: What?
Where is The Professor? He is "one of the finest trumpet players in the world"!
Well unfortunately, he wasn't a part of the calendar these photos came from.
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On second thought, I think it was John only that played with McCoy Tyner...I do not correspond with Chris, but I will ask John and see if he has some interesting stuff to say. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: jonylawson said: man-im sorry jazz heads i did not like ascension
i didnt get it(awful racket!!!)
Thing is, some jazz cannot be a quick listen or background music...maybe if you read some background on the piece - how/why/what....will you give it another chance, please? okay i will!!! | |
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guitarslinger44 said: McCoy's the shit! And apparently many current jazz pianists think so as many of them seem to sound like a combination of McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Bill Evans.
He was.  | |
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