McCoy Tyner
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz pianist (1938–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1938-12-11
- Died
- 2020-03-06
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The McCoy Tyner Collection
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- McCoy Tyner Trio & Ravi Coltrane: Jazz à Vienne 2012 — piano2022
- Chasing Trane — Self - Musician2017
- VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.42013
- McCoy Tyner - Guitars — Piano2008
- John Coltrane – Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco — Himself2008
- One Night with Blue Note — Self2004
- Jazz Casual: John Coltrane — piano2003
- John Coltrane Quartet: Live in Liège — Self1965
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
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- 679,899
- Total plays
- 5,506,419
Tags
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Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 - March 6, 2020) was a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career. Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. He was encouraged to study piano by his mother. He finally began studying the piano at age 13 and within two years, music had become the focal point in his life. His early influences included Bud Powell, a Philadelphia neighbor. <a href="https://www.last
Key dates
- Born
- 11 December 1938
- Died
- 6 March 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Bergenfield
- Sibling
- Jarvis Tyner
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
Connections
Categories
1938 births2020 deaths20th-century African-American musicians20th-century American male musicians20th-century American pianists21st-century African-American musiciansAfrican-American jazz musiciansAfrican-American jazz pianistsAfrican-American MuslimsAfro-Cuban jazz pianistsAmerican AhmadisAmerican jazz bandleaders