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McCoy Tyner
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American jazz pianist (1938–2020)
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Alfred McCoy Tyner was an American pianist, bandleader, composer, and conductor. Born in Philadelphia on December 11, 1938, he was a male member of the African American ethnic group. He began his work period in 1960 and continued until 2020. His native language was English, which he also spoke and wrote.
Tyner performed in genres including jazz, post-bop, ethno jazz, hard bop, bebop, and afro-cuban jazz. He recorded for record labels such as Impulse!, Columbia Records, Elektra, and Enja Records. He received the NEA Jazz Masters award. He died in Bergenfield on March 6, 2020. His sibling was Jarvis Tyner.
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Film & TV
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
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 679,899
- Total plays
- 5,506,419
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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 facts
- Born
- Alfred McCoy Tyner , ( 1938-12-11 ) December 11, 1938, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) (aged 81), Bergenfield, New Jersey , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz hard bop post-bop modal jazz avant-garde jazz
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instrument
- Piano
- Years active
- 1960–2020
- Labels
- Impulse! Blue Note Milestone Telarc McCoy Tyner Music
- Formerly of
- The Jazztet
- Spouse
- Aisha Saud ( before 2020 )
- Website
- mccoytyner .com
- Relatives
- Jarvis Tyner (brother)
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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
- Genre
- ethno jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Official website
- www.mccoytyner.com
- Image
- Mccoy Tyner 1973 gh.jpg
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- McCoy Tyner
- date of birth
- 1938-12-11
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- McCoy Tyner
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- name in native language
- Alfred McCoy Tyner
- date of death
- 2020-03-06
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
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- 16766 Righi
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965 and his long solo career afterward. He was an NEA Jazz Master and a five-time Grammy Award winner. Tyner has been widely imitated and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time.
Early life and education
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