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McCoy Tyner
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Pianists · 1938–2020

McCoy Tyner

American jazz pianist (1938–2020)

Born
11 December 1938
Philadelphia
Died
6 March 2020
Bergenfield
Country
United States
Record labels
Columbia Records, Enja Records, Elektra, Impulse!
Discography
68 albums

Biography

McCoy Tyner was a jazz musician who played piano. McCoy Tyner was born on 11 December 1938 in Philadelphia and died on 6 March 2020 in Bergenfield. The music is usually filed under jazz, post-bop and ethno jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records, Enja Records, Elektra and Impulse!. The discography here lists 68 albums, from “Inception” (1962) to “Reve (Live Basel '74)” (2025). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Inception 1962 · impulse! Nights of Ballads & Blues 1963 · impulse! Live at Newport 1964 · Live · impulse! Today and Tomorrow 1964 · impulse! McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington 1965 · impulse! The Real McCoy 1967 · Blue Note Tender Moments 1968 · Blue Note Time for Tyner 1968 · Blue Note Expansions 1969 · Blue Note Echoes of a Friend 1972 · Victor Extensions 1972 · Blue Note Sahara 1972 · Milestone Song for My Lady 1972 · Milestone Enlightenment 1973 · Live · Milestone Song of the New World 1973 · Milestone Asante 1974 · Blue Note Atlantis 1974 · Live · Milestone Enlightenment Vol. 1 1974 · Milestone
Enlightenment Vol. 2 1974 · Milestone
Sama Layuca 1974 · Milestone Trident 1975 · Milestone Cosmos 1976 · Blue Note Fly With the Wind 1976 · Milestone Focal Point 1976 · Milestone The Greeting 1978 · Live · Milestone Together 1978 · Milestone Passion Dance 1979 · Milestone 4x4 1980 · Milestone Horizon 1980 · Milestone Dimensions 1984 · Elektra Musician It's About Time 1985 · Blue Note Double Trios 1986 · DENON Live at the Musicans Exchange Cafe 1987 · Live Revelations 1988 · Blue Note Supertrios 1989 · Milestone Things Ain't What They Used to Be 1989 · Blue Note 44th Street Suite 1991 · Red Baron Double Exposure 1991 · LRC Ltd. Remembering John 1991 · BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. Live in Warsaw 1992 · Live · Fresh Sound Records Soliloquy 1992 · Blue Note Just Feelin' 1994 · Quicksilver Manhattan Moods 1994 · Blue Note
Infinity 1995
Prelude and Sonata 1995 · Milestone Autumn Mood 1997 · LaserLight Digital La Leyenda de la Hora (The Legend of the Hour) 1998 · KOCH Jazz Blue Bossa 1999 · LaserLight Digital McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars 1999 · Telarc Jazz Counterpoints (Live in Tokyo) 2000 · Live · Milestone Inner Voices 2000 · Original Jazz Classics Jazz Roots 2000 · Telarc Jazz McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster 2000 · Telarc Port au Blues 2000 · Past Perfect Silver Line McCoy Tyner plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard 2001 · Live · impulse! Journey and Turning Point 2002 13th House 2003 · Original Jazz Classics Land of Giants 2003 · Telarc Illuminations 2004 · Telarc Jazz Looking Out 2006 · Wounded Bird Records McCoy Tyner Quartet 2007 · Half Note Records Guitars 2008 · Half Note Records Solo live from San Francisco 2009 · Live · Half Note Records, Inc. The Quartet Live Chicago 1982 2021 · Live Trio Live in Gdynia (Live) 2021 · Live The Montreux Years 2023 · Live · Montreux Jazz Festival Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' 2024 · Live · Blue Note Reve (Live Basel '74) 2025 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where McCoy Tyner is credited as a sideman

1960 Images of Curtis Fuller — Curtis Fuller piano
1961 Coltrane Jazz — John Coltrane piano
1961 Olé Coltrane — John Coltrane piano
1961 My Favorite Things — John Coltrane piano
1962 Coltrane Plays the Blues — John Coltrane piano
1962 Ready for Freddie — Freddie Hubbard piano
1963 John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman — John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman piano
1963 Impressions — John Coltrane piano
1963 Page One — Joe Henderson piano
1964 Coltrane’s Sound — John Coltrane piano
1964 Night Dreamer — Wayne Shorter piano
1964 Juju — Wayne Shorter piano
1964 Illumination! — Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet featuring McCoy Tyner piano
1964 In a New Setting — Milt Jackson piano
1964 In ’n Out — Joe Henderson piano
1965 Ascension — John Coltrane piano
1965 Proof Positive — J.J. Johnson piano
1965 New Thing at Newport — John Coltrane / Archie Shepp piano
1966 Meditations — John Coltrane piano
1966 Mustang! — Donald Byrd piano
1966 Delightfulee — Lee Morgan piano, piano accordion
1966 A Caddy for Daddy — Hank Mobley piano
1966 Rough ’n’ Tumble — Stanley Turrentine piano
1966 The Spoiler — Stanley Turrentine piano
1967 Kulu Sé Mama — John Coltrane piano
1967 Om — John Coltrane piano
1967 Lush Life — Lou Donaldson piano
1967 Easy Walker — Stanley Turrentine piano
1968 Selflessness, Featuring My Favorite Things — John Coltrane piano
1968 Stick-Up! — Bobby Hutcherson piano

Standards written by McCoy Tyner

TitleKeyFormGroove
Contemplation C minor A · 16 Jazz waltz
Passion Dance F major AAB · 32 Up-tempo swing
Search For Peace C major AABC · 32 Ballad
Aisha A minor AABA · 32 Ballad
Island Birdie E♭ major AABB · 32 Calypso
Song For My Lady D minor AA · 48 Medium-up swing
Three Flowers E♭ major AABBC · 37 Jazz waltz

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did McCoy Tyner play?

McCoy Tyner is known for playing piano.

When and where was McCoy Tyner born?

McCoy Tyner was born 11 December 1938 in Philadelphia.

What are McCoy Tyner's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Inception (1962), Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963), Live at Newport (1964), Today and Tomorrow (1964) and McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (1965).

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