Mccoy tyner piano, percussion, flute, koto sonny fortune alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute alphonze mouzon drums, trumpet, percussion. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The other side of blue note 4000 series blue note 451779 freddie hubbard one mint julep. Mccoy tyner, jazz piano legend who played with coltrane.
With sahara, tyner found the precise perfect middle ground on which to stand, more structured than late coltrane, but exploding with a ferocity and freedom of sound that made it simply one of the greatest jazz recordings of the decade. To immediately find what you need to enter a keyword in the form below. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mccoy tyner at the discogs marketplace. It contains material recorded in november 1968, april 1969 and july 1970 and features two trio performances by tyner with herbie lewis, and freddie waits a larger group featuring harold vick, al gibbons and a string quartet and a sextet with hubert laws, andrew white and gary bartz.
Albums include the real mccoy, sahara, and extensions. Bst 84264, cdp 7 46512 2 mccoy tyner the real mccoy. Not a player of electric keyboards and synthesizers, he was committed to acoustic instrumentation. The 17minute the discovery starts with a gong, and immediately descends into a sweeping sonic torrent. Even something that could have resulted in a mere exercise in exotica, his koto performance on valley of life, exudes both charm and. It was recorded in august and september 1978 and features performances by tyner with freddie hubbard, hubert laws, bennie maupin, bobby hutcherson, stanley clarke, jack dejohnette and bill summers. Studio album 44 compilation 1 live 4 what the world needs now. It is to mccoy tyner s great credit that his career after john coltrane has been far from anticlimatic. It was recorded in august and september 1978 and features performances by tyner with. Mccoy was an inspired muscian who devoted his life to his art, his family.
Keeping up with his mentor through the incredible explorations of the early 60s, he seemed to have some difficulty navigating the even further out territories. Mccoy tynervarious, bath festival music the guardian. Mccoy tyner sahara milestone msp 9039 mccoy tyner i grandi del jazz fabbri editori it gdj 84 mccoy tyner song for my lady milestone msp 9044 mccoy tyner echoes of a friend milestone m9055 v. Tyner was justly renowned for his ability to rain torrents, but this. Asante is a bit unusual, for the emphasis is on group interplay rather than individual solos. On his 1972 album sahara, he played the japanese koto, a stringed. Mccoy tyner sahara hybrid stereo sacd shop music direct. After an outbreak of pianistic rage, there is a beautiful debussylike moment, spontaneous and natural. Beginning with inception, tyner released dozens of albums over more than four decades. Born in philadelphia in 1938, mccoy was encouraged to take up piano by his mother who also played the instrument. Mccoy tyner sahara on numberededition hybrid sacd from mobile fidelity. Generation sound studios, march 2628, 1974 tracklist. Blue note blp 4040, bst 84040, cdp 7 84040 2 freddie hubbard open sesame blue note bnla356h2 freddie hubbard blue note j tocj594144 various artists rare tracks. Download jazz album by mccoy tyner sahara 2006 sacdr.
Check out expansions by mccoy tyner on amazon music. This discography of jazz pianist mccoy tyner contains albums that he has released under his own name as well as albums on which he has appeared. Mccoy tyner is one of the most respected and revered jazz musicians in the world. Mccoy tyner licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of milestone. It was recorded in january 1972 and features performances. Notable among his own albums are the real mccoy 1967, sahara 1972, 4. Reissue from late 1972 or 1973 with distributed by fantasy records, berkeley, california printed at bottom of labels. Sahara is a 1972 album by jazz pianist mccoy tyner, his first to be released on the milestone label. The one thread of au currant jazz that he pursues here is a specifically afrocentric and multicultural direction following the lead of pharoah sanders, don cherry. Tyner, who was widely imitated, was one of the most recognizable and most. I love these compositions but this first compact disc effort, a fantasy transfer of 1987, has the absolute life.
Mccoy tyner is one of the most prolific jazz musicians in history. Mccoy tyner discography 74 albums 19622007 mp3 320. The interview mentions that mccoy tyner had to cancel his appearance at the festival this week after he was hospitalized. Cosmos is a double lp by jazz pianist mccoy tyner released on the blue note label in august 1977. I went through this stage where i was eating a lot of l while listening to late period coltrane. Anyway, tyner s 70s album sahara really captures that group and is one of the most intense studio recordings ive ever heard. Music profile for mccoy tyner, born 11 december 1938. That left hand thunda spoke to me as if it were the voice of. Sahara is a classic mccoy tyner work, a 5 star down beat record from that mystical period of jazz experimentation of the late 60s, early 70s, birthed out os the amazingly creative and remarkable african heritage movement of the 1970s. Find mccoy tyner discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Participaram nos grupos do pianista nos anos 1970, os. Pianist mccoy tyners artistry and innovation embrace a multitude of styles, from african and latin rhythms to the modal harmonies of the postbebop era. Ive seen mccoy perform in concert at least 25 times, a few times sitting 5 feet from mccoy at the original yoshis in oakland. Remixed february 1972 at mercury sound studios, new york city.
January 1972 decca recording studio, new york city length. Original jazz classics ojc311, ojccd3112 mccoy tyner sahara. Legendary pianists 1972 milestone debut garnered two grammy nominations. Mccoy tyner, jazz piano powerhouse, is dead at 81 the new. Mccoy tyner song of the new world milestone msp 9049. If you need more precise search, use the option advanced. Download torrent mccoy tyner fast and easy torrent search. Estes discos, nomeadamente sahara 1973, relancou a carreira do pianista. The thunderous sound and powerful attack that made mccoy tyner one of. Tyner was featured in one episode of the hbo series treme. Big bandswing, free jazz, hard bop, jazz instrument, latin jazzworld fusion, new orleansclassic jazz, showmusical. Mar 06, 2020 tyner made dozens of recordings in his own name and contributed to dozens more. Mccoy tyner 44th street suite audio music lossless 4 years 281 mb 0 2.
Keeping up with his mentor through the incredible explorations of the early 60s, he seemed to have some difficulty navigating the even further. It was recorded in january 1972 and features performances by tyner with sonny fortune, calvin hill, and alphonse mouzon. Alfred mccoy tyner, 11th december 1938, philadelphia, pennsylvania, u. Pianist mccoy tyners artistry and innovation embrace a multitude of styles. Rip mccoy tyner i love his piano on coltranes my favorite things album. Mccoy tyner, autumn leaves piano solo right hand author anna schmidtchen. The four originals feature tyner with altoist andrew white, guitarist ted dunbar, bassist buster williams, drummer billy hart, mtume on congas, and two spots for the voice of songai. Download mccoy tyner sahara in hires stereo format on sacd. Sahara 1972 inner voices 1977 2000 ojccd 10392 echoes of a friend 1972 1991 ojc passion dance 1978. Of pianist mccoy tyner s seven blue note albums of the 19671970 period, expansions is the most definitive. Mccoy tyner born december 11, 1938 is a jazz pianist from philadelphia, pennsylvania, known for his work with the john coltrane quartet. Mccoy tyner piano, percussion, flute, koto sonny fortune alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute. It is a deceptively simple record, employing four tunes from the bands regular repertoire and one solo piano piece.
Join songkick to track mccoy tyner and get concert alerts when they play near you. Together is a 1979 album by jazz pianist mccoy tyner released on the milestone label. Sahara flute, percussion mccoy tyner percussion, reeds calvin hill soprano saxophone, flute sonny fortune trumpet, reeds, percussion alphonze mouzon 23. Tyner converted to islam in the mid1950s and adopted the name sulaimon saud. After leaving the quartet, tyner demonstrated his tremendous melodic and rhythmic flair for composition on such albums as the real mccoy, which featured passion dance, contemplation, and blues on the corner, and sahara, which featured ebony queen and the title track. Mccoy tyner sahara on lp this criticallyacclaimed and grammynominated 1972 album marked the beginning of mccoy tyner s nineyear association with the milestone label and producer orrin keepnews. Ok for the drive with cache less than 2750kb make use of c2 pointers. I also had a japanese vinyl version, and preferred the mfsl. The quartet with reedist sonny fortune, bassist calvin hill and drummer alphonse mouzon uses african rhythms, asian sounds there is a solo track with tyner playing a japanese koto and plays extended solos on the long title track. May 14, 2016 after the death of john coltrane, his longtime pianist mccoy tyner was in something of a musical quandary. Mccoy tyner in 2009 at the montreux jazz festival in switzerland. A few notes on my criteria all of them politically incorrect. Im a big mccoy tyner, own all his albums beginning with the impulse albums, and when available, on vinyl. He was an nea jazz master and a fivetime grammy winner.
Title sahara performer mccoy tyner rem genre jazz rem date 1972 file 01. Tyner s group comprised of trumpeter woody shaw, altoist gary bartz, tenor saxophonist wayne shorter, ron carter on cello, bassist herbie lewis, and drummer freddie waits is particularly strong, the compositions four tyner originals plus calvin masseys i thought id let you know. His 1972 grammyaward nomination album sahara, broke new ground by the. Alfred mccoy tyner december 11, 1938 march 6, 2020 was an american jazz pianist known for his work with the john coltrane quartet and a long solo career. After the death of john coltrane, his longtime pianist mccoy tyner was in something of a musical quandary. Recorded january 1972 at decca recording studios, new york city. Not represented here because they lived before the age of albums. Along with bill evans, tyner has been the most influential pianist in jazz of the past 50 years, with his chord voicings being adopted and utilized by virtually every younger pianist. Mccoy tyner s 1974 quintet consisted of the talented youngster azar lawrence on tenor and soprano, bassist joony booth, drummer wilby fletcher and percussionist guilherme franco. Sahara is a classic mccoy tyner work, a 5 star down beat record from that mystical period of jazz experimentation of the late 60s, early 70s, birthed out os the.
Especially on my favorite things track his piano solo for few minutes. The music shows african and eastern influences and features tyner playing koto, flute, and percussion in addition to his usual piano. Dec 14, 2014 mccoy tyner is one of the most influential pianist in jazz to emerge post 1959. It is with heavy heard that we announce the passing of jazz legend, alfred mccoy tyner, the statement read. Sep 22, 2017 mccoy tyner licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of milestone. Mastered from the original master tapes for sublime sonics. Keeping up with his mentor through the incredible explorations of the early 60s, he seemed to have some difficulty navigating the even further out territories explored in the two or three years before coltranes death in 1967. Tyner made dozens of recordings in his own name and contributed to dozens more.
Dizzy gillespie, lionel hampton, stan getz, fats waller, scott joplin, louis armostrong, jelly roll morton, charlie parker, stephane grappelli, earl hines, woody herman, tommy dorsey, johnny hodges, count basie, chet baker, charlie christian, art tatum, lester. Mccoy tyners sahara is a seminal jazz record in more ways than one. Fly with the wind with an orchestra was another great album of his from that era. He developed a unique voice on the instrument developing a new vocabulary for pianist with his use of pentatonic scal. Download mccoy tyner mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Tyner has continued to experiment with his sound, pushing rhythms and. Man, i was about to give this a three, but then i realized my version has like 3 extra tracks, which really drag it down. Ojccd3112 mccoy tyner sahara milestone m47062 mccoy tyner. Alfred mccoy tyner was an american jazz pianist known for his work with the john coltrane quartet and a long solo career. Sahara, over the course of its 23 minutes, covers vast ground, echoing the majesty and misery of the geographical area with percussion and flute interludes to some of tyner s very best playing on record. This 1972 album is one of the best of mccoy tyner s career, recorded in his most innovative and original phase. By that, i mean he chooses here to avoid the fusion trap that so many other of his contemporaries fell into during the early 1970s. Mccoy tyner, jazz piano legend who played with coltrane, dead at 81.
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