Jazz pianist McCOY TYNER died yesterday, sixth March in New Jersey. He was 81 and the information of his dying was introduced by his nephew Colby Tyner.
Alfred McCoy Tyner was born on December 1938 in Philadelphia, and as a baby was inspired to take up piano by his mom. When he was 17, he transformed to Islam by means of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Group and altered his identify to Sulieman Saudi. In 1960, Tyner joined the Benny Golson group however six months later, he joined the John Coltrane quartet. They labored collectively until 1965 – recording traditional albums like, ‘Dwell at Birdland’ and ‘A Love Supreme’; throughout his time with Coltrane, Tyner additionally recorded solo for the Impulse label, however “formally went solo” (main his trio) in 1966 after changing into disillusioned with the route of Coltrane’s music.
Tyner went on to report a sequence of acclaimed LPs for Blue Be aware, Milestone, Impulse and Telarc working with individuals like Hubert Legal guidelines and Billy Cobham.
On a private notice, Tyner recorded considered one of my favorite albums of all time throughout any style…’What The World Want Now… The Music Of Burt Bacharach’. Launched on Impulse in 1997 and produced by Tony Lipuma, it options incomparable jazz variations of 9 Bacharach classics. Tyner is supported by bassist Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash and an unnamed “symphony orchestra”. Phyllis Hyman followers may even have fond recollections of Tyner’s collaborations with the diva.
Curiously, too, Tyner was the older brother of Jarvis Tyner, former government vice chairman of the Communist Get together USA.
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