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McCoy Tyner

One of the trail-blazers of contemporary piano, McCoy Tyner made his name with John Coltrane's iconic quartet, then starred with his own groups, encompassing modality, world music and cutting-edge swing. Geoffrey Smith celebrates a great jazz innovator.

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Sun 19 Aug 2018 00:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Coltrane Quartet

    Bessie's Blues

    • Crescent.
    • Impulse.
    • 9.

  • McCoy Tyner

    When Sunny Gets Blue

    • Impulse : 0602527068886.
    • Impulse.
    • 6.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Passion Dance

    Performer: McCoy Tyner.
    • Blue Note : 7243 497807 29.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Rebirth

    • Milestone : OJC203112.
    • Milestone.
    • 4.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Prelude To A Kiss

    • Milestone : MCD 550032.
    • Milestone.
    • 5.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Uptown

    • Milestone : MCD 91672.
    • Milestone.
    • 4.

  • McCoy Tyner

    The High Priest

    • Birdology : 5131632.
    • Birdology.
    • 3.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Blue Bossa

    • McCoy Tyner and the Latin All Stars.
    • Telarc.
    • 7.

  • McCoy Tyner

    Three Flowers

    • Blue Note : CDP 7964292.
    • Blue Note.
    • 10.

McCoy Tyner

Bessie’s Blues

John Coltrane

Coltrane

Impulse!Ìý 12002

John Coltrane, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d.

Ìý

When Sunny Gets Blue

McCoy Tyner

Fischer / Segal

Impulse! 0602527068886

McCoy Tyner, p; Thad Jones, t; Frank Strozier, as; Jimmy Garrison, b; Tootie Heath, d.

Ìý

Passion Dance

McCoy Tyner

Tyner

Blue Note 7243 4 97807 2 9

Joe Henderson, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Ron Carter, b; Elvin Jones, d.

Ìý

Rebirth

McCoy TynerÌý

Tyner

Milestone OJC203112 1

McCoy Tyner, p; Sonny Fortune, as; Calvin Hill, b; Alphonze Mouzon, d.

Ìý

Prelude to a KissÌý

McCoy Tyner

Ellington

Milestone MCD-55003-2

McCoy Tyner, p; Ron Carter, b; Tony Williams, d.

Ìý

Uptown

McCoy Tyner

Tyner

Milestone MCD91672 1

McCoy Tyner, p; Howard Johnson, bb; John Clark, frh; Steve Turre, tb; Virgil Jones, Earl Gardner & Kamau Adilifu, t; Ricky Ford & Junior Cook, ts; Joe Ford & Doug Harris, sax & f; Avery Sharpe, b; Louis Hayes, d; Steve Thornton, per.

Ìý

High Priest

McCoy Tyner Ìý

Tyner

Birdology 5131632 1

Kamau Adilifu, Earl Gardner & Virgil Jones, t; Steve Turre & Frank Lacy, tb; John Clark, frh; Howard Johnson, bb; Doug Harris, ss & f; Joe Ford, as; John Stubblefield & Junior Cook, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Avery Sharpe, b; Aaron Scott, d; Jerry Gonzalez, per.

Ìý

Blue Bossa

McCoy Tyner

Dorham

Telarc CD-83462

McCoy Tyner, p; Claudio Roditi, t & fh; Johnny Almendra, tim; Avery Sharpe, b; Gary Bartz, sax; Steve Turre, tb; Dave Valentin, f; Ignacio Berroa, d; Giovanni Hidalgo, per.

Ìý

Three Flowers

McCoy Tyner

Tyner

Blue Note CDP7964292 1

McCoy Tyner, p.

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  • Sun 19 Aug 2018 00:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3

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