McCoy Tyner was one of the most influential jazz pianists in the history of the art form. He was best known for his work with John Coltrane Quartet. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five time Grammy winner.
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From his brother Jarvis Tyner https://www.facebook.com/jarvis.tyner/posts/10219767301906700
General https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCoy_Tyner https://deadline.com/2020/03/mccoy-tyner-dies-jazz-piano-giant-was-81-1202876549/ https://pitchfork.com/news/legendary-jazz-pianist-mccoy-tyner-dead-at-81/
Interviews https://www.jstor.org/stable/41202856?seq=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEQL10awqfU https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2020-03-06/mccoy-tyner-jazz-piano-giant-dead-at-81-revisit-our-interviews-with-the-music-legend https://www.innerviews.org/inner/mccoy-tyner.html
His music with Coltrane: A Love Supreme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJVYRcJGpMU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Love_Supreme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll3CMgiUPuU
His music solo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESgeJejZLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrMB2dqjCgE&list=PLDOx7nx0z2hiVVmbwhAmb3ohN10pCNmWiMcCoy
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