J.A.W. Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) According to a message from writer Ted Gioia on Facebook McCoy Tyner has died. Sad news, great pianist. Ted Gioia Facebook post Edited March 6, 2020 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) What a shame, may he rest in peace..but what a lasting impact he has made. I was really hoping to see/hear him play at least once more. To this day, the gig of his I saw at Ronnie Scotts around 1982 counts as the finest performance I ever witnessed. In more recent years he has appeared quite frail in performances. There will be much of his wonderful music spinning here this weekend. Edited March 6, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thank your for the music and R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 RIP. The Coltrane Quartet would have been so different without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 RIP Mr. Tyner. Thanks all the music you gave the world. You'll be missed, but your music will remain and your memory won't be forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Sad news . An amazing musician of the highest order. I recall him looking pretty frail when I saw him perform over a decade ago. Last of the quartet.., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 One of my very favorite musicians, I don't even know where to start my words here. RIP, and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Clunky said: Sad news . An amazing musician of the highest order. I recall him looking pretty frail when I saw him perform over a decade ago. Last of the quartet.., That would be the last UK tour I guess, around 2006/2007. I saw him then too and yes - very frail looking when walking across the stage. I think it was part of a double bill with Joshua Redman. Edited March 6, 2020 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Sad news, his influence still goes on today. RIP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 That is indeed sad news. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Damn. Not terribly surprising, but terribly saddening. I'd been thinking about doing a show devoted to his Milestone recordings later this year. Gonna take some time to absorb this particular departure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 I only saw him once - I think in 1994 with his "big band" that included John Stubblefield, Billy Harper, Virgil Jones and (I think) Eddie Henderson. Liked most of all his work with Coltrane and his earliest leader albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Very sad, but news I'd been dreading for some time now. He was a giant. I remember back in the good old days when he used to have his annual 2 week residencies at Yoshi's in Oakland. Saw him in several different musical settings that way. A genuine artist, one whose influence will be felt in the jazz world for decades to come. Rest In Peace, Mr. Tyner. "You Taught My Heart To Sing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yet another jazz great has passed on, he will be greatly missed. I saw McCoy Tyner with his sextet back in the 1970s and heard his trio with Avery Sharpe and Aaron Scott in 1991. I'm glad I had the opportunity to do a phone interview with him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al in NYC Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Crying this afternoon with the NYC rain. One of my favorite artists ever has died. Will always have a special place in my heart and in my ears for McCoy Tyner. Goodbye Mr. Tyner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 A giant. I ve been lucky to catch him in a trio setting live - an enthralling concert. Also loved his two solo albums he recorded for Blue Note in 1988 and 1992.. Never stopped making great music. Thank you and RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Still another highly important jazz figure has left us. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenrr Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Sweet peace McCoy...so much talent, so much love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 R.I.P. to one of my all-time favorites. He was, of course, integral to the Coltrane quartet, but what a spectacular solo career. I collected just about everything he did, from solo to big band. So much of it was excellent, including the many sideman appearances on Blue Note in the 1960s. He was a fine composer, and certainly one of the greats on the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Balladeer said: A giant. I ve been lucky to catch him in a trio setting live - an enthralling concert. Also loved his two solo albums he recorded for Blue Note in 1988 and 1992.. Never stopped making great music. Thank you and RIP This gem, from 1972, was to me THE great Tyner (and one of the greatest by anyone) solo piano album: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, felser said: This gem, from 1972, was to me THE great Tyner (and one of the greatest by anyone) solo piano album: Agreed .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 RIP to the greatest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Not only a great pianist, but his personal sound and technique became the preeminent piano comping sound in jazz, displacing Bud Powell's. I remember seeing Pat Martino around 2006, and whoever he had as a pianist played nothing but Tyner's dense block, swirling chords. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Wow, I'm just now seeing this news for the first time - but had just given this album a spin just this morning before lunch. Fly With The Wind (Milestone, 1976). Fly with the wind, indeed! - and RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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