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McCoy Tyner
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American jazz pianist (1938–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The McCoy Tyner Collection
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- McCoy Tyner Trio & Ravi Coltrane: Jazz à Vienne 2012 — piano2022
- Chasing Trane — Self - Musician2017
- VA - Jazz Intermezzo Vol.42013
- McCoy Tyner - Guitars — Piano2008
- John Coltrane – Antibes/Baden Baden/San Francisco — Himself2008
- One Night with Blue Note — Self2004
- Jazz Casual: John Coltrane — piano2003
- John Coltrane Quartet: Live in Liège — Self1965
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 679,899
- Total plays
- 5,506,419
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Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 - March 6, 2020) was a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career. Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. He was encouraged to study piano by his mother. He finally began studying the piano at age 13 and within two years, music had become the focal point in his life. His early influences included Bud Powell, a Philadelphia neighbor. <a href="https://www.last
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,577x
- <i>Phaser</i>crystallographic software
· 2007 · cited 20,208x
- Overview of the<i>CCP</i>4 suite and current developments
· 2011 · cited 11,958x
- A simple technique for quantitation of low levels of DNA damage in individual cells
· 1988 · cited 8,751x
- Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in
<i>Phenix</i>
· 2019 · cited 7,471x
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Key facts
- Born
- Alfred McCoy Tyner , ( 1938-12-11 ) December 11, 1938, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) (aged 81), Bergenfield, New Jersey , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz hard bop post-bop modal jazz avant-garde jazz
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instrument
- Piano
- Years active
- 1960–2020
- Labels
- Impulse! Blue Note Milestone Telarc McCoy Tyner Music
- Formerly of
- The Jazztet
- Spouse
- Aisha Saud ( before 2020 )
- Website
- mccoytyner .com
- Relatives
- Jarvis Tyner (brother)
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965 and his long solo career afterward. He was an NEA Jazz Master and a five-time Grammy Award winner. Tyner has been widely imitated and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time.
Early life and education
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