McCoy Tyner 1960 & 61

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"McCoy Tyner 1960 & 61"

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The jazz world ushered in the 1960s with a fury of innovative change. A bold avant-garde stretched the form while also making accessible and engaging records.

Across just nine months in one corner of that world, pianist McCoy Tyner played on a variety of sessions that together serve as a concise illustration of the ground bop was ceding to modality, melody and more. During this time, he began his tenure and apprenticeship with saxophonist John Coltrane, led his own first sessions and participated in the creation of music whose excitement and ingenuity has yet to be surpassed.

This podcast is adapted from a playlist I originally created for the website AllAboutJazz.com. Enjoy.

1. Equinox, John Coltrane, Coltrane's Sound
2. Mr. Knight, John Coltrane, Coltrane Plays The Blues
3. 26-2, John Coltrane, The Coltrane Legacy
4. Body and Soul, John Coltrane, Alternate Takes
5. In Your Own Sweet Way, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea—Herbie Hancock—Keith Jarrett—McCoy Tyner
6. I Wished I Knew, Freddie Hubbard, Goin' Up
7. Song of the Underground Railroad, John Coltrane Quartet, Complete Africa/Brass Sessions

If you like what you heard, please remember to support the artists. Tyner is still out there gigging across the globe, so buy his music and better yet, go see him live. Until next time…Peace.

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