# It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of jazz legend, Alfred “McCoy” Tyner: Video, Photos

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- Published: 2020-03-06T23:19:11+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of jazz legend, Alfred “McCoy”
Tyner.**

**McCoy was an inspired musician who devoted his life to his art, his family and
his spirituality.**

**McCoy Tyner’s music and legacy will continue to inspire fans and future talent
for generations to come.**

**The Tyner family is grateful for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult
time, and respectfully requests that any inquiries be directed to info@algbrands.
com**

Phenomenal jazz pianist McCoy Tyner was born December 11, 1938, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, of parents with roots in North Carolina. Tyner attended Martha Washington
Grade School and Sulzberger Jr. High School. Tyner, with the encouragement of his
teacher Ms. Addison and his mother, Beatrice Stephenson Tyner, began taking beginning
piano lessons from a neighbor, Mr. Habershaw. Later, a Mr. Beroni taught Tyner classical
piano. Although inspired by the music of Art Tatum and Thelonius Monk, it was his
neighborhood Philadelphia musicians that pushed Tyner’s musical development. He 
engaged in neighborhood jam sessions with Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons and Reggie Workman.
Tyner was hand picked by John Coltrane in 1956, while still a student at West Philadelphia
High School. Around this same time, Tyner converted to Islam.

After high school, Tyner toured with Bennie Golson and Art Farmer, and can be heard
on their hit record, _Killer Joe_ and the album _Meet The Jazztet_. In 1960, he 
became a part of John Coltrane’s legendary quartet that included Elvin Jones and
Jimmy Garrison. Later, the group included Eric Dolphy, Pharoah Sanders and others
exploring themes of spirituality and African identity. Tyner can be heard on _Africa
Brass, A Love Supreme, My Favorite Things_ and _Kulu Se’ Mama_. He also recorded
as a leader on Impulse! Records’ _Inception, Night of Ballads_, _Blues_, _Live at
Newport_ and several others.

Leaving Coltrane in 1965, Tyner played with a who’s who of jazz greats including:
Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Roy Haynes,
Stanley Clarke, Sonny Rollins, and many others. He can be heard on a number of albums,
including: _The Real McCoy_, 1967, _Asante_, 1970, _Sahara_, 1972, _Trident_, 1975,
_The Greeting_, 1978, _Inner Voices_, 1990, and _Infinity_, 1995, displaying his
variety and flexibility as a jazz musician. An innovator, Tyner performed with strings
on 1976’s _Fly With The Wind_ and with a big band on _The Turning Point _, 1991.
With over eighty albums to his credit and five Grammy Awards, Tyner was nominated
at the 45th Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz Recording for _McCoy Tyner 
Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard_, and in 2004, Tyner’s _Illuminations_
won a Grammy for Best Jazz Album, Individual or Group. Like John Coltrane, Tyner
strives to elevate his listeners’ consciousness.

Tyner’s energetic style embraces African, Latin, Eastern and bebop rhythms, which
he plays in bright clusters. His block chords, pentatonic scales and modal structures
have earned him international recognition among the top jazz pianists of all time.
Tyner is the recipient of numerous honors including the National Endowment of the
Arts’ Jazz Master Award in 2002 and the 2003 Heroes Award from the Philadelphia 
Chapter of the Recording Academy. In 2005, Tyner received an honorary doctorate 
of music from Berklee College in Boston, Massachusetts.

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