Starting out playing with John Coltrane as a 17-year-old pianist, McCoy Tyner's
passionate, rhythmic style stood out in the 1950s era of bebop and vibrant R&B,
and he went on to play a key role in some of jazz's most important moments. As
part of Coltrane's classic quartet he performed on seminal albums 'My Favourite
Things' (1961), 'Impressions' (1963) and 'A Love Supreme' (1964) and led his own
bands on acclaimed early records 'Inception' (1962), 'Nights of Ballads and
Blues' (1963) and 'Today and Tomorrow' (1963).
The Philadelphian left Coltrane in the mid-1960s and struggl...