McCoy Tyner
‘Coltrane Live At Birdland’: John Coltrane’s Soaring Live Set
If you want to let someone hear what Coltrane is all about, then this is as good a place as any to start.
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Features3 months ago‘Expansions’: How McCoy Tyner Broadened His Musical Horizons
His fourth album for the iconic Blue Note label, ‘Expansions’ was an ambitious work that found pianist McCoy Tyner in brand new territory.
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Features4 months ago
How The Newport Jazz Festival Changed The Live Jazz Experience Forever
Explore how the Newport Jazz Festival survived riots, rock, and revolution to birth some of jazz’s greatest live albums.
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Features5 months ago
The Man They Called ‘Trane’, Remembering A Jazz Giant
John Coltrane gave more to jazz in his 40 years than many who lived a much longer life. We look back at his great legacy.
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Features6 months ago
‘Crescent’: John Coltrane Quartet’s Enthralling Work
Released in 1964, ‘Crescent’ is one of John Coltrane's finest albums, featuring the talents of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones.
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Features7 months ago
Spiritual Jazz: Music On A Higher Plane
Lying somewhere on the spectrum between avant-garde jazz and free jazz, spiritual jazz represented one of the most experimental periods in jazz’s history.
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Features10 months ago
The 50 Greatest Blue Note Albums
Blue Note is unquestionably the most iconic jazz label there's ever been. Here are 50 highlights from the legendary imprint.
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News1 year ago
Blue Note Records Reissuing Classic, Remastered Titles On 180-Gram Vinyl
The ‘Classic Vinyl Reissue Series’ celebrates the hallowed jazz label’s most enduring albums.
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Artists1 year ago
McCoy Tyner
The jazz pianist recorded and performed with the John Coltrane Quartet and went on to chart a successful solo career throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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News1 year ago
Watch Exclusive uDiscover Music Interview With Jazz Saxophonist Azar Lawrence
The highly-respected musician played with many of jazz's biggest names, such as Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis, as well as record solo discs for the legendary Prestige imprint.
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News2 years ago
Wallace Roney, Famed Jazz Trumpeter And Bandleader Dies Aged 59
Roney also recorded as a sideman with jazz greats like McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea and Ornette Coleman.
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News2 years ago
McCoy Tyner, Legendary Jazz Pianist Dies Aged 81
The jazz master was part of some of the genre’s most iconic works including ‘A Love Supreme’, ‘My Favorite Things’ and ‘Live at the Village Vanguard’ for Impulse!.
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Features2 years ago
Brian Reitzell’s Guide To Blue Note: 16 Tracks He Can’t Live Without
TV and film composer Brian Reitzell always turns to the Blue Note label for inspiration. Here are the 16 tracks he can’t live without.
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News4 years ago
Ultra-Rare Test Pressing Of John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ For Sale
An ultra-rare test pressing of one of the most celebrated jazz albums of all time, John Coltrane's 1965 masterwork A Love Supreme, is now for sale on eBay.
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News5 years ago
Revered Jazz Drummer Louis Hayes Signs With Blue Note
Revered jazz drummer Louis Hayes has signed with Blue Note, and will release a tribute album to Horace Silver, with whom he played in the 1950s, in May.
