McCoy Tyner

As the pianist in *John Coltrane's* classic quartet, McCoy Tyner was a titan of modern jazz whose powerful, percussive style and use of quartal harmony became a defining element of the post-bop piano vocabulary. His explosive left hand and cascading right-hand runs provided the harmonic underpinning for seminal #Impulse!# albums like 'A Love Supreme'. After leaving Coltrane in 1965, he embarked on a prolific solo career, recording landmark albums for #Blue Note# and #Milestone#, such as 'The Real McCoy' and the Grammy-nominated 'Sahara'. His work leading trios, quartets, and even a big band cemented his status as one of the most influential pianists in jazz history.