McCoy Tyner
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It was very accessible for us to see everybody and meet them walking in the streets. It was a blessing, to be exposed to the best of what this music has to offer. I saw Miles Davis when I was 14. My first show was Aretha Franklin when I was 6. I saw everybody — McCoy Tyner, Cecil Taylor, the Crusaders — the list goes on and on. All that before I was even 14 years old.More quotes »
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Brother Ah on playing with John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Sun Ra and more
saw the piano wasn’t a Steinway. Turns out, the Steinway was locked up. I went to the chairman of the department and said, ‘McCoy Tyner is here and he needs a Steinway.’ The chairman of the department said, “No. Jazz musicians are not going to play on our from The Washington Post Read more »
