| Title: |
McCoy Tyner
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| Local code: |
Sc Visual VRA-192
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist, composer and arranger. Tyner was born in Philadelphia, began playing piano as a teen and studied at the Granoff Music School. He began playing in his own group in high school, with Cal Massey at age 17, later with Billy Goldstein, Max Roach, and John Coltrane. Tyner is known for his open style and currently performs solo, with his trio and occasionally with a big band.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/mtcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1995 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Tyner, McCoy (Alfred McCoy Sulaimon Saud), 1938-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
11-Dec-1938
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Composer; Musician
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| Age at speaking: |
57
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
24-Apr-1995
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| Interviewer: |
Taylor, Billy
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024719-32619
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