This discography of jazz pianist McCoy Tyner contains albums that were released under his own name as well as albums on which he appeared.
| Recording date | Title | Label | Year Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-01-10, -11 | Inception | Impulse! | 1962 | Trio with Art Davis (bass), Elvin Jones (drums) |
| 1962-11-14 | Reaching Fourth | Impulse! | 1963 | Trio with Henry Grimes (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
| 1963-03-04 | Nights of Ballads & Blues | Impulse! | 1963 | Trio with Steve Davis (b), Lex Humphries (d) |
| 1963-07-05 | Live at Newport | Impulse! | 1964 | Live - Trio & Quintet with Bob Cranshaw (b), Mickey Roker (d), Clark Terry (trumpet), Charlie Mariano (alto sax) |
| 1963-06-04, 1964-02-04 | Today and Tomorrow | Impulse! | 1964 | Trio with Jimmy Garrison (b), Albert Heath (b); Sextet with Thad Jones (trumpet), Frank Strozier (alto sax), John Gilmore (tenor sax), Butch Warren (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
| 1964-12-02, -07, -08 | McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington | Impulse! | 1965 | Trio & Quintet with Jimmy Garrison (b), Elvin Jones (b), Willie Rodriguez (percussion), Johnny Pacheco (percussion) |
| 1966-04 | Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' | Blue Note | 2024 | Live - Quartet with Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Henry Grimes (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) [2LPs/2CDs] |
| 1967-04-21 | The Real McCoy | Blue Note | 1967 | Quartet with Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
| 1967-12-01 | Tender Moments | Blue Note | 1968 | Nonet with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Bob Northern (French horn), Howard Johnson (tuba), James Spaulding (alto sax & flute), Bennie Maupin (tenor sax), Herbie Lewis (b), Joe Chambers (d) |
| 1968-05-17 | Time for Tyner | Blue Note | 1969 | Quartet, Trio, & Solo with Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Herbie Lewis (b), Freddie Waits (d) |
| 1968-08-23 | Expansions | Blue Note | 1970 | Septet with Woody Shaw (trumpet), Gary Bartz (alto sax), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Ron Carter (cello), Herbie Lewis (b), Freddie Waits (d) |
| 1970-02-09 | Extensions | Blue Note | 1973 | Quintet & Sextet with Gary Bartz (alto sax), Wayne Shorter (soprano & tenor saxes), Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d), Alice Coltrane (harp, 3 tracks) |
| 1968-11-22, 1969-04-04, 1970-07-21 | Cosmos | Blue Note | 1976 | Trio & larger groups with Herbie Lewis (b), Freddie Waits (d), 5 woodwind players, string quartet [2LPs] |
| 1970-09-10 | Asante | Blue Note | 1974 | Sextet & Quintet (two different groups) with "Songai" Sandra Smith (vocals, 2 tracks) |
| 1972-01 | Sahara | Milestone | 1972 | Quartet with Sonny Fortune, Calvin Hill, Alphonse Mouzon (all various instruments) |
| 1972-11-11 | Echoes of a Friend | JVC, Milestone | 1972 | Solo piano |
| 1972-09-06, 1972-11-27 | Song for My Lady | Milestone | 1973 | Quartet & Septet with Sonny Fortune (woodwinds), Calvin Hill (b), Alphonse Mouzon (d) and on 3 tracks Charles Tolliver (flugelhorn), Michael White (violin), James Mtume (percussion) |
| 1973-04-06, -09 | Song of the New World | Milestone | 1973 | Orchestral featuring Hubert Laws (flute), Alphonse Mouzon (d), conducted by William Fischer |
| 1973-07-07 | Enlightenment | Milestone | 1973 | Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival - Quartet with Azar Lawrence (soprano & tenor saxes), Juini Booth (b), Alphonse Mouzon (d) [2LPs/1CD] |
| 1974-03-26, -28 | Sama Layuca | Milestone | 1974 | Nonet with John Stubblefield (flute & oboe), Azar Lawrence (soprano & tenor saxes), Gary Bartz (alto sax), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes & marimba), Buster Williams (b), Billy Hart (d), Guilherme Franco & James Mtume, percussion |
| 1974-08-31, 1974-09-01 | Atlantis | Milestone | 1975 | Live at the Keystone Korner - Quintet with Azar Lawrence (soprano & tenor saxes), Juini Booth (b), Wilby Fletcher (d), Guilherme Franco (percussion) [2LPs/1CD] |
| 1975-02-18, -19 | Trident | Milestone | 1975 | Trio with Ron Carter (b), Elvin Jones (d); Tyner plays celesta & harpsichord on 2 tracks each |
| 1976-01-19 – -21 | Fly with the Wind | Milestone | 1976 | Orchestral featuring Hubert Laws (flute), conducted by William Fischer |
| 1976-08-04 – -07 | Focal Point | Milestone | 1976 | Septet with Joe Ford, Gary Bartz, & Ron Bridgewater (woodwinds), Charles Fambrough (b), Eric Gravatt (d), Guilherme Franco (percussion); Tyner plays dulcimer on 1 track |
| 1977-04-09 – -12 | Supertrios | Milestone | 1977 | Trios with Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (d) & Eddie Gómez (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) |
| 1977-09-01, -02, -06, -07, -08 | Inner Voices | Milestone | 1977 | Orchestral with Ron Carter (b), Earl Klugh (guitar, 3 tracks), 12-piece horn section, percussion, & 7-member chorus |
| 1978-03-17, -18 | The Greeting | Milestone | 1978 | Live at the Great American Music Hall - Sextet with Joe Ford (flute & alto sax), George Adams (soprano & tenor saxes), Charles Fambrough (b), Woody Theus (d), Guilherme Franco (percussion) |
| 1978-07-28 | Passion Dance | Milestone | 1978 | Live at Live Under the Sky - Trio & Solo with Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (d) |
| 1978-07-28 | Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo | Milestone | 2004 | Live at Live Under the Sky - Trio & Duo with Ron Carter (b, 3 tracks), Tony Williams (d) |
| 1978-08-31, 1978-09-03 | Together | Milestone | 1979 | Octet with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet & flugelhorn), Hubert Laws (flute), Bernie Maupin (tenor sax & bass clarinet), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes & marimba), Stanley Clarke (b), Jack DeJohnette (d), Bill Summers (percussion) |
| 1979-04-24, -25 | Horizon | Milestone | 1980 | Septet with Joe Ford & George Adams (woodwinds), John Blake Jr. (violin), Charles Fambrough (b), Al Foster (d), Guilherme Franco (congas) |
| 1980-03-03, -05, -06, 1980-05-29 | Quartets 4 X 4 | Milestone | 1980 | Quartets with varying lineups featuring Freddie Hubbard & Bobby Hutcherson [2LPs/1CD] |
| 1980-10 | 13th House | Milestone | 1981 | Big band featuring Hubert Laws & Joe Ford, Ron Carter (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) |
| 1981 | La Leyenda de La Hora | Columbia | 1981 | Orchestral, conducted by William Fischer |
| 1982 | Looking Out | Columbia | 1982-06 | Orchestral featuring Gary Bartz (alto sax), Carlos Santana (guitar), Phyllis Hyman (vocals) |
| 1982-04-13, -14 | Love & Peace (with Elvin Jones) (also released as Reunited) | Trio (Japan) | 1982-08 | Quintet with Pharoah Sanders (tenor sax), Jean-Paul Bourelly (guitar), Richard Davis (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
| 1983-10 | Dimensions | Elektra/Musician | 1984 | Quintet with Gary Bartz (alto sax), John Blake Jr. (violin), John Lee (b), Wilby Fletcher (d) |
| 1985-04-06, -07 | It's About Time (with Jackie McLean) | Blue Note | 1985 | Sextet with Jon Faddis (trumpet, 3 tracks), Jackie McLean (alt sax, 4 tracks), Ron Carter or Marcus Miller (b), Al Foster (d), Steve Thornton (percussion, 3 tracks) |
| 1985 | Just Feelin' | Palo Alto | 1985 | Quartet with Avery Sharpe (b), Louis Hayes (d), Babatunde (percussion) |
| 1986-06-07, -09 | Double Trios | Denon | 1986 | Trios or Quartets with Avery Sharpe (b), Louis Hayes (d) or Marcus Miller (b), Jeff "Tain" Watts (d); Steve Thornton (percussion, 5 tracks) |
| 1987-04-27 – -29 | Major Changes (with Frank Morgan) | Blue Note | 1987 | Quartet with Frank Morgan (alto saxophone), Avery Sharpe (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
| 1987-06-09 | Bon Voyage | Timeless | 1987 | Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
| 1987-07-09 | Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane | Impulse! | 1988 | Quintet with David Murray & Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxes), Cecil McBee (b), Roy Haynes (d) |
| 1987-07-24, -25 | Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe (also released as What's New?, The Real McCoy, and Hip Toe) | Who's Who in Jazz | 1988 | Live at The Musicians Exchange Cafe, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Louis Hayes (d) |
| 1988-10-25, 26, -27 | Revelations | Blue Note | 1989 | Solo piano, recorded at Merkin Hall, NYC |
| 1988-11-25, -26 | Uptown/Downtown | Milestone | 1989 | Live at the Blue Note, NYC - big band |
| 1989-05-19, -20 | Live at Sweet Basil | Paddle Wheel | 1989 | Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC - Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d) |
| 1989-05-19, -20 | Live at Sweet Basil Vol.2 | Paddle Wheel | 1990 | Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC - Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d) |
| 1989-11-02, -27 | Things Aint What They Used to Be | Blue Note | 1990 | Solo & duo, with George Adams (tenor sax, 2 tracks), John Scofield (guitar, 3 tracks), recorded at Kaufman Music Center, NYC |
| 1990-04-18 | One on One | Milestone | 1990 | Duo with Stéphane Grappelli (violin) |
| 1991-02-11, -12 | Blue Bossa | Milestone | 1991 | Quintet with Claudio Roditi (trumpet & flugelhorn), Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d), Rafael Santa Cruz (percussion) |
| 1991-02-11, -12 | Autumn Mood | Laserlight | 1997 | Quintet (same as Blue Bossa above) |
| 1991-2-19 – -21 | Soliloquy | Blue Note | 1992 | Solo piano |
| 1991-02-27, -28 | Remembering John | Enja | 1991 | Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d) |
| 1991-04-03, -04 | New York Reunion | Chesky | 1991 | Quartet with Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Ron Carter (b), Al Foster (d) |
| 1991-05-11 | 44th Street Suite | Red Baron | 1991 | Quintet & Quartet with Ron Carter (b), Aaron Scott (d), Arthur Blythe (alto sax, 5 tracks), David Murray (tenor sax, 4 tracks) |
| 1991-06-14 | Solar: Live at Sweet Basil | Alfa | 1991 | Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC - Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d) |
| 1991-06-14 | Key of Soul | Alfa/Sweet Basil | 1992 | Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC - Trio with Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d) |
| 1991-10-24 – -27 | Live in Warsaw (also released as Warsaw Concert 1991, At the Warsaw Jamboree and Beautiful Love) | Who's Who in Jazz | 1991 | Live at the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree - solo piano |
| 1991-11-19, -20 | The Turning Point | Birdology | 1992 | Big band |
| 1993-05-24 – -27 | Journey | Birdology | 1993 | Big band, Dianne Reeves (vocal, 1 track) |
| 1993-12-03, -04 | Manhattan Moods | Blue Note | 1994 | Duo with Bobby Hutcherson (vibes & marimba) |
| 1994-11-26, -27 | Prelude and Sonata | Milestone | 1995 | Quintet & Quartet with Antonio Hart (alto sax), Joshua Redman (tenor sax, 3 tracks), Christian McBride (b), Marvin Smith (d) |
| 1995-04-12 – -14 | Infinity | Impulse! | 1995 | Quintet with Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Avery Sharpe (b), Aaron Scott (d), Valtinho Anastacio (percussion) |
| 1996-03-05, -06 | What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach | Impulse! | 1997 | Orchestral with Christian McBride (b), Lewis Nash (d), John Clayton (arranger & conductor) |
| 1997-09-23 | McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard | Impulse! | 2001 | Live at the Village Vanguard, NYC - Trio with George Mraz (b), Al Foster (d) |
| 1998-07-29, -30 | McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars | Telarc | 1999 | Nonet |
| 1999-04-28, -29 | McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster | Telarc | 2000 | Trio with Stanley Clarke (b), Al Foster (d) |
| 2000-06-13, -14 | Jazz Roots | Telarc | 2000 | Solo piano |
| 2002-12-10, -11 | Land of Giants | Telarc | 2003 | Quartet with Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Charnett Moffett (b), Eric Harland (d) |
| 2003-11-18, -19 | Illuminations | Telarc | 2004 | Quintet with Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Gary Bartz (alto sax), Christian McBride (b), Lewis Nash (d) |
| 2006-12-30, -31 | Quartet | McCoy Tyner Music | 2007 | Live at Yoshi's, Oakland - Quartet with Joe Lovano (tenor sax), Christian McBride (b), Jeff "Tain" Watts (d) |
| 2006-09-07, -25 | Guitars | McCoy Tyner Music | 2008 | Ron Carter (b), Jack DeJohnette (d); 4 guest guitarists: Marc Ribot (4 tracks), John Scofield (2 tracks), Derek Trucks (2 tracks), Bill Frisell (3 tracks); Béla Fleck (banjo, 3 tracks) |
| 2007-05-06 | Solo: Live from San Francisco | McCoy Tyner Music | 2009 | Live at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco - solo piano |
with John Coltrane
with Curtis Fuller
with Grant Green with Joe Henderson
with Freddie Hubbard
with Bobby Hutcherson
with Milt Jackson
with Hank Mobley
with Lee Morgan
with Wayne Shorter
with Stanley Turrentine
| with others
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| Impulse! (1962–1964) | |
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| Blue Note (1967–1970) | |
| Milestone (1972–1981) | |
| Various (1981–1989) | |
| Various (1990–1994) | |
| Impulse! (1995–1997) | |
| Telarc (1999–2004) | |
| McCoy Tyner Music (2004–2009) | |
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