Alfred McCoy Tyner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Grammy award winner. Unlike many of the jazz keyboardists of his generation,Tyner very rarely incorporated electric keyboards or synthesizers into his work. Tyner has been widely imitated,and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time.
Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town,ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and Ragas,to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz,his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for "Mannenberg",a jazz piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem.
Johnny Mbizo Dyani was a South African jazz double bassist,vocalist and pianist,who,in addition to being a key member of The Blue Notes,played with such international musicians as Don Cherry,Steve Lacy,David Murray,Finnish guitar player Jukka Syrenius,Pierre Dørge,Peter Brötzmann,Mal Waldron,fellow South African Dollar Brand,and Leo Smith,among many other prominent players.
South African jazz is the jazz of South Africa.
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is a studio album by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman which was released by Impulse! Records in July or August 1963. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
African River is a 1989 album by South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim..
African Dawn is a solo piano album by Abdullah Ibrahim.
Banyana –Children of Africa is a 1976 jazz album by Abdullah Ibrahim.
The Journey is a long-form instrumental jazz album composed and led by South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim after his move to New York City. This studio recording was made the day after the 17 September 1977 Alice Tully Hall concert pictured on the cover and included other veterans of Ibrahim's group Universal Silence:Don Cherry,Johnny Dyani,and Carlos Ward.
Echoes of a Friend is a 1972 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the JVC label,and later on the Milestone label. It was recorded in Tokyo,Japan,on November 11,1972,and features Tyner in a solo piano tribute to John Coltrane.
Enlightenment is a live album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 7,1973 and features Tyner in performance with Azar Lawrence,Joony Booth and Alphonse Mouzon.
Trident is a 1975 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner (1938-2020),his eighth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in February 1975 and features performances by Tyner with bassist Ron Carter and his former John Coltrane bandmate,drummer Elvin Jones (1927–2004). It is available on CD. Unusually,Tyner plays harpsichord and celesta along with piano.
Fly with the Wind is a 1976 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner,his ninth to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in January 1976 and features performances by Tyner with a trio,woodwinds and a full string section.
Quartets 4 X 4 is a 1980 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner,released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in March and May 1980 by Tyner with bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Al Foster and featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard,guitarist John Abercrombie,vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe,each for one side of the original double LP. The album was digitally remastered and first issued on a single CD in 1993.
African Piano is a solo piano album by Abdullah Ibrahim,recorded in 1969. It was released on LP four years later and was first issued on CD in 1991.
Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand,reissued as Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim:The Legendary Encounter,is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate and pianist Dollar Brand which was recorded in New York City in 1977 and released on the Chiaroscuro label.
Witchdoctor's Son is an album by bassist and pianist Johnny Dyani. It was recorded on March 15,1978,and was released on LP later that year by SteepleChase Records. On the album,Dyani is joined by saxophonists John Tchicai and Dudu Pukwana,guitarist Alfredo Do Nascimento,and percussionists Mohamed Al-Jabry and Luez "Chumi" Carlos De Sequarira. In 1987,the album was reissued on CD with four extra tracks.
Angolian Cry is an album by bassist Johnny Dyani. It was recorded on July 23,1985,and was issued on LP later that year by SteepleChase Records. On the album,his final release as a leader,Dyani is joined by saxophonist and bass clarinetist John Tchicai,trumpeter Harry Beckett,and drummer Billy Hart. In 1986,the album was reissued on CD with an extra track.
Song for Biko is an album by the Johnny Dyani Quartet,led by bassist Dyani,and featuring saxophonist Dudu Pukwana,cornetist Don Cherry,and drummer Makaya Ntshoko. It was recorded on July 18,1978,and was released on vinyl in 1979 by SteepleChase Records. In 1994,the album was reissued on CD with an extra track. The dedication in the album title refers to anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko,who was killed by South African security officers in 1977.
Good News from Africa is an album of duets by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim,then known as Dollar Brand,and double bassist Johnny Dyani. It was recorded on December 10,1973,at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg,Germany,and was released in 1974 by the Swiss Cameo label and the German Enja label. The album features a blend of traditional African pieces and originals by Ibrahim.
