McCoy Tyner discography

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This discography of jazz pianist McCoy Tyner contains albums that were released under his own name as well as albums on which he appeared.

Contents

As leader/co-leader

Recording dateTitleLabelYear ReleasedNotes
1962-01-10, -11 Inception Impulse! 1962
1962-11-14 Reaching Fourth Impulse!1963
1963-03-04 Nights of Ballads & Blues Impulse!1963
1963-07-05 Live at Newport Impulse!1964Live at the Newport Jazz Festival
1963-06-04,
1964-02-04
Today and Tomorrow Impulse!1964
1964-12-02, -07, -08 McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington Impulse!1965
1967-04-21 The Real McCoy Blue Note 1967
1967-12-01 Tender Moments Blue Note1968
1968-05-17 Time for Tyner Blue Note1969
1968-08-23 Expansions Blue Note1970
1970-02-09 Extensions Blue Note1973
1968-11-22,
1969-04-04,
1970-07-21
Cosmos Blue Note1976
1970-09-10 Asante Blue Note1974
1972-01 Sahara Milestone 1972
1972-11-11 Echoes of a Friend JVC, Milestone1972
1972-09-06,
1972-11-27
Song for My Lady Milestone1973
1973-04-06, -09 Song of the New World Milestone1973
1973-07-07 Enlightenment Milestone1973[2LP] Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
1974-03-26, -28 Sama Layuca Milestone1974
1974-08-31,
1974-09-01
Atlantis Milestone1975[2LP] Live at the Keystone Korner
1975-02-18, -19 Trident Milestone1975
1976-01-19 –
-21
Fly with the Wind Milestone1976
1976-08-04 – -07 Focal Point Milestone1976
1977-04-09 – -12 Supertrios Milestone1977
1977-09-01, -02, -06, -07, -08 Inner Voices Milestone1977
1978-03-17, -18 The Greeting Milestone1978Live at the Great American Music Hall
1978-07-28 Passion Dance Milestone1978Live at Live Under the Sky
1978-07-28 Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo Milestone2004Live at Live Under the Sky
1978-08-31,
1978-09-03
Together Milestone1979
1979-04-24, -25 Horizon Milestone1980
1980-03-03, -05, -06,
1980-05-29
Quartets 4 X 4 Milestone1980
1980-10 13th House Milestone1981
1981 La Leyenda de La Hora Columbia 1981
1982 Looking Out Columbia1982
1982-04-13, -14 Love & Peace (with Elvin Jones)
(also released as Reunited)
Trio (Japan)1982
1983-10 Dimensions Elektra/Musician 1984
1985-04-06, -07 It's About Time (with Jackie McLean)Blue Note1985
1985 Just Feelin' Palo Alto1985
1986-06-07, -09 Double Trios Denon 1986
1987-04-27 – -29 Major Changes (with Frank Morgan)Blue Note1987
1987-06-09 Bon Voyage Timeless 1987
1987-07-09 Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane Impulse!1988
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 1988Live at The Musicians Exchange Cafe, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1988-10-25, 26, -27 Revelations Blue Note1989Live at Merkin Hall, NYC
1988-11-25, -26 Uptown/Downtown Milestone1989Live at the Blue Note, NYC
1989-05-19, -20 Live at Sweet Basil Paddle Wheel 1989Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC
1989-05-19, -20Live at Sweet Basil Vol.2Paddle Wheel1990Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC
1989-11-02, -27 Things Aint What They Used to Be Blue Note1990Live at Kaufman Music Center, NYC
1990-04-18 One on One (with Stéphane Grappelli)Milestone1990
1991-02-11, -12 Blue Bossa Milestone1991
1991-02-11, -12 Autumn Mood Laserlight 1997
1991-2-19 – -21 Soliloquy Blue Note1992
1991-02-27, -28 Remembering John Enja 1991
1991-04-03, -04 New York Reunion Chesky 1991
1991-05-11 44th Street Suite Red Baron 1991
1991-06-14 Solar: Live at Sweet Basil Alfa 1991Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC
1991-06-14 Key of Soul Alfa/Sweet Basil1992Live at the Sweet Basil, NYC
1991-10-24 – -27 Live in Warsaw
(also released as Warsaw Concert 1991, At the Warsaw Jamboree and Beautiful Love)
Who's Who in Jazz1991Live at the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree
1991-11-19, -20 The Turning Point Birdology 1992
1993-05-24 – -27 Journey Birdology1993
1993-12-03, -04 Manhattan Moods (with Bobby Hutcherson)Blue Note1994
1994-11-26, -27 Prelude and Sonata Milestone1995
1995-04-12 – -14 Infinity Impulse!1995
1996-03-05, -06 What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach Impulse!1997
1997-09-23 McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard Impulse!2001Live at the Village Vanguard, NYC
1998-07-29, -30 McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars Telarc 1999
1999-04-28, -29 McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster Telarc2000
2000-06-13, -14 Jazz Roots Telarc2000
2002-12-10, -11 Land of Giants Telarc2003
2003-11-18, -19 Illuminations Telarc2004
2006-12-30, -31 Quartet McCoy Tyner Music 2007Live at Yoshi's, Oakland
2006-09-07, -25 Guitars McCoy Tyner Music2008
2007-05-06 Solo: Live from San Francisco McCoy Tyner Music2009Live at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

Compilations

As sideman

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References

  1. "Album Reviews: Jazz". Billboard. February 18, 1967.