McCoy Tyner Legends is a musical tribute to McCoy Tyner's legacy, celebrating the extensive music catalog that the jazz icon has assembled over the course of his six-decade career. The project is led by Tyner's longtime band member Avery Sharpe, who serves as musical director and bassist. Legends will offer insights into one of jazz music's most prolific composers while tapping into the musical universe of creators that surrounded McCoy throughout his life and career.
Tyner, who died in March 2020 at the age of 81, undoubtedly belongs to the pantheon of piano geniuses who pushed jazz into the modern age at the beginning of the 60s. First praised for his involvement with John Coltrane's legendary quartet, this flamboyant stylist created his own personal success over the years by exploring all forms of the African-American tradition in a blend of hard bop and modal jazz. No one would have been better suited than bassist Avery Sharpe, who accompanied him in countless bands for more than twenty years to capture this diversity. At the head of an international and intergenerational all-star band, he draws on the pianist's extensive repertoire to reveal the extraordinary richness of the invention in a lyrical, energetic and colorful music.

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