McCoy Tyner- Honoring a Jazz Legend -"My Favorite Things" -Jazz Tutorial

McCoy Tyner: Honoring a Great Jazz Piano Legend: "My Favorite Things"- Jazz Piano Tutorial, performing and analyzing the playing of jazz legend- McCoy Tyner on the revolutionary recording by the John Coltrane Quartet, "My Favorite Things".Discusses the concepts of modal playing.This may very well be their most popular recording. Link to previous (2018) video on this subject with jazz rhythm explained :
Link to original video:
• "My Favorite Things" -...
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[@brucejeric6701]

Thank you Kent!!! Sad he’s gone. His music will live forever.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Absolutely, I wrote that earlier ...he's a legend forever in our hearts.

[@phyllishesford7236]

Tyner had a beautiful arrangement here & you did it so much justice. Loved the stunning chords & improvisations. Do enjoy the great little stories the ego man tells...he must keep them going!!!💕💕

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Best comments...always...Phyllis. I hope you are well and safe. I'm finding the time to finally work on my new appendix...which I hope will be some of the best of my work. You may not see me around for a while, while I'm absorbed . Take good care.

[@phyllishesford7236]

Will miss you Kent...certainly looking forward to studying your new work! Wishing you the best of health always & do enjoy your new project...thanks for the notifaction.💕💕💕🎶

[@Deluca-Piano]

Dang that arrangement in the beginning was so damn good. My Favorite Things is one of my favorite tunes, McCoy and Coltrane are so inspiring.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Jay, I was so privileged to come up in a time when I could hear their music live, and it had the most profound effect on me,,,that I became inspired to learn jazz and piano.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

I was sadden by this news....Tyner was one of the reason I became crazy about jazz piano, whenever I hear the modal sound, no one else came to mind but McCoy....R.I.P....

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I get it, Dan. He was the great master of the modal sound. Between he and Coltrane . they created a whole to new sound for jazz, that wall live through the ages. I don't really think the future of jazz will offer any greater innovators as they were. Honor the man!

[@ronfrey5327]

awesome Kent love the story my favorite tune...

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for telling me!

[@ob1quixote]

What I've always loved most about “My Favorite Things” is that I imagined that the solos were Tyner's and Coltrane's ‘favorite things,’ _i.e._ their favorite licks, the audible music that really embodied their inner music. I felt that today in your playing, and I really appreciated, Kent. Swing loose! 🎶💖

[@KentHewittpiano88]

That's a wonderful comment, and affirmation for me, Preston, because I lived through this era and was able to hear Trane and McCoy perform live...I feel blessed, in a way.

[@veot.2869]

Beautiful... and fascinating. Thank you!!!!!! 🎼🎵🎺

[@KentHewittpiano88]

THank you!

[@wastrel09]

Thank you Mr. Hewitt, for this excellent tribute to McCoy Tyner, one of the last of the old masters.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Absolutely and thanks for the comment!

[@michaelshark1]

Thanks Ken, love the arrangement, I had the chance to see him about 5 years ago at Symphony Center in Chicago. His trio was awsome lots of positive artistic energy. RIP Mr Tyner.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Yes sir, I was so privileged to have seen him with Coltrane...it was one of my most profound musical experiences, believe me!

[@a.dselinger9291]

Great to remember and pay tribute to a master - many thanks Kent.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

It was a great privilege...so thanks for saying that!

[@ronfrey6639]

Nice to see you always liked this tune glad I can see you play today...

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Made my day!

[@joesauvage1165]

Deepest thanks Kent! What a beautiful tribute to McCoy Tyner! Sitting hear with tears of joy from your inspirational and spiritual interpretation and tutorial.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Wonderful comment, thanks. Please subscribe!

[@_P_M_]

Thank you! When I heard we lost Tyner I was hoping you'd do a video showing his style. I first heard him back in the leate 80's at the apartment of a guitarist friend that I played drums with. Not much of a guitarist, but he had a crazy record collection and turned my on to a lot of outside jazz styles, which he called 'burning zoo music'....Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Mahavishu, etc. We'd sit on his 2nd floor balcony and listen to this stuff. I was instantly amazed by Tyner's modal piano style. I couldn't figure out where he was coming from or how it all seemed to work within the chordal structure of the song. Later, as I discovered Bobby Hutcherson's vibe playing, I enjoyed listening to Tyner and Hancock playing on his albums. I really wish I could wrap my head around the concepts you lay down better. Maybe some day. But thanks for sharing.

[@sharonbroderick4048]

that was fascinating .

[@KentHewittpiano88]

THANKS Paul. I appreciate hearing of your experiences. I was so fortunate to come up in the 60's so got to hear Coltrane and McCoy live numerous times, there's a lot of stories there. And I will say over the years there was no greater band that I ever heard. Second was Miles with Hancock.

[@ronfrey6639]

OH YEA DIGGING THAT WONDERFUL ARRANGEMENT !

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I dig you, man!

[@sharonbroderick4048]

beautiful playing

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Many thanks!

[@gaugeonesteam]

Super new video and fitting tribute! These chords really seem to bring a lot of life out of your grand piano! (When I used to buy and sell pianos I found these type of chords very useful to test the tonal quality of an instrument). I think the best part about this piece of music is that they chose a very good song to improvise on in the first place. Good to see the ADEM back from the convention!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for the comment and mentioning ADEM. Yes, Coltrane and McCoy came up with one of the greatest masterpieces in all of jazz...because of their tremendous vision , creativity, innovation, and spirituality.

[@casperkasparov302]

Being Under "Lockdown/ Quarantine" isn't So Bad When WE Have The Amazing Kent Hewitt Teaching Us Jazz Piano ! Thank You Maestro For Being There !

[@KentHewittpiano88]

And I send back good wishes to one of the coolest cats I know...be well!

[@fredrickmendelsohn606]

Awesome Kent!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks so mcuh!

[@tommimi9171]

Thank you brother man

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Very welcome!

[@nicolle2126]

one of my all time favorite pieces. you did great man

[@KentHewittpiano88]

humble thanks...a thousand times.

[@davesax11]

Beautiful. Caught McCoy at Dizzy's in NYC a few years back. He was in the audience @ JALC last year shortly after the stroke. Will spend a lot of time working this out. Many many thanx

[@KentHewittpiano88]

He was one of my heroes. His early trio albums were awesome, too!

[@milkmilk7665]

So beautiful, so amazing, and so blessed! It's a hard time for people all over the world with COVID-19, but your dreamlike performance gave us a precious timewarp to ease our mind and heart. Thank you KH, love you!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

That's a beautiful statement, and I"m honored that your saying it to me . Swing loose and stay well!

[@ignacio6154]

Great work, thank you!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thank you too!

[@ArtRodent]

Such a wonderful tribute through both your terrific playing and insight of a true legend. (ADEM made me laugh with the guide dog quip. Great recollections Mr. Ego! )

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks, Stephen....but I thought he said guard dog. When you like my humor , you are initialed into the most exclusive club of the Jazz Ranch!

[@ArtRodent]

@@KentHewittpiano88 Ha-ha ! So that's why I hear different notes to the ones I'm playing (play a G but hear Gb or G#) !

[@jcioffari]

Pure class

[@KentHewittpiano88]

2 words that say so much. Humble thanks, peace , and love, McCoy and Coltrane would have said.

[@paulsmith1899]

Never will forget when I first heard it

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Nor will I...we share that feeling.

[@yolandaromero6755]

Way out man!beautiful

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Appreciate it!

[@anthonysilva5312]

Hi Kent. Saw Branford Marsalis this weekend in Toronto..he played this in tribute

[@KentHewittpiano88]

That's great...wish I could have heard it!

[@vivifalabella]

What a great way to keep him present, Kent. thanks! I was about to watch the one on Keith Jarrett but it has been removed..ohhhh..

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I re-posted the one on Keith Jarrett. Mc Coy meant so much to me, I'm happy I could give him this tribute. Thanks for the comment, Vivi!

[@johnnymisbegotten]

Kent channeling McCoy Tyner in the video. I was looking around the Internet for a Tyner style transcription of this but couldn't find anything useful so I went back to your first video and played it back a number of time to pick up some ideas. I did find a 300 page pdf that was published as a Doctoral Thesis on McCoy Tyner's use of the dominant seventh chord in modal jazz! The author transcribed a number of sections of his music including parts of this piece which might be of interest to a Tyneroligist.

[@matthewbunce4041]

John Reynolds Aimee Nolte has a vid and transcription of Tyner’s part for MFT.

[@johnnymisbegotten]

@@matthewbunce4041 thanks for the help. I figured it out watching Kent's video and reading the doctoral thesis pdf that transcribed the main parts of the piece that I mentioned above.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks, John. Some one else hipped me to that thesis, and I've downloaded it for future study. I was fortunate to see Coltrane and McCoy live a number of times, so it was a privilege for me to honor him.

[@uberchops]

Great video as always! Would love to see a breakdown of a Tyner song that really uses those stacked 4ths you mentioned.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for the comment and request. Please see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH6aqH-hdsyJa68

[@luke125]

Terrific video Kent. Dig it.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I dig you, man!

[@luke125]

Kent Hewitt “This I dig of thee” lol

[@dmcdgames2388]

10:59 Fun fact about this lick Mccoy actually played it in his song atlantis.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Cool , man, thanks for the info!

[@avi71229]

Hi Kent! What song did you use in the opening few seconds of this video? 0:00

[@KentHewittpiano88]

That's me...just improvising.

[@Gerard_2024]

Tune begins @ 04:30

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks!

[@charleschidsey6192]

Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, the greatest jazz pianists ever. Prove me wrong.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I can't do that. but I'm very fond of Jamal, Erroll, Shearing, Herbie, etc. too.

[@charleschidsey6192]

Kent Hewitt: Of course you’re right. I was just listening to Dolphin Dance when I noticed your reply. Thanks for all you do Kent. It’s fantastic! Wish YT had been around when I was a kid. I would be so far ahead of where I am now. Anyway, keep up the great work. I subscribed long ago.

[@lobster54328]

Enter this in your browser: mccoy tyner, modal jazz, and the dominant chord - Helda .. I stumbled upon this. It is a 300 page Doctoral Dissertation on the analysis of McCoy Tyner dated 2019 from Sebelius Academy University of the Arts Helsinki. You can download it pdf. Really appreciate you Kent..I just got my '78 Rhodes out of a long storage. Retired now . Back to being a musician. Fellow alumn. Berklee '78. TBN, Composition

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Dear Larry, A thousand thanks for sending this info. It is a total gem!. I'm very grateful...I hope to digest some of it's wisdom and pass it on w/ love. Coltrane and McCoy gave so much to me. Berklee '78...enjoy your retirement....we have a lot to talk about.

[@Photologistic]

Kent, you are a classy dude, even at .5 speed. That’s the speed at which I watch to see what you are playing. 😄

[@KentHewittpiano88]

You're a wise cat...get the most out of it, and I concur!

[@deneisraelealine8939]

Deus abençoe

[@TheHighlander71]

Teflon Jazz..it feels like this music won't get stuck to anything. Like it's skipping over water. Nice.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Fascinating comment....I'm putting this one into my "keeper" files.Thanks!

[@bobblues1158]

Great story!!!! Do you think McCoy and Trane worked out voicings together. I mean, was Trane coming with this sound and showing this to McCoy? I think of this always when I think of Alice Coltrane´s going from burning BeBop with Kenny Clarke and Lucky Thompson over to the way she played when she came together with John Coltrane and what developed afterwards. The sound of this kind of expression is extremely magnetic for me.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

IT"S AN INTERESTING QUESTION. I think that Coltrane and McCoy were such a unique combination in the same way as Brubeck and Desmond, Lennon and McCartney. They brought out something new out of their collaboration, a style or sound.....something that had never existed before in music. It's total magic.

[@richardolson8651]

Great vedieo

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thank you!

[@BobNL1964]

Kent, I like how you play. You just inspired me to sit down at the piano and I played much better then usual. On another note, is that piano supposed to be tuned like that? It has a honky tonk sound.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

It could be it's out of tune, but we can't get tuners to come to the house now.

[@areyouawesome]

9:55

[@areyouawesome]

4:33

[@TTFMjock]

So it’s just a bunch of parallel voicings and sharp 11s? (The G# works over the Em from because it’s the #11 of the parent scale D Major.)

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@yolandaromero6755]

Go cat Go!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Yeah, Man!

[@brucejeric6701]

If McCoy was thinking Dorian with the E minor, could he have been thinking Lydian with G# in the scale tones he used??

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Lydian is a major scale with a b5, (that would mean a B major scale starting on E. This is a minor mode to start, but when he plays in major I'm sure he plays a Lydian scale.

[@brucejeric6701]

I was thinking D Lydian. That would have F#. C# & G#. Maybe I’m confused and think of my modes incorrectly? When I think Lydian in C, I automatically think F#.

[@tomkelly6374]

Is there sheet music for this tune alone?

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I only used a lead sheet and my memory of hearing the recording. . For music you can't find on my website , please write to me at my email address.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

great stuff, how do you turn musical sugar into musical cocaine, It always blows me away jazz does that. So much sugar out there, it takes some thought not to turn sugar into vinegar which happenx way too often

[@KentHewittpiano88]

Interesting comment. But then, you are a unique thinker. The greatest artists are innovators... so they hear it in their own unique way. The fact that Coltrane and McCoy TOOK THIS SIMPLE BROADWAY/Christmas song and made into something profound and transcending is the magic that great artist/ geniuses do in their lives. ....And it's a gift to all of us.

[@brucejeric6701]

Forgot about the D#!!!

[@KentHewittpiano88]

I used the D# in the Major part. But remember it's pentatonic scales, so that's a different language. The G# and and D# might better fit into an alteration, or outside playing on pentatonics.

[@brucejeric6701]

That’s what I was thinking when you played the F# chord voicing in your left hand. I thought perfect for minor pentatonic stuff and outside short outside playing sound.

[@brucejeric6701]

I mean F# minor voicing

[@robertliebowitz2039]

A waste of time. Why? Except for die-hard musicians, I have no idea what is being spoken about. The instructor obviously knows the instrument, but just as obvious has no idea how to convey the basic concepts--what he actually wishes to impart about Mr. Tyner's genius-- to a general audience.

[@KentHewittpiano88]

This is a jazz piano tutorial channel, teaching some of McCoy's techniques and stylistic features to pianists. It's not intended to be a documentary about him. You watched the wrong video.

[@heartvalais]

It says Jazz Tutorial in the title so 😅