McCoy Tyner - My Favorite Things [Echoes of a Friend] 1972

[@mistery-ed7900]

McCoy passed away today. A major loss for all of us. R.I.P.

[@bluemonk9480]

This album always saddened me, I could really feel how Coltrane's death affected Tyner. Now i listen to this track to mourn over Tyner's death. Rest in paradise.

[@ronaldpetrin5823]

"Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 - March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet." I saw him two shows at "Rick's Cafe'" on the Golden Mile in Chicago in 1981and again in Cincinnati, Ohio a little later on. Got to shake his massive hands. RIP McCoy, thank you.

[@Portia...]

We will miss you, McCoy!

[@alanwgraham]

As good as it gets - close your eyes and let McCoy take you on a voyage of discovery!

[@tomneenan2127]

R.I.P. McCoy Tyner, one of the greats.

[@Dharmaku56]

A storming beautiful soliloquy. Thank you, Mr. Tyner

[@FelixScottJr]

McCoy being a pianist is automatically a harmonic player. His great and former boss John Coltrane was a great harmonic player for many years but eventually went outside harmony and then outside melody. Eventually he liberated music from its own self. This music is still quite spiritual and reminds me of the sound of the primitive lining hymns I grew up listening to as a child in the African-American church. There is nothing more passionate than the combination of religion and music. Words too.

[@annazeman8521]

Wish I had words to describe ... I have no musical training but I can follow it. This man knows things that most people could probably never understand.

[@TheMg49]

Getting back to listening to some of the stuff I've loved for many years. This is one of my favorite solo piano improvs. He was definitely in the zone in this. 🙂👍

[@luigisicuranza4516]

With John, Elvin and Jimmy in Paradise. Unique and unreachable, always in History!!! Goodbye McCoy, R.I.P.

[@GregoryHubbs]

Such a brilliant combination of evocative musical qualities. Saw him with Pharaoh Sanders and Coltrane’s son. Stayed 2 sets and did not want to leave in the presence of his and Pharaoh’s genius! Only he could take on this song after John Coltrane’s transcendent version.

[@Snardbafulator]

Bar none, my favorite jazz pianist ...

[@nmayes6110]

Reading the comments... I realize a few people missed the premise of "Echoes of a Friend". This is beautiful.

[@Ewerb7]

Percussive and powerful. His chords just light up and his technique is astonishing. Very few in his class.

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

+Ewerb7 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein would be turning in their graves....

[@Snardbafulator]

Good for them ;)

[@mikenayl]

I love McCoy!! This is so beautiful. I saw him this summer at Marcus Garvey Park and his playing was magnificent; just as special was each time he grabbed the mic to speak--it was obvious he was thrilled to say something, and his words were as satisfying to the soul as everything else he does.

[@mauromarras1357]

Oggi sei andato nel paradiso dei musicisti. Buon viaggio maestro

[@francescoalagia1161]

Great musician.

[@mybusiness6379]

RIP...Mr. McCoy

[@trismegistus7758]

I enjoyed the experience of listening to the genius of McCoy Tyner and his trio captured live in northern California circa 2002. His performance was a singular musical statement to Jazz as an endearing and reverent American art form. BRILLIANT!!!!

[@MrIshaforster]

RIP BROTHER MCCOY

[@DJ-NOBLE]

This way like a journey through his life

[@Erdrera_Vendrell]

Cosmico!!!.....fascino assoluto!... Grazie Sergio! :-)

[@haroldadolfomorenoescobar9990]

RIP LEGEND!!!!

[@rpee1305]

素晴らしいいいいいいいいい！！！！！！

[@skindapsos]

Astonishing!!.....

[@jamespuleo3269]

Thank you, sir, thank you. (First stop on my memorial listen~~) Shine on.

[@bdang94]

There is some resemblance to the original tune. You can hear him play the head and how he moves through the original changes can be heard vaguely. In alot of jazz, the point isn't to recreate the original tune but to use the outline of the original tune in order to explore more interesting ideas. This is very far away from the original tune and can be described as difficult to listen to, but the original tune is certainly there. But more importantly, McCoy's own personal explorations are here.

[@drecool6976]

Philly Love to the last remaining member of the Classic Quartet,and Jimmy Heath. Play in Peace.

[@RonCarterBassist]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@hungtong5384]

Rest In Peace 🙏

[@pedrolopezn.7544]

RIP Legend

[@vinta1371]

That's cool how his left hand has motion blur on the photograph.

[@tulsiraakh6671]

I was talking about 2:02 moment of this song it literally changes space time for real!!

[@MsFlowerage]

素晴らしい！

[@stormbikes]

superb

[@didierrobin7520]

Merci ! merci ...

[@AlaanPlacenciaTimoteo]

hermosa canción

[@tulsiraakh6671]

lord of lords of lords of all lords!!!

[@carbonc6065]

WOW!

[@1958Shemp]

Brilliant.

[@junka22]

the harmony and comping might be a little more out there, but that doesn't make it any less pure.I love Mehldau's version too, both are very fresh sounding and virtuosic

[@Lotsamoney500k]

one of my all time favorite pianist, next to horace silver, herbie hancock, joe sample, oscar peterson, thelonius monk, alice coltrane, chick corea, i know i am leaving out some greats like ahmad jamal and kieth jarrett.

[@tunefultonyjohnson4100]

+jktrm You left out Oscar Peterson and Keith Jarett.

[@Lotsamoney500k]

i said oscar peterson, was kieth jarrett in weather report?

[@Lotsamoney500k]

Yes i did, im getting senile. Joe Zawinal played with Adderly. Ive heard of Errol Garner but Bill Evans not sure i should do some research. Thanks for your reply while im here let me throw in Eddie Harris.

[@sigitswijanarko]

try joey alexander then..

[@Lotsamoney500k]

your right ! i forgot all about this kid, i saw him on tv (americas got talent i think) once and was blown away, didn't get his name. Thanks for the reply

[@deborahfraguito]

Se é pra ouvir jazz e piano...vamos logo fundo com McCoy Tyner em "My Favorite Things " que pra mim é difícil encontrar melhor...igual pode ser, mas melhor...

[@croussant]

Well, that's fine. I'd just note that works of advanced genius are almost never everyone's thing. I don't think McCoy travels any farther from the song than Brahms does from the theme by Paganini, if that's what you mean--those variations get pretty remote. Anyway, McCoy's piano concept is definitely one of my favorite things.

[@bboymango]

now this guy can play

[@bandicoot5412]

A fountain from the source

[@Flamencanta]

Echoes of a friend...

[@tulsiraakh6671]

can any one explain what that change he introduce in between he simply just change the space time in short!!

[@Mkj21652]

@tpstrat14 I agree with you, I'd have to side on the coltrane version of this piece. I just don't get this version...

[@ZionGuySupreme]

@ 4:29 Sounds like his playing was out of frustration. Playing without John is not the same

[@marcusstoica]

+ZionAfuang So true. His playing was already so powerful and charged. John's death really affected him. The very existence of this album shows that of course, but the music shows.

[@musemusic6227]

Interesting observation. McCoy was a master accompanist to Coltrane, so much so that Coltrane said McCoy offered him 'the harmonic platform, allowing him to spread his wings' (not the exact words but that was the idea). It feels like there's the ghost of Coltrane present, and that he's called him up. It's like we're not just listening to one musician but two.

[@MrGiovanninosenzapau]

@Qadesh86 Ciao Elisa, come stai? Sì, mi ci voleva questo brano che, nelle innumerevoli versioni, mi provoca sempre un lieve capogiro, Non sarà mica la pressione? :-))

[@MrGiovanninosenzapau]

@Qadesh86 Resto abbarbicato a poche certezze, "My Favorite Things" di Richard Rodger & Oscar Hammerstein, è una di quelle. Purtroppo non mi è più possibile ascoltare interamente, e con animo frigido e pacato, le versioni studio e live di John Coltrane, ciò da quando l'esofago mi si annoda attorno alla trachea per poi attorcigliarsi intorno ad un polmone, con singhiozzi e lacrime conseguenti...

[@FineFlu]

Sakamichi no Apollon

[@seulgi_yome]

0:40

[@tulsiraakh6671]

you all know his tsunami effect right!?!

[@suattusuattu3841]

like

[@tulsiraakh6671]

this one watched ??

[@milleniumsamurai]

@tpstrat14 What do you mean by pure, exactly?

[@BassThrasher]

@tpstrat14 I'm sorry but I strongly disagree. This is as pure as it gets. Uninterpretable? Just close your eyes and feel it.

[@astroboomboy]

What you mean pure?

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

he even gave george winston a lick 7:41 he could handle. ha.

[@marcusstoica]

+marktarmannpiano George Winston is the man who made me want to play the piano, and when 7:41 came along I said the same thing! What's surprising about Winston's career is that he was an accomplished blues/jazz pianist as well before he made his albums. Very talented man. Winter into Spring still stands as my favorite album of all time.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Rohan Casukhela yes, that was a very pretty collection of songs.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

i heard an NPR concert a long time ago. he plays very solid stride, and very tasteful harmonica, and is a bit like Tom Waits in his ability to talk to and connect to his audience. sparser and more subdued, obviously, charming and surprisingly amusing.

[@raytawatari]

i think so too. i just cant grasp the song. cant hate it, but its not my thing..

[@fantasmarius2172]

Religious

[@tpstrat14]

Pretty good, but it's not pure. If you want pure, listen to Mehldau's versoin

[@africanhistory]

Dont like how he plays it at all in this version

[@tpstrat14]

@milleniumsamurai This version doesn't stay true to the song.... goes off into crazy-jazz- uninterpretable-world. Not my thing....