Words generally fail me when it comes to a figure so titanic.
Here is my best shot:
Each movement of his hands was equally explosive and refined. I've seen his playing descirbed as "violent" but with his level of precision and care, that word never seemed apt. Volatility has never been so gently harnessed as when made music.
Stupid football analogy because I can't help myself. Randy Moss caught footballs like McCoy Tyner played the piano: with endless imagination and unique physical command. They changed what we imagined was possible and did it with an almost inhuman ease.
RIP McCoy Tyner
I have made a playlist that only scratches the surface of his sterling career, from his solo work to his work with Coltrane to many session recordings for other band leaders. Every selection is him at his best (he never had just one "best”).
Access the playlist here.
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