U.S. jazz pianist McCoy Tyner dies on March 7 at 13:19
McCoy Tyner, an American jazz pianist who laid the golden age of modern jazz, has died on the 6th. I was 81.
Born in Philadelphia in the eastern United States in 1938, Tyner began learning the piano at the age of 13, and became a musician who led the modern jazz era in the United States, such as organist Jimmy Smith and trumpet player Lee Morgan. I grew up surrounded.
At the age of 21, Tyner joined the band as a saxophonist, John Coltrane, and made a number of names including "Supreme Love" and "My Favorite Things", which arranged songs for the movie "Sound of Music." Inspired by performances, the band became known as the "Golden Quartet" and ushered in the golden age of modern jazz in the 1960s.
After that, Tyner himself led the band, continued to play around the world, including Japan, and continued to announce many works to attract fans.
According to the Associated Press and others, Tyner died on June 6 at his home in New Jersey, USA.
`` The world has lost a great jazz pianist. It can be said in words how important the music that he plays is to us, '' said Blue Note, a famous American jazz label to which Tyner had previously belonged. I can't do it. "