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Mccoy Tyner A Virtuoso???

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by jazzvirtuoso on 10/17/2006, 18:09

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despite his fabulous work with john coltrane and on some other stuff in the 60's (eg. wayne shorter's "the soothsayer" - one of my favourite records of all time), i think his solo piano work is vastly overrated. i did have his solo in warsaw (?) dvd but i threw it out. (i tried to give it away but no one would have it, it was terrible)

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by thejaffer on 10/20/2006, 15:24

wow!

what was so bad about it?

jv'

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by jazzvirtuoso on 10/20/2006, 18:06

it was like the clip above but even worse..
there's no subtlety or taste in his playing.
he just bangs at the keys, and not exactly melodically

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by thejaffer on 10/21/2006, 17:44

i still love mccoy, even though he's not a virtuoso.
i've heard much better than that clip.
have you ever heard the older, solo recording of "you taught my heart to sing"?
that is gorgeous.
he is a big crashing player, and that's what he does. he bangs in some places, but not in others.

i think he's great with his trio, though.

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by CynBad on 10/21/2006, 17:50

definition:
"one who excels in the technique of an art; especially : a highly skilled musical performer (as on piano)"

mccoy's busy bombastic style makes him not a virtuoso? i am not a big fan of his solo playing either, but it's mistaken to claim mccoy is not a virtuoso. this thread is pointless, in my opinion.

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by Jazz+ on 10/21/2006, 23:48

imo, he does not have good enough technique (kind of sloppy) and is not accurate enough to be termed a "virtuoso", but that's fine with me.
he's a great artist. being a great artist does not require being a virtuoso.

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by CynBad on 10/22/2006, 13:42

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Mccoy Tyner A Virtuoso???

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by thejaffer on 10/20/2006, 15:24

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Mccoy Tyner A Virtuoso???

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by thejaffer on 10/20/2006, 15:24

by jazzvirtuoso on 10/20/2006, 18:06

by thejaffer on 10/21/2006, 17:44

by CynBad on 10/21/2006, 17:50

by Jazz+ on 10/21/2006, 23:48

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