The Resume

(December 11, 1938-March 6, 2020)
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth name was Alfred McCoy Tyner
Pianist
Member of the John Coltrane Quintet (1960-65)
Solo recorded the albums ‘Inception’ (1962), ‘Nights of Ballads and Blues’ (1963), ‘Tender Moments’ (1967), ‘Time for Tyner’ (1968), ‘Extensions’ (1970), ‘Sahara’ (1972), ‘Atlantis’ (1974), ‘Inner Voices’ (1977), ‘Horizon’ (1979), ‘Dimensions’ (1984), ‘Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane’ (1987), ‘Things Ain’t What They Used To Be’ (1989), ‘Blue Bossa’ (1991), ‘What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach’ (1997), ‘McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars’ (1999), ‘Land of Giants’ (2003), and ‘Solo: Live from San Francisco’ (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

He changed his name to Sulieman Saud after converting to Islam.
During the lean years after leaving Coltrane, he considered applying for a license to drive a New York City taxicab.
Inevitably, he titled an album ‘The Real McCoy’ (1967).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was left-handed.
In addition to piano, he played percussion, flute, and koto (a Japanese stringed instrument).
He was named a NEA Jazz Master (2002).
Coltrane declared, ‘McCoy has taste. He can take anything, no matter how weird, and make it sound beautiful.’

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Burt Bacharach Wrote My Song
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 74]
• I am Left Handed - Male [Q-Z]
• I Converted to Islam
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 81)
• I Recorded ‘Autumn Leaves’
• Jazz Artists
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 46251-46500 (Ranked: 46431)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying