McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
Liberia

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McCoy Tyner's piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 40-bar AABBA form at a bright 236 BPM with a swing feel in D, the solo runs approximately 1:24. McCoy Tyner contributes two fiery choruses of piano improvisation, matching the leader's intensity with his own brand of angular, rhythmically charged playing. McCoy Tyner was 21 to 22 years old at the time of this 1960 recording.

McCoy Tyner was 21 to 22 years old at the time.