McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
26-2

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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 three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 196 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:59. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Confirmation." McCoy Tyner's three-chorus piano solo demonstrates his remarkable ability to negotiate Coltrane's complex substitution patterns while maintaining musical coherence and swing. 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.