McCoy Tyner - Giant Steps

[jarbasg1]

WOW!!!!That's a dream version.He approaches Giant Steps like if it was a 12 bar blues.

[oohn777]

WOW!!!!  AMAZING!!!!

[jarbasg1]

For him it's like a 12 bar blues.

[eldwinwong]

Am I crazy...or did I just hear the lick at 2:27

[acoproductions]

if art tatum had a chance to play this!

[pcsuper1]

not his best, pretty boring recording but one of the better of his "McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane" album... Though he has way better albums!

[esquibelle]

Love you forever McCoy.

And ever. And ever. And ever.

[jnmdjc957]

I just watched three minutes and thirty six seconds of "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?"

[inflinc]

Brilliant!



[HCL991]

fell of my chair, as I heard him play!

[marifilleokawa]

Mr Mc Coy Tyner, so generous yet so skilled !

Among the very best...alive !!

(thank you for posting !)

[alcatras4]

...I just tossed my keyboard out the window after seeing Tyner...I give up!!...LOL...anyway 17 people must think that Justin Beiber is the best Jazz pianist....GO FIGURE!!

[dezt07]

He's human? hehehe. ;D

Simply awesome!

[GentleMama2Mine]

Unbelievable.

[MichaelNormanMusic]

Great musician McCoy Tyner makes you wanna go practice...not really, makes you wanna quit...really!!! But then hours of DAILY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECTIONS doesn't it.

[acoustiqueapple]

@homePicShow1 This man is so good but I'm pretty sure Dave Brubeck is still alive.

[Flextones]

The left hand has become underdeveloped in modern Jazz piano. Back in the 30's there were some really good stride pianists who had strong left hands but the modern emphasis has been on right hand development. It is good to hear that McCoy has not lost his left hand. It is a modern concept of left hand development which departs from the stride but no doubt developed out of it.

[Flextones]

McCoy has mastered the Slonimsky pattern. If John was still living he would be proud.

[klawpro]

McCoy's playing is powerful and majestic like a mighty ocean.. He explores and deals in the infinite rather than being hemmed in by finite barriers that shackle most ... It's spellbinding to see how he dances around the whole piano in pure glee and literally breathes life into that instrument while making it sing in ecstasy as he bares his beautiful soul to the world... Yes, there is no doubt that his musical father, John, is smiling in heaven. What an awesome legacy. Thank you!

[mrotismrotis123]

D:

[MrSmoothsongwriter]

Check out Mulgrew Miller

[spiritrhythmithaca]

Thank you Mccoy :)



[GotekDarkSamurai]

That man was sweatin bullets! Playing Giant Steps is a workout all by itself! lol That was pure awesomeness

[VirtuosoBigD]

Oscar was Oscar and McCoy is McCoy....both different...both great.

[yougotcrad1]

haha that melody at :55 winnnn

[dreadtodred]

un real bravo!!

[JHighland1]

Incredible for being left handed

[ADri123456781]

me encanta

[billbobblybottoms]

@ADri123456781 me encanta, tambien! ;)

[Raachen]

How come so many videos of jazz concerts on youtube are recorded from german television?? Obviously not all uploaders are from Germany. Where you got this footage from? :)

[Fank234]

@Raachen - It may be because the arts are better funded in Germany than in most other places? Perhaps they are more cultured too!

[Raachen]

@Fank234 Well, maybe it's cause we have many public-service broadcasters here. Their program surely includes less commercial stuff and more culture. I'm very happy about that! Most private tv stations suck...

[FaithNotDead]

super mario bross ...

[defern64]

I don't know whether to be happy that I found this wonderful pianist, or depressed because I know there is no way in Hell I can ever get to his level.

[alexfheind]

saw him last year ,ill never forget that :) so many damn emotions in one night

[iwannaberock]

ahah... to much notes... funny comments heres, it's giant steps!!!!

[saxoman1]

Holy f....

[JazzCat60]

Very Impressive. I've always loved his playing ever since I herd him on Coltrane's records. I saw him live once too in Vancouver with a small combo but never heard him play in this style. - thanks

[okito00]

sick!! the best version of giant step

[mlibitum]

So boring ! Too many notes ! Music is not chops ! Where is the tempo ! Where is the groove ! Where is the swing !

[aleksandersucharski]

@mlibitum you sir, need to learn how to jazz.

[mlibitum]

@aleksandersucharski

O.K. So, please teach me about jazz. I only know about Thelonious Monk, John Lewis, Bill Evans, Miles Davis and others. They don't play too many notes. In this video of McCoy Tyner I can hear only licks and licks and no music. Maybe I'm deaf...

[aleksandersucharski]

@mlibitum you really can't stand hard-bop? that is weird..

[jose044]

@mlibitum Dude, i can feel this SO MUCH.

[KikiTottori]

@mlibitum

Seeing as you're afraid of "too many notes" coming at you, I'd recommend you stay away from Bebop, k?

Lmao.

[engelslut]

@mlibitum his playing style called "Sheet Notes", as you define it- too many notes.. BTW the few artists you just mentioned are known as minimalists when it comes for playing, Miles and Evans are modal jazz players, Monk was kind of invalid.. listen to 'Bird' Parker, Dizzy, Coltrane, than maybe you'll understand more about jazz....

[KikiTottori]

@mlibitum

TOO MANY NOTES?!

Lmao!!! "Licks"?!?!

Oh, God. I think I'm gonna bust a gut!

[engelslut]

@mlibitum sounds like 310 BPM if you asks me, the groove is living and kicking too! and the swing is hiding behind the eighth notes...

[QuarkS0up]

@mlibitum There is groove and everything else. Music doesn't have to be spoon fed to you in small easy to chew pieces. If you're too scared of complete music go and listen to some Kenny G.

[Swapp01]

You hear this type of stuff produced by a computer then put into the background of a pop song, but to see and hear it live, on a real piano, is amazing.

[Megajosh2]

Is it normal to jizz all over the place after listening to this?

I have a feeling I should have done it by the middle.

[tcktmstr36]

holy shiiiiit!

[AURELIOPENNA]

Fucking Alien Virtuos Monster!!!

He is the Man!

[AURELIOPENNA]

Fucking Alien Virtuos Monster!!!

[DKoop4]

is drooling at the fluidity of his chord changes and licks...McCoy Tyner is a BEAST!!!

[kreuz521]

amazing!

[flatnine]

Your sound...

[flatnine]

Sublime!

[Sveccha93]

Brought me to tears...

[gfaustin29]

after you do something like that you immediately grab your chainsaw, saw that piano down in two and light that thing on fire..you're done..

[cfwpiano]

Art Tatum... eat your heart out!!!

(I love both equally, but damn this is pure human feat)

[Megajosh2]

@cfwpiano Art Tatum would have shit himself, then played a prepared version of Chopin's Revolutionary Etude.

[benjaminpcornelius]

this makes me glad to be human

[JonP1961]

When I was a pup, my Dad worked @ a radio station & used to bring home Demo Copies for me to spin on my little plastic fold up lunchbox looking record player ;)

One day he brought home a double album entitled "Supertrios". One platter had Eddie Gomez&Jack De Johnnette, while the other had Ron Carter&Tony Williams. It was the latter trio I heard first & the tune was "The Greeting". As soon I has heard MyCoy's fingers touch the keys, it was all over! As if Tony's work on the intro wasn't enough!

[jarbasg1]

Wow!!!! I see that 15 people didn't like.Well,I respect every opinion,every taste,but I think,like a pro musician , "How ???"Someone below said J Coltrane is smiling in heaven.Of course he is!!!McCoy has the authority of a man who played with Coltrane .Who had such a privilege?Who deserve such an honnor?Best regards from Rio de Janeiro,city of Tom Jobim.My favorite musician among all in the world ever is John Coltrane.God bless him.

[pooperscoopr69]

Consummate musician.

[homePicShow1]

Does anyone think this man is the worlds no# 1 Living Jazz pianist? I do.

[Hexenschuss007]

@homePicShow1 dont think you can rank them

[MrHoolits]

@Hexenschuss007, I agree. As great as McCoy is he of a few select player composers a step above everyone else. I put Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and a few others in the category.

I've seen McCoy a couple of times at Yoshis in Oakland and Chick several times in different groups and duets with Gary Burton around the Bay Area and anyone getting a chance if they live in a big city or close to one, watch them as there are only a few that are that great.

[KillswitchEngage42]

@homePicShow1 As soon as Oscar Peterson died, I think he took over.

[leetheglee3523]

@homePicShow1 john coltrane is the man, his pianist was just a shout out

[MrAx10]

@homePicShow1

Well, Oscar is not here anymore....

[dinakonsta]

@homePicShow1 No, Brad Mehldau is. hahahaa, sorry, of course sir Tyner is amazing, but Brad is the world's #1.

[joselui120db100]

@homePicShow1 In my opinion it was Oscar Peterson.. but he died a few years ago..

[Easleytee]

@homePicShow1

You've got my vote.

Caught Tyner about four years ago...resplendent!

[polymath7]

@homePicShow1 Agreed.

[culturesmatter]

@homePicShow1

No. McCoy's great, of course, but the accolade you mention must go to Keith Jarrett. Keith's chops are more consistently ferocious and he utilizes more of the keyboard than anyone since Art Tatum. Also, Keith covers more stylistic ground than anyone (ever).

[joebaermagnant]

@culturesmatter Both Mccoy and Jarrett would bitch slap you for a comment like that. You can't appreciate music if you aren't simply listening. Two different players, two different human beings, jazz is human, quit ranking and start listening.

[demiac]

absolutly awesome!!!

[supermarihuanobros69]

se recontra pasa de verga ES UN MAESTRO DE MAESTROS :D

[sk8trman1296]

how do you dislike this?

[MusicAndLove217]

One word: DAMN!

[busessuck1]

I'm sorry but I just don't dig it that much... I'm tryin to get my head around this whole bebop and post-bob thing, guess I'm taking too giant a step...

Is there any artist who you think would be good to start with, I'd appreciate your reccomendations

[zosantube]

ah Mc Coy a great heart with a technique and an approach all of it's own...essentially soulful

[ndileonardo]

Simply Genius. John is smiling in heaven.

[SupernalOne]

WTF - OMG!

[querar1]

McCoy is the best....greatness here

[BillyWillis89]

I would swear by just listening that two pianists were playing, but damn, he does it all by himself!!

[aaron1200123]

if one of his fingers were to slip, the piano would probably go flying

[MateusTTTT]

McCoy plays directly from his mind, he is expressing it with his hands at the same time he feels it. Just watch him talking to and with the piano!

[Streamline09]

Holy....! Have to rethink my whole view of his technique. Thank you!

[gfaustin29]

he should have really ended that by kicking that silly piano and smashing it with a wrecking ball or something backstage. Its done....there's nothing else left

[HugeGene]

Dazzling. But he doesn't play like this now.. age might be catching up with him. At the height of his powers like in this vid.. he is incomparable. Thanks for posting this.

[bigbuzman]

I was lucky enough to seeMcCoy Tyner on 2 occasions back in the 7os. Boht times at the spectacular Keystone Corner in San Francisco . It was a tiny place - maybe held 120 people . I went to get a ticket and the man told me it was sold out . he saw the substantial look of disappointment on my face and said " well , you could stand right behind the piano player . " chills just thiinking about it now - I could easily put my left hand on McCoys right shoulder from where I stood .

[Superphilipp]

.... Bloody hell.

[utoob4227]

its amazing how the original version of this song is less clustered its just note note note and he turns it into a freakin piano concerto this guy has mad skills and he pwns hard core

[yarlyx111]

wat...

[Liazonbassplayer]

EXCELLENT

[chriskelley94]

this man is a pure genius i had the oppurtunity to ask him a question and that question was is r and b or jazz complicated or which one was harder i asked him this question in vicksburg mississippi at the alcorn state university jazz festival in 2010

[que2pineapple]

@chriskelley94 what did he tell you?



[CKDRUMMER94]

@que2pineapple he played r and b before he played jazz but he just told me that jazz was the most complicated because of alot of key changes but after he played both for so long they bith were alot to him

[jonjonjonmw3]

@chriskelley94 And?

[JayIvory87]

anyone know the structure of the music?

[demonedge666]

@JayIvory87

it partitions the octave into three major thirds, so that it moves through the keys of B major, G major and Eb major. The tonics of these keys form a descending cycle of major thirds, that, when completed, form an equally-subdivided octave: B-G-Eb-B.

[jonrobinsonmusic]

@JayIvory87 Go to realbook.us and search Giant Steps there. They have the chart in the list

[CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN]

Man, I feel out of breath from just watching. . .O_O this is one bad dude (bad meaning "extremely good") LOL

[utoob4227]

I love how his hands are positioned differently. His right hand is like a freakin crab and his left hand is just playing those chords like there's no tomorrow

[Daht88]

I had the amazing privilege to hear McCoy live once, in Vancouver. It was phenomenal!

Too bad the idiots at the Chan Centre fucked up the P.A system so much that I could barely hear anything above middle C >:(

[gabel13]

this guys fucking nuts

[Hodideldiho]

this somehow reminds me of Ligeti's piano etudes

[SplitPersonality1985]

amazing guy thats one my favourit pianist in jazz

[SimulacronX]

hahaha.... he drives me crrrraaaaazzzzyyyyyyyy dayum... how can one do that?

[niepce38]

"You're born with a spark... to search for the truth, for the best you can be. Practice, Discipline, Preparation. Try and try again. Then one day, you're on the top and they say you're an 'overnight success', a 'natural'. You smile, you know." -Anonymous.

[SimulacronX]

Very nice, thanks. Gonna keep it in mind when I practice bass etc.

[Denus01]

Woooow..... 8-*

[zappamuthas]

This Is The REAL Mc Coy

One Baaaaaaaad Playa

Just Can't be still for one of his jams

[et6yEhzxexzhrz]

The show in Atlanta was pretty intense ( i don't know how else to describe it, with the way he utilizes dissonance in his solos).

[et6yEhzxexzhrz]

I still can't believe I'm going to see him play this Saturday.

[dmcII]

@et6yEhzxexzhrz Sounds awesome. Enjoy !

[TheDickyShow]

@et6yEhzxexzhrz I saw him about two years ago at the Blue Note in New York City. . .

[claptonfan1000000]

@et6yEhzxexzhrz I'm gonna see him this friday!!!!

[CloudNine01]

O_o holy shit

[homePicShow]

Like a whirlwind

[sallan1]

I wish I could have been at Yoshis. That being said, McCoy just stinking rips here!

[Dannik11]

Hey Hollysg, I saw the family matinee show at Yoshi's. it was killer.

[Hollysg]

Seeing McCoy Tyner tonight with Ravi Coltrane, should be an amazing show!

[nevadaas]

what a ... AMAZING!

[brubor60]

yehaa!!!! fantastic

[smoothbv]

an idea pop right out my head

ART TATUM + GIANT STEPS= unearthly that no god has heard.

[gpitts08]

honestly, i was just thinking that, then i read this comment. I concur 100%

[StromboliKicks]

geezz.. i believe in god, now.

[GuzmanLE]

that rearmonization at 1:00 is killing me.

[monsterjazzlicks]

@GuzmanLE Yeh man, i think he starts off in 'ascending tones' but then he continues to move upwards differently !!

McCoy is my favorite pianist ever.

[1979saxman]

@GuzmanLE i would love to know what the new changes are.

[innerurge1]

@GuzmanLE funny you think that about a progression made by Trane, who was constantly pressing the harmonization boundaries in his music.

[alexistexias]

wonderfulllll

[johnlzy]

That was pure genius. He's a Mozart in his own right and style. Jazz in the new classical indeed - a platform for creativity, technicality and brilliance!

[TheSuperFunkyGenius]

wow, fucking awesome

[Juiceman612]

That is a god right there. WOW.

[asliuf]

incredible

[TheSpacifica]

L'ho visto quest'anno ad Umbria Jazz con un quintetto fantastico...E' sempre il migliore!!!

[retteloo]

Tatum and Oscar are both gone. Who is left of Tyner's stature?

[nateo5]

Hank JOnes man! He played with fucking Bird!!! Also with Miles. Get to know him if you dont.

How about Kenny Barron? Herbie Hancock? Dave Brubeck?

[jazztom86]

Keith Jarret? Michel Camilo? Chick Corea? Brad Mehldau?

[DrumTchr]

Hiromi

[JacobShulman]

HERBIE

[Superphilipp]

Not Tyner himself, that's for sure. I saw him at North Sea Jazz this summer, and I think his age is finally catching up to Tyner.

[pyromohanzed]

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, I think he incorporates some Tyner voicing and rythm in some of his playing, i think.

[vinkomk]

The greatest jazz pianist that still plays! On Nov 20th is in Belgrade - don't miss it!

[TheDracoola]

Novi Sad - National Theatre. Not Belgrade

[gogodancer253]

Giant Steps: The Art Tatum rendition.

[blah148]

mccoy doesn't sound anywhere near art tatum hear.

[Flextones]

By the time I heard something other than popular music on the radio I was a teenager in 1967. I was impressed with Coltrane since his music sounded so odd. His pianist McCoy seemed to keep everything in order so that the music did not unravel. I developed an appreciation for the jazz music post 1950's. Mc Coy was an innovator in terms of what did with the interval of the 4th and 5th in particular. He is a vituoso of the the highest order. He swings while playing these odd intervals.

[krav1ngfish]

One would not wonder where he was or had been knowing where he has been with some of this music...there is more than one theme being presented, and none of them is lost in the mix of left and right brain's historical lyrical poetry!

You are observing him in a 'mystical' "out of piano" experience, and if you are ready, you can go too!

[mattfreaknparker]

mccoy tyner must be the greatest pianist thats ever lived.

[joeylovespizza93]

He is awesome!!

[kentokhromatic]

Oh look, his hands aren't moving in sync with the audio, must be fake! ;)

Great video.

[6x7045]

playing like fire!

[GTR1964]

The heavy left hand brand man! Sheets of sound. Trane, Elvin, McCoy and Jimmy. It didn't get any better and McCoy is still putting out great music today. Young jazz artists should marvel.

[stevedd50]

Tyner plays with heart,soul, passion, love, humanity and technical brilliance. Bombastic ? maybe!! so what !!! He is not afraid of expressing his soul !! Thank god some musicians do that !!! Tyner is still in his prime in this clip. Yes he moves away from the chord sequence, yes he stamps his personality on a notoriously difficult harmonic sequence. But he knows exactly what he is doing every second of the way !! A glorious trip that makes me feel glad to be alive !!!

[MarieLovely10]

@stevedd50 I could not have said it better myself.

[stevedd50]

@MarieLovely10

you are obviously a fantastic person with great depth and taste !!

[MarieLovely10]

@stevedd50 Also forgot to mention I have the pleasure of seeing him in person in my town on April 17, 2010. He will be giving a workshop and a performance:)

So excited!

[stevedd50]

@MarieLovely10

well that sounds great. I saw him in Manchester and London in the last 2 or 3 years. I spent most of the manchester gig with tears in my eyes.

have a great time

[MarieLovely10]

@stevedd50 Wow! I am quite sure I will have a spectacular time watching such an amazing music genius!

[stevedd50]

@MarieLovely10

you are obviously a person of refined taste !!

[fndr2u]

absolutetely astounding,as usual i ve seen tyner many times.from slugs to the keystone and he wasnt lost at any time here.bombastic?ever listen to horowitz?

[dec15]

Seems to me that after Coltrane McCoy's affinity for the bombastic took center stage with his playing. Oh well, I guess we all had our prime at one time or another.

[DMsalak]

C' est absolument merveilleux, bravo !!!

[rowanhudsonmusic]

As amazing as the playing is, it doesn't really make me want to listen to it.

[theallenboy]

this was good but i sense he was lost on a few spots, many would argue that he was just improvising, but it sounds like he was taking breaks and very angry and confusing!

[PSPGENIUS714]

Thats ridiculously beasty lol

[luardesa]

Bravo!!!

[John27346]

It's missing something in my opinion. I reckon a solo sax would compliment the piano well.

[GoldyLocks397]

You have no idea what you're talking about. I hate the internet.

[John27346]

You sound like you hate a lot of things mate.