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McCoy Tyner

Day 15
#61 – McCoy Tyner (b.1938). American jazz pianist. Albums include: The Real McCoy (1967), Sahara (1972) and with Bobby Hutcherson, Manhattan Moods (1993).

After looking at different ideas, I came across this quote by Tyner, based on his time in the Coltrane Quartet – “The Coltrane Quartet was like four pistons in an engine – John, Elvin, Jimmy and I were working to make the car go.” I tried to express this idea and the four blocks reminded me of piano keys and an abstract M. Using the thin rules also helped and the blue-grey was added to the engineering idea. Setting the type vertically reinforced the piston movement.

1.5 hours

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Initial ideas around his name before settling on using the quote

Listen...

to excerpts from ‘The Real McCoy’.

 
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