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
Initial ideas around his name before settling on using the quote
Listen...
to excerpts from ‘The Real McCoy’.