McCoy Tyner, Groundbreaking Pianist Of 20th Century Jazz, Dies At 81

Jazz great McCoy Tyner, seen here in a 1970 photo, died Friday at the age of 81.

An innovative member of the classic John Coltrane Quartet, few musicians have ever exerted as much influence as a sideman, but Tyner also had a long and consequential career leading bands of his own.

(Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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