Blue Bossa McCoy Tyner Style

MIDI File, Notation File and Backing Track File for this video are all available on my website at: My McCoy Tyner Style videos are some of the most popular style requested. I have tried to add some annotations to help in the understanding this style of playing. There is a lot of mixing and matching of pentatonics and repetitive rhythmic motifs. IMO, one of the keys for me when playing in this style is to have set “landing zones“ or “safety zones“. These are chords and lines that give the listener a reference point within the context of the improvisation. When taking the improv “outside“ the listener needs some reassurance that you will bring them back. It is the whole tension and resolve that makes for the excitement and the “safety zones“ allow for a point of reference to the listener. Production Notes: I am using a Roland FP-4 keyboard. Backing track created with Band-in-a box with additional cym