McCoy Tyner was a legendary jazz pianist known for his time in the pioneering John Coltrane Quartet. Tyner played piano with Coltrane on his seminal albums âMy Favorite Thingsâ and âA Love Supreme.â The innovative pianist left Coltrane in 1965 and would release his own critically acclaimed albums including 1972âs âSahara,â which garnered him a Grammy nomination.