American-Communist Jarvis Tyner talks about his childhood

In this short video, Jarvis Tyner recalls memories from his childhood; including how his mother saved the family, his first activist moment and growing up with Jazz Legend McCoy Tyner.
Directed, edited, and shot by Michael Tyner.

[@pcfcgt]

a wonderful testimony from our camarade Jarvis Tyner, thank you so much camarade.

[@KSmall109CAB]

A fascinating short documentary. Hearing about the Tyner family growing up in Philadelphia and learning about the musical inclination of both Messieurs Jarvis and McCoy Tyner leads one to wonder about their connections to the families of others who would emerge as professional musicians by the middle or late 1950s, like John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and Lee Morgan.
The still image of May Place reminded me of the McCoy Tyner composition "May Street," which I recall being recorded on his "Time for Tyner" LP on the Blue Note label back in 1968. Thank goodness nothing happened to McCoy Tyner's hands during his formative years, lest we'd never hear "May Street" and dozens of other original McCoy Tyner compositions!
Jarvis Tyner is an American icon. If there is ever a sequel to "Eyes on the Prize," he should be one of the featured persons.

[@littlemswolf]

This was a moving documentary, and I feel honored to have seen it and to be apart of the communist party.

[@adrianjasso8835]

What a great documentary. I definitely forgot i wasn't watching a music documentary until Jarvis started talking about little rock. Such a fascinating story and no doubt can take up a feature length.