McCoy Tyner - Extensions
Piano – McCoy Tyner [click here to see more vinyl featuring McCoy Tyner]
Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ron Carter]
Drums – Elvin Jones [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elvin Jones]
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wayne Shorter]
Harp – Alice Coltrane [click here to see more vinyl featuring Alice Coltrane]
Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz
Written by McCoy Tyner
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on February 9, 1970
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Original sessions produced by Duke Pearson
Reissued produced by Joe Harley
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Art Direction by Norman Seeff
Design and back cover photography by Jon Echevarrieta
Front cover photography by Clifford Janoff
Liner notes by André Perry
Originally released in January 1973
Reissued in December 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Message from the Nile
- The Wanderer
Side Two:
- Survival Blues
- His Blessings
Reviews :
“This stimulating LP has an interesting combination of players. It may be the only recording to include both pianist McCoy Tyner and his successor with the John Coltrane Quartet, Alice Coltrane (who adds atmosphere with her harp). The set also matches the young altoist Gary Bartz with Wayne Shorter (doubling on tenor and soprano), whom he succeeded in Miles Davis' group, and reunites Shorter and bassist Ron Carter, and Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones. The all-star sextet stretches out on lengthy renditions of four of Tyner's modal originals, and there is strong solo space for the leader and the two saxophonists. Wayne Shorter in particular is often quite intense.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
AllMusic 4.5 / 5 , Discogs 4.79 / 5