McCoy Tyner - Expansions
Piano – McCoy Tyner [click here to see more vinyl featuring McCoy Tyner]
Alto Saxophone – Gary Bartz
Bass – Herbie Lewis
Cello – Ron Carter [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ron Carter]
Drums – Freddie Waits
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wayne Shorter]
Trumpet – Woody Shaw
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on August, 23 1968
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Joe Harley
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1969
Reissued in 2021
Tracks :
Side A :
- Vision
- Song Of Happiness
Side B :
- Smitty's Place
- Peresina
- I Thought I'd Let You Know
Reviews :
"Of pianist McCoy Tyner's seven Blue Note albums of the 1967-1970 period, Expansions is the most definitive. Tyner's group (comprised of trumpeter Woody Shaw, altoist Gary Bartz, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter on cello, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Freddie Waits) is particularly strong, the compositions (four Tyner originals plus Calvin Massey's "I Thought I'd Let You Know") are challenging, and the musicians seem quite inspired by each other's presence. The stimulating music falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde, pushing and pulling at the boundaries of modern mainstream jazz." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Awards:
AllMusic 4.5/5 , Discogs 4.47/5