Expansions (McCoy Tyner album) explained

Expansions
Type:Album
Artist:McCoy Tyner
Cover:Expansions (album).jpg
Released:June 1970[1]
Recorded:August 23, 1968
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:Jazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length:46:25
Label:Blue Note BST 84338
Producer:Duke Pearson
Prev Title:Time for Tyner
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Extensions
Next Year:1973

Expansions is the tenth album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his fourth released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in August 1968 and features performances by Tyner with trumpeter Woody Shaw, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter (here playing cello), bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Freddie Waits.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The stimulating music falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde, pushing and pulling at the boundaries of modern mainstream jazz".

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner, except as indicated.

  1. "Vision" - 12:18
  2. "Song of Happiness" - 12:00
  3. "Smitty's Place" - 5:21
  4. "Peresina" - 10:21
  5. "I Thought I'd Let You Know" (Cal Massey) - 6:25

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=dykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Expansions+Tyner+84338&pg=PA52 Billboard June 20, 1970