Expansions (McCoy Tyner album)

This article is about the album by McCoy Tyner. For the album by Lonnie Liston Smith, see Expansions (Lonnie Liston Smith album).

Expansions
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
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
McCoy Tyner chronology
Time for Tyner (1968) Expansions (1970) Extensions (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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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".[2]

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

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, wooden flute (on track 2)[4]
• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, clarinet (on track 2)[4]
• Ron Carter – cello
• Herbie Lewis – bass
• Freddie Waits – drums

References

1. Billboard June 20, 1970
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 20, 2009.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Expansions (McCoy Tyner album) at Discogs