Extensions (McCoy Tyner album)

Extensions is the eleventh album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on February 9, 1970, but not released until January 1973. It has performances by Tyner with alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Elvin Jones, and features Alice Coltrane playing harp on three of the four tracks.

Extensions
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedJanuary 1973[1]
RecordedFebruary 9, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz, post-bop, modal jazz
Length40:11
LabelBlue Note BN-LA 006-F
ProducerDuke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Expansions
(1968)		 Extensions
(1973)		 Sahara
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Reception

In his AllMusic review Scott Yanow says, "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... Stimulating music".[4]

Reviewing the album for jazz.com, Jared Pauley says, "McCoy Tyner finds himself among elite company on Extensions. Recorded as jazz was entering the fusion period, this is a great example of just how good straight-ahead swing can sound... This performance matches the superb quality of previous Shorter and Tyner albums where members of the Davis and Coltrane groups recorded together."[5]

Track listing
  1. "Message from the Nile" - 12:22
  2. "The Wanderer" - 7:43
  3. "Survival Blues" - 13:15
  4. "His Blessings" - 6:50
All compositions written by McCoy Tyner.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References
  1. Billboard Jan 27, 1973
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 23, 2009.
  5. "The Dozens: McCoy Tyner". Jazz.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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