McCoy Tyner – Expansions (1969/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:26 minutes | 1,53 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
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.
Tracklist:
01. McCoy Tyner – Vision (12:17)
02. McCoy Tyner – Song Of Happiness (12:00)
03. McCoy Tyner – Smitty’s Place (05:20)
04. McCoy Tyner – Peresina (10:20)
05. McCoy Tyner – I Thought I’d Let You Know (06:28)
