Expansions (album)

Expansions
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	June 1970[1]
Recorded	August 23, 1968 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:25
Label	Blue Note BST 84338
Producer	Duke Pearson
McCoy Tyner chronology
Time for Tyner (1968) Expansions (1968) Extensions (1972)

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 Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits.

Reception

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

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "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

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" (Massey) - 6:25

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, wooden flute^*
• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, clarinet^*
• Ron Carter – cello
• Herbie Lewis – bass
• Freddie Waits – drums

^* Track 2^[4]

References

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