Extensions (McCoy Tyner album)

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]

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.

  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.