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| released = January 1973<ref>[https://books.google.it/books?id=FkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT115&dq=Extensions+Tyner&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAWoVChMInNLe3Z3UxwIV4r5yCh3WowqE#v=onepage&q=Extensions%20Tyner&f=false ''Billboard'' Jan 27, 1973]</ref>
| released = January 1973<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FkUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Extensions+Tyner&pg=PT115 ''Billboard'' Jan 27, 1973]</ref>
| recorded = February 9, 1970
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| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] <small>BN-LA 006-F</small>
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] <small>BN-LA 006-F</small>
| producer = [[Duke Pearson]]
| producer = [[Duke Pearson]]
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'''''Extensions''''' is an album by jazz pianist [[McCoy Tyner]] released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label. It was recorded on February 9, 1970 and released in January 1973. It features performances by Tyner with [[Gary Bartz]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Elvin Jones]], and has [[Alice Coltrane]] on three of the four tracks.
'''''Extensions''''' is the eleventh album by jazz pianist [[McCoy Tyner]] released on the [[Blue Note Records|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.


==Reception==
==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".<ref>Yanow, S. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r207698|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed February 23, 2009.</ref>
In his [[AllMusic]] review [[Scott Yanow]] says, "The all-star sextet stretches out on lengthy renditions of four of Tyner's [[modal jazz|modal]] originals, and there is strong solo space for the leader and the two saxophonists... Stimulating music".<ref>Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207698|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed February 23, 2009.</ref>


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 [[Miles Davis|Davis]] and [[John Coltrane|Coltrane]] groups recorded together."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-mccoy-tyner |title=The Dozens: McCoy Tyner |publisher=Jazz.com |accessdate=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613025016/http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-mccoy-tyner |archive-date=June 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Reviewing the album for jazz.com, Jared Pauley says, "McCoy Tyner finds himself among elite company on ''Extensions.'' Recorded as jazz was entering the [[jazz fusion|fusion]] period, this is a great example of just how good straight-ahead [[swing (jazz performance style)|swing]] can sound... This performance matches the superb quality of previous Shorter and Tyner albums where members of the [[Miles Davis|Davis]] and [[John Coltrane|Coltrane]] groups recorded together."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-mccoy-tyner |title=The Dozens: McCoy Tyner |publisher=Jazz.com |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613025016/http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-mccoy-tyner |archive-date=June 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*Producer – [[Duke Pearson]]
*Producer – [[Duke Pearson]]
*Recorded by – [[Rudy Van Gelder]]
*Recorded by – [[Rudy Van Gelder]]
*Liner notes – André Perry
*[[Liner notes]] – André Perry
*Cover photography – Clifford Janoff
*Cover photography – Clifford Janoff


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Latest revision as of 18:38, 17 April 2024

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.

Reception

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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

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  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

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Musicians

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Production

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References

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  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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