Extensions (McCoy Tyner album)

Extensions
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	1972
Recorded	9 February 1970 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:11
Label	Blue Note BN-LA 006-F
Producer	Francis Wolff
McCoy Tyner chronology
Expansions (1968) Extensions (1972) Sahara (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Extensions is an album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded in February 1970 and released in 1972. It features performances by Tyner with Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones, and Alice Coltrane on two tracks. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "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".^[2]

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 by McCoy Tyner

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
• Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Ron Carter – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Alice Coltrane – harp (tracks 1 & 4)

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