Pianist McCoy Tyner was an acknowledged force of nature. Onthe aptly-named Expansions, Tyner fronts a remarkable bandconsisting of Woody Shaw on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenorsaxophone, Gary Bartz on alto saxophone, Ron Carter on cello,Herbie Lewis on bass, and Freddie Waits on drums.
Stand-out tracks in a program of four Tyner originals and onestandard include the timeless masterpiece “Peresina” and theimmersive opening track “Vision.”
Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series isproduced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tapes, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxegatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (CohearentAudio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record TechnologyIncorporated (RTI).
