McCoy Tyner Extensions LP 180 Gram Vinyl Kevin Gray Blue Note Tone Poet Series RTI 2023 USA

Title: Extensions
Catalog Number: B0034799-01 / BN-LA006-F
Label: Blue Note
Reissued by: Blue Note
Barcode: 602445092598
Edition: Blue Note Audiophile Vinyl
Original release year: 1972
Reissue year: 2023
Number of discs: 1
Revolutions per minute: 33⅓ rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Total Item Weight: 352gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: January 14, 2024
Collection: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissues. Joe Harley co-founder of the acclaimed Music Matters Jazz audiophile vinyl label is the producer of this new series, handpicked titles mastered from the original master tapes on 180g Vinyl in deluxe covers. Mastering is done by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and vinyl is pressed at Record Technology Incorporated, RTI in the USA.
- Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
- All Analog Mastering
- Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
- Mastered From Original Master Tapes
- Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
- 180 Gram Vinyl Pressed at RTI USA
- Deluxe Cover
The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180-gram audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is it!
"Per Don Was's direction, everything about this reissue series closely mirrors the Music Matters releases that so impressed Was..." - Michael Fremer, Analogplanet
"The LPs are mastered directly from the original analog master tapes by Kevin at his incredible facility called Cohearent Mastering. We go about it in the exact same way that we did for so many years for the Music Matters Blue Note reissues. We do not roll off the low end, boost the top or do any limiting of any kind. We allow the full glory of the original Blue Note masters to come though unimpeded! Short of having an actual time machine, this is as close as you can get to going back and being a fly on the wall for an original Blue Note recording session." – Joe Harley
McCoy Tyner looked towards Africa on his stunning 1970 album Extensions, a far-reaching exploration of Black identity that marked the masterful pianist’s fifth recording for Blue Note Records. After leaving John Coltrane’s band Tyner had moved from Impulse to Blue Note and made his enduring post-bop classic The Real McCoy in 1967. In the following years Tyner steadily expanded his musical scope: writing for a 9-piece ensemble on Tender Moments, exploring the textures of a piano-vibes led quartet with Bobby Hutcherson on Time for Tyner, and pushing at the boundaries of mainstream jazz on Expansions. Extensions is perhaps most notable for being the only recorded collaboration between Tyner and Alice Coltrane who plays harp on three of the album’s four pieces (all composed by Tyner) along with Gary Bartz on alto saxophone, Wayne Shorter on soprano and tenor saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. The expansive opener “Message from the Nile” is the centerpiece of the album with its earthy groove, washes of harp, and journeying improvisations. “The Wanderer” begins in a loping rhythm before transitioning into a galloping swing for the freewheeling solos. Side 2 opens with “Survival Blues,” another extended performance that offers each soloist a wide-open expanse before the album concludes with the impressionistic closing piece “His Blessings.”
This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.
Musicians:
McCoy Tyner - piano
Alice Coltrane - harp
Wayne Shorter - tenor & soprano saxophone
Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
Ron Carter - acoustic bass
Elvin Jones - drums
Track Listing:
A1: Message From The Nile
A2: The Wanderer
B1: Survival Blues
B2: His Blessings
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