Expansions (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Description

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of McCoy Tyner’s Expansions Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Joe Harley

PianistMcCoy Tynerwas an acknowledged force of nature. On the aptly-namedExpansions, Tyner fronts a remarkable band consisting of Woody Shaw on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, 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 one standard include the timeless masterpiece “Peresina” and the immersive opening track “Vision.”

Blue Note Records’ acclaimedTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Seriescontinues in 2021. Launched in 2019 in honor of the label’s 80th Anniversary, theTone Poet seriesis produced by Joe Harley and featuresall-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl ismanufactured at RTI in Camarillo, CA, and packaged indeluxe Stoughton Printing “Old Style” gatefold Tip-On jackets. The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and cover the crme de la crme of the Blue Note catalog along with underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz and United Artists Records. 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.

“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

Musicians:
McCoy Tyner, piano
Woody Shaw, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Gary Bartz, alto saxophone
Ron Carter, cello
Herbie Lewis, bass
Freddie Waits, drums

Features:
Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Curated by Music Matters co-founder Joe Harley
Audiophile-quality 180g vinyl LP
All-analog mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray
Manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated
Deluxe gatefold jacket packaging

1. Vison
2. Song Of Happiness
3. Smitty’s Place
4. Peresina
5. I Thought I’d Let You Know