Expansions

Expansions. It's pretty much all right there in the title, as the liner notes explain. He pays his dues as a teenager in nightclubs, then joins Coltrane's Quartet, then strikes out on his own with his own trio, which expands to a quartet, then a quintet... see where this is going? Then a tentet! At the time of this recording, Tyner was hoping one day to play with a full orchestra. Expansions. Adding more instruments to give voice to his concepts. And as a bandleader, Tyner isn't afraid to add dashes of flavor from beyond his borders, as well, in this case, from Japan.