Focal Point is a 1976 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his tenth to be released on the Milestone label.
It was recorded during four days in August 1976 and features a septet fronted by three reed players (Gary Bartz, Joe Ford and Ron Bridgewater) who were in part multiplied through overdubs.
On one track Tyner is heard picking a dulcimer backed by tablas, evoking the sound of an Indian sitar.
Cook and Morton in their Penguin Guide to Jazz write that "Focal Point looks to secure the firepower in the studio which the band generated in concert", but they suggest that the overdubbing of the horns "sometimes leads to stiffness in the ensemble sound".
[4] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Because virtually all of McCoy Tyner's records are superior examples of modal-oriented jazz, this gem is merely an above-average effort".