Illumination!
| Illumination! | ||||
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| Studio album by Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet | ||||
| Released | January 9, 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 8, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:14 | |||
| Label | Impulse! A-49 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Elvin Jones chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Illumination! is a studio album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet. It was released on January 9, 1964 through Impulse! Records.[1] The sextet assembled for the session featured pianist McCoy Tyner, alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons, flautist Prince Lasha and baritone saxophonist Charles Davis.[4] Jones, Garrison, and Tyner were bandmates in the John Coltrane Quartet.
Reception
[edit]Allmusic's Scott Yanow describes the band's performance in his review of the Illumination! as "the music ranges from advanced hard bop to freer sounds that still swing".[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Nuttin' Out Jones" (Lasha) – 5:36
- "Oriental Flower" (Tyner) – 3:49
- "Half and Half" (Charles Davis) – 6:28
- "Aborigine Dance in Scotland" (Simmons) – 4:12
- "Gettin' on Way" (Garrison) – 5:14
- "Just Us Blues" (Davis) – 5:55
Personnel
[edit]- Elvin Jones – drums
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English Horn
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- (William) Prince Lasha – clarinet, flute
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2022.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet Illumination". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Illumination Review by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.