Illumination!

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Illumination!
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Studio album by
Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1964 (1964-01-09) [1]
RecordedAugust 8, 1963
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length31:14
Label Impulse!
A-49
Producer Bob Thiele
Elvin Jones chronology
Elvin!
(1962)		Illumination!
(1964)		 Dear John C.
(1965)
Professional ratings
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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.

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Reception

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

  1. "Nuttin' Out Jones" (Lasha) – 5:36
  2. "Oriental Flower" (Tyner) – 3:49
  3. "Half and Half" (Charles Davis) – 6:28
  4. "Aborigine Dance in Scotland" (Simmons) – 4:12
  5. "Gettin' on Way" (Garrison) – 5:14
  6. "Just Us Blues" (Davis) – 5:55

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 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 Oct 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ "Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet Illumination". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Illumination Review by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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