Illuminations (McCoy Tyner album)

Illuminations
Studio album by McCoy Tyner
Released	June 22, 2004
Recorded	November 18–19, 2003
Studio	Avatar, New York, New York
Genre	Jazz
Label	Telarc
McCoy Tyner chronology
Land of Giants (2003) Illuminations (2004) Quartet (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Illuminations is a piano album by McCoy Tyner released on the Telarc label in 2004. It was recorded in November 2003 and features performance by Tyner with alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash.

Reception

It won the Grammy Award for 'Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group' in 2005. The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states that "This is yet another essential release by the always enjoyable McCoy Tyner". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted.

1. "Illuminations" – 6:12
2. "Angelina" – 8:50
3. "New Orleans Stomp" – 5:58
4. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen) – 5:35
5. "Soulstice" (Bartz) – 5:24
6. "Blessings" (Blanchard) – 4:52
7. "If I Should Lose You" (Rainger, Robin) – 6:27
8. "The Chase" – 3:17
9. "West Philly Tone Poem" (McBride) – 4:01
10. "Alone Together" (Schwartz) – 7:10

Personnel

• McCoy Tyner piano
• Terence Blanchard – trumpet
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
• Christian McBride – bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed March 6, 2009.