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| Recorded | July 31, 1985, September 1988, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Nilva | |||
| Producer | John Hicks, Elise Wood | |||
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Luminous is an album by pianist John Hicks and flautist Elise Wood.
| Luminous | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Recorded | July 31, 1985, September 1988, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Nilva | |||
| Producer | John Hicks, Elise Wood | |||
| John Hicks chronology | ||||
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Luminous is an album by pianist John Hicks and flautist Elise Wood.
The first recording session was on July 31, 1985, in New York City. [1] In addition to John Hicks on piano and Elise Wood on flute, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Jimmy Cobb played on three tracks, and tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan played on two. [1] For the second session, in the same city in September 1988, Booker and drummer Alvin Queen played on two tracks. [1] On the tracks, Hicks "has a reflective, lyrical bent". [2]
The album was originally released by Nilva Records. [1] It was reissued by Evidence Music, with four bonus tracks from the two original recording sessions added. [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that the album was "Attractive but disconcertingly low-key". [3]
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| Source | Rating |
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
For the reissue, four tracks were added to the seven on the original album:
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