Illumination!

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Illumination!
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedAugust 8, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length31:14
LabelImpulse!
A-49
ProducerBob Thiele
Elvin Jones chronology
Elvin!
(1962)
Illumination!
(1964)
Dear John C.
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Illumination! is a 1964 album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet, featuring John Coltrane Quartet bandmates Jones, Garrison and pianist McCoy Tyner playing with alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons, flautist Prince Lasha and baritone saxophonist Charles Davis.[3]

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".[4]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

References[edit]

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

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