Illumination!
1964 studio album by Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet
Illumination! | ||||
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Studio album by Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | August 8, 1963 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 31:14 | |||
Label | Impulse! A-49 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Source | Rating |
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
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
- "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
- 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
- ^ 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 2010-10-26.
- ^ "Illumination Review by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
External links
- Illumination at Discogs
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones, 1958)
- Together! (with Philly Joe Jones, 1961)
- Elvin! (1961-1962)
- Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison, 1963)
- Dear John C. (1965)
- And Then Again (1965)
- Midnight Walk (1966)
- Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis, 1967)
- Puttin' It Together (1968)
- The Ultimate (1968)
- Poly-Currents (1969)
- Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972)
- The Prime Element (1969 & 1973)
- Coalition (1970)
- Genesis (1971)
- Merry-Go-Round (1971)
- At This Point in Time (1973)
- On the Mountain (1975)
- New Agenda (1975)
- The Main Force (1976)
- Summit Meeting (with James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, and Roland Prince, 1976)
- Time Capsule (1976-1977)
- Remembrance (1978)
- Very R.A.R.E. (1979)
- Heart to Heart (1980)
- Earth Jones (1982)
- Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner, 1982)
- Brother John (1982)
- Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee, 1990)
- When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990)
- Youngblood (1992)
- Going Home (1992)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (1993)
- Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor, 1998)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
- Elvin Jones Music Machine (1978)
- Live in Japan 1978: Dear John C. (1978)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live in Japan Vol. 2 (1978)
- Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One (1984)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (1985)
- In Europe (1991)
- Tribute to John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (1992)
- The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (1999)