Illumination! Explained

Illumination!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet
Cover:	Illumination Elvin Jones Jimmy Garrison.jpg
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
Chronology:	Elvin Jones
Prev Title:	Elvin!
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Dear John C.
Next Year:	1965

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.^[1]

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".^[2]

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

• Elvin Jones – drums
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English Horn
• Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
• (William) Prince Lasha – clarinet, flute

External links

• Illumination at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet Illumination. Artistdirect.com. 2010-10-26.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=illumination-r141760|pure_url=yes}} ''Illumination'' Review by Scott Yanow]. Allmusic.com. 2010-10-26.