Illumination!

1964 studio album by Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet

Illumination!

Studio album by

Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet

Released| January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)[1]
Recorded| August 8, 1963
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 31:14
Label| Impulse!
A-49
Producer| Bob Thiele
Elvin Jones chronology
| Elvin!
(1962)  | Illumination!
(1964)  | Dear John C.
(1965)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

Illumination! is a studio album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet. It was released on January 9, 1964 through Impulse! Records.[1] The sextet assembled for the session featured pianist McCoy Tyner, alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons, flautist Prince Lasha and baritone saxophonist Charles Davis.[4] Jones, Garrison, and Tyner were bandmates in the John Coltrane Quartet.

## Reception

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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".[5]

## Track listing

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9\. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. ^ "Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet Illumination". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
5. ^ "Illumination Review by Scott Yanow". Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

## External links

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* Illumination at Discogs

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Studio albums|

* 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 albums|

* 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)

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