Illumination!


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

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".

Track listing

  1. "Nuttin' Out Jones" – 5:36
  2. "Oriental Flower" – 3:49
  3. "Half and Half" – 6:28
  4. "Aborigine Dance in Scotland" – 4:12
  5. "Gettin' on Way" – 5:14
  6. "Just Us Blues" – 5:55

Personnel