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Illumination!
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
Elvin Jones chronology
Elvin! (1962) Illumination! (1964) Dear John C. (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

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.

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" (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

References

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.

External links

• Illumination at Discogs

• Elvin Jones albums
• Jimmy Garrison albums
• Hard bop albums
• Free jazz albums
• Impulse! Records albums
• 1964 albums
• Albums produced by Bob Thiele
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio