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]

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	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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

1. "Nuttin' Out Jones" (Lasha) – 5:36
2. "Oriental Flower" (Tyner) – 3:49
3. "Half and Half" (Charles Davis) – 6:28
4. "Aborigines 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

External links

• Illumination at Discogs