Illuminations
Studio album by
McCoy Tyner
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
RecordedNovember 18–19, 2003
StudioAvatar, New York, New York
GenreJazz
LabelTelarc
McCoy Tyner chronology
Land of Giants
(2003) 		Illuminations
(2004) 		Quartet
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Illuminations is a piano album by McCoy Tyner released on the Telarc label in 2004. It was recorded in November 2003 and features performance by Tyner with alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash.

Reception

It won the Grammy Award for 'Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group' in 2005. The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states that "This is yet another essential release by the always enjoyable McCoy Tyner".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted.

  1. "Illuminations" – 6:12
  2. "Angelina" – 8:50
  3. "New Orleans Stomp" – 5:58
  4. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen) – 5:35
  5. "Soulstice" (Bartz) – 5:24
  6. "Blessings" (Blanchard) - 4:52
  7. "If I Should Lose You" (Rainger, Robin) – 6:27
  8. "The Chase" – 3:17
  9. "West Philly Tone Poem" (McBride) – 4:01
  10. "Alone Together" (Schwartz) – 7:10

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed March 6, 2009.
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