Released June 22, 2004 Release date 22 June 2004 | Recorded November 18-19, 2003 | |
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Studio Avatar, New York, New York Label Telarc International Corporation Awards Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Similar Jazz Roots, Land of Giants, Manhattan Moods, What the World Needs N, Counterpoints | ||
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 Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride, and Lewis Nash.
Contents
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".
Track listing
All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted.
- "Illuminations" – 6:12
- "Angelina" – 8:50
- "New Orleans Stomp" – 5:58
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen) – 5:35
- "Soulstice" (Bartz) – 5:24
- "Blessings" (Blanchard) - 4:52
- "If I Should Lose You" (Rainger, Robin) – 6:27
- "The Chase" – 3:17
- "West Philly Tone Poem" (McBride) – 4:01
- "Alone Together" (Schwartz) – 7:10
Personnel
Songs
1Illuminations6:13
2Angelina8:50
3New Orleans Stomp5:59
References
Illuminations (McCoy Tyner album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA