MCA Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Illumination
| Recorded | Aug 8, 1963 |
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| Label | MCA Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 138667 |
The record
A rare co-op session pulling Coltrane's rhythm section into freer territory alongside Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons -- Tyner's harmonic sense grounding the outward-bound reeds while Jones and Garrison push and pull against the frame. A curious, underheard document of 1963's shifting avant-garde currents.
Session personnel
- Sonny Simmons — alto saxophone, english horn
- Charles Davis — baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Garrison — bass
- Prince Lasha — clarinet, flute
- Elvin Jones — drums
- McCoy Tyner — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 29 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Impulse! · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold Sleeve earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1964 | Impulse! · AS-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold Sleeve · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1968 | Impulse! · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1972 | Impulse! · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1998 | Impulse! · IMP 12502 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Impulse! · IMPD-250 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak · RVG stamp |
| 1998 | Impulse! · IMP 12502 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak · RVG stamp |
| 2015 | Impulse! · UCCI-9260 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Impulse! · SH 3027 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve · gatefold |
| 1964 | Impulse! · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Gatefold Sleeve · gatefold |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve · gatefold |
| 1973 | Impulse! · A-49 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve · gatefold |
Follow the players
Sonny Simmons also plays on
Charles Davis also plays on
Jimmy Garrison also plays on