Illumination (Walter Davis Jr. album)
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Illumination is an album by the jazz pianist Walter Davis Jr. Davis uses an out-of-tune piano and the cover shows Davis at a toy piano.[1]
RecordedFebruary–December 1977
StudiosA&R Studios, New York City
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC
GenresAvant-garde jazz, modal jazz, post-bop
Length69:49
| Illumination | |
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| Recorded | February–December 1977 |
| Studios | A&R Studios, New York City Sound Ideas Studios, NYC |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz, modal jazz, post-bop |
| Length | 69:49 |
| Label | Denon Records Pony Canyon Records |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Walter Davis Jr. unless otherwise indicated.
- "Scorpio Rising"
- "Illumination"
- "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady"
- "Backgammon"
- "Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte)
- "Crowded Elevator"
- "Theme from 'La Strada'" (Nino Rota)
- "Biribinya Nos States"
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter)
- "Pranayama"
- "I'll Keep Loving You" (Bud Powell)
Personnel
- Walter Davis Jr. – piano
- Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone
- Charles Sullivan – trumpet
- Jeremy Steig – flute
- Buster Williams – bass
- Bruno Carr – drums
- Art Blakey – drums
- Tony Williams – drums
- Naná Vasconcelos – percussion (8)
- Milton Frustino – guitar (8)