Illuminations (McCoy Tyner album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Illuminations
| type = Album
| artist = McCoy Tyner
| cover = Illuminations (McCoy Tyner album).jpg
| alt =
| released = June 22, 2004
| recorded = November 18–19, 2003
| venue =
| studio = Avatar, New York, New York
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Telarc
| producer =
| prev_title = Land of Giants
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Quartet
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r695510 Allmusic Review]
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1428}}
}}
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".Dryden, K. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r695510|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed March 6, 2009.
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