Illumination (Walter Davis Jr. album)

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]

Illumination
Studio album by
RecordedFebruary–December 1977
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC
GenreAvant-garde jazz, modal jazz, post-bop
Length69:49
LabelDenon Records
Pony Canyon Records
Original issue
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Walter Davis Jr. unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Scorpio Rising"
  2. "Illumination"
  3. "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady"
  4. "Backgammon"
  5. "Abide with Me" (Henry Francis Lyte)
  6. "Crowded Elevator"
  7. "Theme from 'La Strada'" (Nino Rota)
  8. "Biribinya Nos States"
  9. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter)
  10. "Pranayama"
  11. "I'll Keep Loving You" (Bud Powell)

Personnel

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References

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