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Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet: Illumination!

On January 9, 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Illumination!”, album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet (fourth Elvin Jones album overall, and the only Jimmy Garrison album as leader or do-leader). It was recorded in August 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English Horn
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • (William) Prince Lasha – clarinet, flute
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Nuttin’ Out Jones – William Prince Lasha
  2. Oriental Flower – McCoy Tyner
  3. Half and Half – Charles Davis
  4. Aborigine Dance in Scotland – Sonny Simmons
  5. Gettin’ on Way – Jimmy Garrison
  6. Just Us Blues – Charles Davis

Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin: Nomadic

On November 28, 2014, “Svart Records” label released “Nomadic”, album by Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Thomas Bellier.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, Cor Anglais
  • Thomas Bellier – bass
  • Sébastien Bismuth – drums, electronics
  • Michel Kristof – sitar, executive producer
  • Benjamin Colin – engineer
  • Thomas Bellier – additional engineering
  • Matt Hyde – mastering
  • Tokio Aoyama – cover art
  • Julien Palomo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Help Them Through This World
  2. We Are Entering The Place Of That
  3. I Put It In A Dark Area Where I Don’t Remember No More
  4. When It Comes, I Don’t Fight It

Gary Peacock

On September 5, 2020, Gary Peacock died aged 85. He was a musician (bass), one of the most important figures in modern jazz history. He recorded and performed with major jazz figures such as Albert Ayler, Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Keith Jarret, Frank Amsallem, Bill Carrothers, Marc Copland, Marilyn Crispell, Don Ellis, Clare Fischer, Barney Kessel, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Misha Mengelberg, Don Pullen, Bud Shank, Ravi Shankar, John Surman, Ralph Towner, Mal Waldrom, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Jimmy Woods, Toninho Horta, and Masabumi Kikuchi. As leader, he released twelve albums.

Sonny Simmons: Staying on the Watch

On August 30, 1966, “ESP” label released “Staying on the Watch”, the debut Sonny Simmons album. It was recorded in 1966 and was produced by Bernard Stollman.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Simmons- alto saxophone
  • Barbara Donald- trumpet
  • John Hicks- piano
  • Teddy Smith- bass
  • Marvin Patillo- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Simmons

  1. Metamorphosis
  2. A Distant Voice
  3. City of David
  4. Interplanetary Travelers