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Studio album by John Hicks, Elise Wood
Luminous
Studio album by John Hicks, Elise Wood
RecordedJuly 31, 1985, September 1988, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelNilva
ProducerJohn Hicks, Elise Wood
John Hicks chronology
I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By
(1987)
Luminous
(1985–88)
East Side Blues
(1988)

Luminous is an album by pianist John Hicks and flautist Elise Wood.

Recording and music

The first recording session was on July 31, 1985, in New York City. In addition to John Hicks on piano and Elise Wood on flute, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Jimmy Cobb played on three tracks, and tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan played on two. For the second session, in the same city in September 1988, Booker and drummer Alvin Queen played on two tracks. On the tracks, Hicks "has a reflective, lyrical bent".

Releases

The album was originally released by Nilva Records. It was reissued by Evidence Music, with four bonus tracks from the two original recording sessions added.

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that the album was "Attractive but disconcertingly low-key".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

Track listing

Original release

  1. "Luminous"
  2. "Yemenja"
  3. "Ojos De Rojo"
  4. "Blue in Green"
  5. "Motivation"
  6. "Expectation"
  7. "Chelsea Bridge"

Reissue

For the reissue, four tracks were added to the seven on the original album:

  1. "Osaka"
  2. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"
  3. "Upper Manhattan Medical Group"
  4. "Once in a While"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "John Hicks Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Wynn, Ron "John Hicks & Elise Wood – Luminous". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 700. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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