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Luminescence!

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Luminescence!
Studio album by
The Barry Harris Sextet
Released1967
RecordedApril 20, 1967
New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:27
LabelPrestige
PR 7498
ProducerDon Schlitten
Barry Harris chronology
Chasin' the Bird
(1962)
Luminescence!
(1967)
Bull's Eye!
(1968)

Luminescence! is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Everyone is in fine form, particularly Harris and Adams, and the pianist's arrangements perfectly fit (and uplift) the music. Highly recommended to bebop collectors".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Barry Harris except as indicated

  1. "Luminescence" - 6:23
  2. "Like This!" - 2:58
  3. "Nicaragua" - 8:36
  4. "Dance of the Infidels" (Bud Powell) - 5:05
  5. "Webb City" (Powell) - 5:58
  6. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:47
  7. "Even Steven" - 6:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed September 11, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 11, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 96. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.