''Illuminate'' is an album by a quartet co-led by jazz guitarist Joe Morris and alto saxophonist Rob Brown, which was recorded in 1993 and released on Leo Lab, a sublabel of

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. Rehearsing and recording this album was the first time the quartet worked together as a band, although Morris played with Brown before on '' Youniverse'' and the trio without Morris recorded ''

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''.Original Liner Notes by Ed Hazell

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek says about the album that "it's a challenging and deeply satisfying set of music by a short-lived but gifted quartet." ''

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'' states "the defining characteristic of the music on ''Illuminate'' is the responsiveness of the player to one another."

Track listing

# "Results" (Morris, Brown, Parker, Krall) – 11:52 # "Illuminate" ( Joe Morris) – 7:11 # "Inklings" ( Rob Brown) – 23:01 # "Pivotal" (Morris, Brown, Parker, Krall) – 11:13

Personnel

* Joe Morris -

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* Rob Brown –

alto sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* William Parker – bass * Jackson Krall –

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References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Joe Morris (guitarist) albums Rob Brown (saxophonist) albums Leo Records albums Collaborative albums