Illusion Suite (album)

Illusion Suite is an album by the Stanley Cowell Trio recorded on November 29, 1972 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Stanley Clarke and Jimmy Hopps.[1]

Illusion Suite
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedNovember 29, 1972
StudioSound Ideas Studio
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelECM 1026 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Stanley Cowell chronology
Handscapes
(1973)
Illusion Suite
(1973)
Musa: Ancestral Streams
(1974)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton rated the album 4 stars, stating: "Cowell and Clarke display amazing technique ... and Hopps' impressionistic drumming is head clearing.... Hopps plays as if he has four hands with a drumstick in each, Cowell's rolling piano chords are matched in fever by Clarke's bass work."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Stanley Cowell

  1. "Maimoun" - 7:47
  2. "Ibn Mukhtarr Mustapha" - 4:49
  3. "Cal Massey" - 6:06
  4. "Miss Viki" - 5:22
  5. "Emil Danenberg" - 8:29
  6. "Astral Spiritual" - 7:38

Personnel

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Stanley Cowell Trio

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography, accessed January 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, A. Allmusic Review, accessed January 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.