Illusion Suite is a Jazz album by Stanley Cowell Trio, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- layered
- meditative
- spiritual
About
Six trio selections by the Stanley Cowell Trio, featuring Stanley Clarke on bass and Jimmy Hopps on skins. Elastic and flowing best describe the mellow "Maimoun"; Cowell's crisp keyboarding is determined and feisty, and Clarke's dark, moody bass solo consummates the excursion. Cowell and Clarke display amazing technique on "Ibn Mukhtarr Mustapha," and Hopps' impressionistic drumming is head clearing. On "Cal Massey," 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. "Miss Vicki" has a stalking beginning, and Clarke's bass preys like a big .
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Tracklist
- 1Maimoun7:53
- 2Ibn Mukhtarr Mustapha4:48
- 3Cal Massey6:03
- 4Miss Viki5:23
- 5Emil Danenberg8:28
- 6Astral Spiritual7:36
Credits
Performers
- Stanley ClarkeDOUBLE BASS BASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Jimmy HoppsDRUMS
- Stanley CowellPIANO ELECTRIC PIANO THUMB PIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold