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Pharoah Sanders
Thembi
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Classic spiritual soul jazz from Pharoah Sanders – recorded with an all star
lineup that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes, and
Michael White. The album's got a strong influence from the members on
the set – particularly Lonnie Liston Smith, who seems to bring in a very
nicely soulful approach to a few of the numbers, and Michael White,
whose spiritual consciousness is still a bit rough-hewn and personal at
this point. The record oddly shifts mood from track to track – going
from the mellow soul of "Astral Traveling", into the loud free jazz of
"Red Black & Green", to the modal grooving of "Thembi", and into the
spiritual joy of "Love" and "Bailophone Dance" – all of which makes for
a really wonderful album, one of Pharoah's strongest statements of the
time!
Details
Cat. number: IMP-12532
Year: 1998
Release notes
Originally released in 1971 [Impulse! AS 9206]. Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, in November 25, 1970 (#1-3) and The Record Plant, New York City, on January 12, 1971 (#4-6). Digitally remastered at MCA Music Media Studios, Hollywood, CA, using 20-Bit Super Mapping. ℗ 1998 MCA Records, Inc. & © 1971 MCA Records, Inc. & © 1998 GRP Records, Inc. "Impulse!" registered trade mark. Distributed by the local BMG company. A Unit of BMG Entertainment. Made in the EU Comes in a 3-fold…
Tracklist
| 1 | Astral Traveling | 5:43 | |
| 2 | Red, Black & Green | 8:56 | |
| 3 | Thembi | 6:55 | |
| 4 | Love | 5:13 | |
| 5 | Morning Prayer | 9:11 | |
| 6 | Bailophone Dance | 5:43 |
Credits
- Hollis King
- Art Direction
- Cecil McBee
- Bass, Cymbal [Finger], Percussion (1 to 3), Effects [Bird Effects] (4 to 6)
- James Jordan
- Cymbal [Ring] (3)
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Cymbal [Ring], Voice [Shouts], Balafon [Bailophone] (4 to 6), Electric Piano, Claves, Percussion (1 to 3), Piano (1 to 3, 5, 6)
- Roy Haynes
- Drums (4 to 6)
- Clifford Jarvis
- Drums, Maracas, Bells, Percussion (1 to 3)
- Lillian Douma
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Tom Flye
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Bill Szymczyk
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Producer [Original Sessions]
- Senora Brown
- Graphic Design
- Keorapetse Kgositsile
- Liner Notes
- Anthony Wiles
- Percussion [African] (4 to 6)
- Chief Bey
- Percussion [African] (4 to 6)
- Majid Shabazz
- Percussion [African] (4 to 6)
- Nat Bettis
- Percussion [African] (4 to 6)
- Philip Melnick
- Photography By
- Ed Michel
- Producer [Original Sessions]
- Michael Cuscuna
- Reissue Producer
- Erick Labson
- Remastered By [Digitally Remastered]
- Pharoah Sanders
- Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bells, Percussion (1 to 3), Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Bells [Brass Bell], Balafon [Bailophone], Maracas, Horn [Cow Horn], Fife [Fifes] (4 to 6)
- Michael White
- Violin, Percussion (1 to 3)
