Pharoah Sanders - Rejoice, Theresa 1981

I found the first track "REJOICE" from Gilles Peterson's compilation "Incredible Sound Of Gilles Peterson" when I first began to discover uncharacteristic sounds of Jazz. I say uncharacteristic because I was taught to sit down and listen to Jazz on CD or at concerts. But instead, this particular track was played at clubs and radio programs featuring great dance floor grooves. It soon became one of my favorite Jazz albums in the collection, the timeless inspiration.

The entire album consists of beautiful, spiritual music, experimenting non-Western idioms, with Sanders improvising in his signature soulful, uproar free-form sounds. He is surrounded with great musicians, notably and one of my personal fav pianist Joe Bonner. It is also noteworthy that the album was recorded in 1981 during which many great Jazz musicians from 60s and 70s have shifted to more commercial directions for various reasons (recording contracts or artistic decline). Sanders continued to have sessions with compatriot and up-and-coming artists and record for small independent Jazz labels throughout 80s continuing to 90s and 2000s. He is now 68 years old, and still continues to tour worldwide. Respect.

Tracklist:
1 Rejoice (Sanders)
2 High Life (Trad, arr. Sanders)
3 Nigerian Juju Hi-life (Trad, arr. Sanders)
4 Origin (Sanders)
5 When Lights Are Low (Carter)
6 Moment's Notice (Coltrane, Johnson)
7 Central Park West (Coltrane)
8 Ntjilo Ntjilo / Bird Song (Trad, arr. Sanders)
9 Farah (Sanders)

Personnel: Pharoah Sanders (ts, bells, voice, arr);
Joe Bonner, John Hicks (p);
Bobby Hutcherson (vib);
Steve Turre (tb);
Danny Moore (tp);
Peter Fujii (g);
Lois Colin (harp);
Art Davis, Jorge Pomar (b);
Elvin Jones, Billy Higgins (d);
Babatunde (d, perc, voice), Big Black (perc);
B. Kazuko Ishida, Flame Braithwaite, Sakinah Muhammad, Flame Braithwaite, Sakinah Muhammad, Yvette S. Vanderpool, Bobby London, Carol Wilson Scott, George V. Johnson (voice); William S. Fischer (vocal arr)

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