Pharoah Sanders

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A true icon of jazz saxophone, Pharoah Sanders' 1969 album, Karma, is central to the artist's impressive oeuvre. A key player in the growth of the spiritual and free jazz movements through his involvement in John Coltrane's groups of the mid-1960s, Audio Clarity have ensured Sander's treasured work is granted a much-needed re-release.

Featuring two gloriously layered twenty minute pieces - 'The Creator Has A Master Plan' on the A-side and 'Colors' on B -, these tracks showcase the distinctive sound that came to define Pharoah Sanders, crafted from an array of inventive technique such as overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic methods, as well as his use of 'sheets of sound' and non-Western percussion. Described by fellow saxophonist Ornette Coleman as "probably the best tenor player in the world", this is undoubtedly a keystone record for any jazz-lover's collection.

TRACKS & PERSONNEL:

• SIDE A
• The Creator Has A Master Plan ........ (24:27)

• Pharoah Sanders - (tenor sax)
• Leon Thomas - (vocals, percussion)
• Julius Watkins - (french horn)
• Lonnie L. Smith Jr. - (piano)
• Reggie Workman - (bass)
• Frederick Waits - (drums)
• ____________________________

• SIDE B
• Colors ........... (14:24)

• Pharoah Sanders - (tenor sax)
• Leon Thomas - (vocals, percussion)
• James Spaulding - (flute)
• Julius Watkins - (french horn)
• Richard Davis - (bass)
• Reggie Workman - (bass)
• William Hart - (drums)
• Nathaniel Bettis - (percussion)