Pharoah Sanders

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Recorded November 15, 1966 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs - New Jersey, Tauhid is one of the most iconic album recorded by the tenor saxophonist. On his debut for Impulse! the leader assembled an extraordinary line-up, defining the boundaries of the so-called spiritual jazz movement. Henry Grimes, Roger Blank, Sonny Sharrock), Nat Bettis and Dave Burrell.

Pharoah Sanders is Spiritual Jazz, is Devotional Music, is the greatest living link between John Coltrane, Kamasi Washington, and the next generation of this great lineage. His Tenor Sound, his Singing Voice, his compositions, and his recordings have already stood the test of time, in his time, endured, ever-aged so finely, and have now (in my opinion) surpassed critique. Pharoah Sanders is a giant, an innovator, colorful, prayerful, and worthy of all our attention, celebration, and enthusiastic, even ecstatic accolades!

PERSONNEL:

• Pharoah Sanders - (tenor, alto sax, piccolo flute, vocals)
• Dave Burrell - (piano)
• Sonny Sharrock - (guitar)
• Henry Grimes - (bass)
• Roger Blank - (drums)
• Nat Bettis - (percussion)

Recorded in New Jersey, November 15, 1966

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt

• SIDE B
• B1. Japan
• B2. Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising