Pharoah Sanders: Rejoice

2. Mai 2021 222241 0 Comments

Pure Pleasure TR 112/3

„Rejoice“ – Pharoah Sanders (ts); Steve Turre (tb); Danny Moore (tp); Joe Bonner, John Hicks (p); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Art Davis (b); Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones (dr); George V. Johnson Jr. (voc)
Format: 2LPs 180g 33rpm / gatefold sleeve
Release month: 4/2021
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: Theresa
Genre: Jazz
A two-LP set on Theresa, „Rejoice“ features Pharoah Sanders in excellent form in 1981. Sanders sounds much more mellow than he had a decade earlier, often improvising in a style similar to late-’50s John Coltrane, particularly on „When Lights Are Low“, „Moments Notice“, and „Central Park West“. The personnel changes on many of the selections and includes such top players as pianists Joe Bonner and John Hicks, bassist Art Davis, drummers Elvin Jones and Billy Higgins, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Danny Moore, a harpist, and (on „Origin“ and „Central Park West“) five vocalists. The music always holds one’s interest, making this one of Sanders‘ better later recordings.
Scott Yanow