PRE ORDER DUE 31/1/25
Wisdom Through Music (Gatefold Edition)
Artist PHAORAH SANDERS
Format:LP
Label:ELEMENTAL MUSIC
Catalogue No:700226
Barcode:0600753996263
No of Discs:1
Release Date:31 Jan 2025
Recorded in New York City and Los Angeles in 1972 and released the following year by Impulse!, Pharoah Sanders’ album Wisdom Through Music features the leader with flutist James Branch, pianist Joe Bonner, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Norman Connors, and percussionists Badal Roy, James Mtume, and Lawrence Killian. The recording was produced by Lee Young, the younger brother of saxophonist Lester Young. According to AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek, “most notable is ‘High Life,’ on which Sanders emulates the West African style of music with roiling, celebratory drumming and singing, and killer flute playing. ‘Love Is Everywhere’ is a shorter version of what is now a Sanders performance standard. Its rawness and soulfulness simply burst from the musical frame with celebration before Bonner and the ensemble take over and rip it up. A compelling whole, revealing a chapter in Sanders recorded history.”
Tracklist:
SIDE ONE:
High Life
Love Is Everywhere
Wisdom Through Music
SIDE TWO:
The Golden Lamp
Selflessness
Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders—Soprano , Tenor & Flute
James Branch—Flute
Joseph Bonner—Piano
Lawrence Killian, James Mtume & Babadal Roy—Percussion
Norman Connors—Drums
Engineers: Dixon Van Winkle
A&R Studios, N.Y. and Tony Reale—The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, Calif., 1972
PRODUCED BY LEE YOUNG
Photography: Chuck Stewart
Graphic Coordinator: Alan Sekuler
Album Design: Ruby Mazur
All songs written by F. Sanders
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