5060149623619

Shukuru

Pharoah Sanders

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Format: LP

Cat No: TR121X

Release Date:  01 October 2022

Label:  Theresa / Pure Pleasure Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060149623619

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    180g audiophile vinyl reissue, remastering by Cicely Baston at Air Mastering, London.

    Pharoah Sanders: tenor saxophone, vocals
    Leon Thomas: vocals
    William Henderson: keyboards
    Ray Drummond: bass
    Idris Muhammad: drums

    Recorded & Mixed at Live Oak Studio 1981

    "Phaoah Sanders' "Shukuru" is noteworthy as being the album that reunited Sanders with vocalist Leon Thomas, who sang on some of Sanders' most endearing and powerful compositions-- among them the legendary "The Creator Has a Masterplan".

    Thomas only joins the band on two tracks - "Mas in Brooklyn (Highlife)" and "Sun Song". The former gets a full calypso reading complete with steel drum sounds and chanted vocals traded between Sanders and Thomas. It's a lot of fun, but by and large, throwaway. The latter is one of the true gems on the album - a pretty ballad that serves as both a launching point for Sanders' best balladry and Thomas' vocal, with the latter soaring in his upper register wordlessly between verses intoned in his trademark baritone. It's by and large simply stunning.

    The opener "Shukuru" and closing funereal piece "For Big George" are spared this as the use of synths of them are far more tasteful (although one questions Sanders' choice to intone his wife's name over the former's smokey lines, but that's another story)." - Vine Voice

    "Shukuru is another compelling album from a true jazz visionary. There are nuanced layers and motifs on every track. The re-mastered sound mix is excellent with balanced stereo separation." - **** Robbie Gerson, Audiophile Audition

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Shukuru
      • 2. Body And Soul
      • 3. Mas In Brooklyn (High Life)
      • 4. Sun Song

      Side 2

      • 5. Too Young To Go Steady
      • 6. Jitu
      • 7. For Big George (first vinyl release of this track)