Pharoah Sanders - Rejoice (2LP)
Tenor saxophone, Pharoah Sanders [click here to see more vinyl featuring Pharoah Sanders]
Bass, Art Davis (A1, C1 to D1)
Trombone, Steve Turre (C1 to D1)
Trumpet, Danny Moore (C1 to D1)
Vibraphone, Bobby Hutcherson (A1, C1, C3)
Vocalese, Vocals – George V. Johnson Jr.
Piano, Joe Bonner (A1 to B2, D2, D3)
Piano, John Hicks (C1 to D1) [click here to see more vinyl featuring John Hicks]
Drums, Billy Higgins (C1 to D1)
Drums, Elvin Jones [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elvin Jones]
2 LPs, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Pure Pleasure Records
Original Label : Theresa Records
Engineered & mixed by Jason Corsaro, Larry Kronen, Mark Needham
Produced by Pharoah Sanders
Remastered by Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in December 2021
Tracks:
Side A
- Rejoice
Side B
- Highlife
- Nigerian Juju Hilife
Side C
- Origin
- When Lights Are Low
- Moments Notice
Side D
- Central Park West
- Ntjilo Ntjilo Bird Song
- Farah
Reviews :
"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." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,3 / 5