Pharoah Sanders - Thembi
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Pharoah Sanders - Saxophone (A1-3, B2-3), Bells & Percussion (A1-3) [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Pharoah Sanders]
Bass – Cecil McBee [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cecil McBee]
Drums – Roy Haynes (B2-3) [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Roy Haynes]
Drums, Bells, Maracas, Percussion – Clifford Jarvis (A1-3)
Electric Piano, Claves, Percussion – Lonnie Liston Smith (A1-3)
Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith (A1-3, B2-3)
Violin, Percussion – Michael White (A1-3)
Written by Lonnie Liston Smith (A1, B2), Pharoah Sanders (A2-3, B2-3), Cecil McBee (B1),
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Third Man Pressing in Detroit, MI
Label : Verve - Verve By Request Series
Original Label : Impulse!
Recorded November 15, 1970 & January 12, 1971 at Record Plant, Los Angeles & Record Plant, New York City
Engineered by Bill Szymczyk
Produced by Bill Szymczyk, Ed Michel
Liner Notes by Keorapetse Kgositsile
Photography & Design by Philip Melnick
Originally released in May, 1971
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A
- Astral Traveling
- Red, Black & Green
- Thembi
Side B
- Love
- Morning Prayer
- Bailophone Dance
Reviews :
"Recorded with two different ensembles, Thembi was a departure from the slowly developing, side-long, mantra-like grooves Pharoah Sanders had been pursuing for most of his solo career. It's musically all over the map but, even if it lacks the same consistency of mood as many of Sanders' previous albums, it does offer an intriguingly wide range of relatively concise ideas, making it something of an anomaly in Sanders' prime period. Over the six selections, Sanders romps through a tremendous variety of instruments, including tenor, soprano, alto flute, fifes, the African bailophone, assorted small percussion, and even a cow horn. Perhaps because he's preoccupied elsewhere, there's relatively little of his trademark tenor screaming, limited mostly to the thunderous cacophony of "Red, Black & Green" and portions of "Morning Prayer." The compositions, too, try all sorts of different things. Keyboardist/pianist Lonnie Liston Smith's "Astral Traveling" is a shimmering, pastoral piece centered around his electric piano textures; "Love" is an intense, five-minute bass solo by Cecil McBee; and "Morning Prayer" and "Bailophone Dance" (which are segued together) add an expanded percussion section devoted exclusively to African instruments. If there's a unifying factor, it's the classic title track, which combines the softer lyricism of Sanders' soprano and Michael White's violin with the polyrhythmic grooves of the most Africanized material (not to mention a catchy bass riff). Some fans may gripe that Thembi isn't conceptually unified or intense enough, but it's rare to have this many different sides of Sanders coexisting in one place, and that's what makes the album such an interesting listen." AllMusic, review by Steve Huey.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.69 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 3 / 4 ; The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide : 3.5 / 5