Name: Thembi by Pharoah Sanders
Brand: Pharoah Sanders
SKU: 011105125321
Price: 5.9399999999999995 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (42 reviews)

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Astral Traveling View on Youtube

05:50

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Red, Black & Green View on Youtube

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Thembi View on Youtube

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Love View on Youtube

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Morning Prayer View on Youtube

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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.
© Steve Huey /TiVo

1. Astral Traveling

by Pharoah Sanders

Alto Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Composer: Lonnie Liston Smith; Composer
Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Bells: Clifford Jarvis
Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Cymbals: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Drums: Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Lyricist: Lonnie Liston Smith; Composer
Engineer: Bill Szymczyk
Tom Flye
Lillian Davis Douma; Production
Maracas: Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Percussion: Michael White
Cecil Mcbee
Clifford Jarvis
Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Performer: Clifford Jarvis
Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders
Michael White
Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Double Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Synthesizer: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Violin: Michael White; Performer
Studio Personnel: Bill Szymczyk
Lillian Davis Douma
Tom Flye; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lonnie Liston Smith; Other
Rhodes: Lonnie Liston Smith; Other

2. Red, Black & Green

by Pharoah Sanders

Composer: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Alto Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Bells: Clifford Jarvis
Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Cymbals: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Drums: Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Maracas: Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Percussion: Michael White
Cecil Mcbee
Clifford Jarvis
Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Performer: Clifford Jarvis
Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders
Michael White
Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Engineer: Bill Szymczyk
Tom Flye
Lillian Davis Douma; Production
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Violin: Michael White; Performer
Studio Personnel: Bill Szymczyk
Lillian Davis Douma
Tom Flye; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Other
Rhodes: Lonnie Liston Smith; Other

3. Thembi

by Pharoah Sanders

Alto Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Composer: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Bells: Pharoah Sanders
Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Cymbals: Cecil Mcbee
James Jordan; Performer
Drums: Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Javis; Performer
Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Engineer: Lillian Davis Douma
Bill Szymczyk
Tom Flye; Production
Maracas: Clifford Jarvis; Performer
Percussion: Clifford Jarvis
Cecil Mcbee
Michael White
Pharoah Sanders
Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Performer: Cecil Mcbee
James Jordan
Pharoah Sanders
Lonnie Liston Smith
Clifford Jarvis
Michael White
Lonnie Smith
Clifford Javis; Performer
Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith
Lonnie Smith; Performer
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production
Bass Guitar: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Violin: Michael White; Performer
Studio Personnel: Lillian Davis Douma
Tom Flye
Bill Szymczyk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Other
Rhodes: Lonnie Liston Smith; Other

4. Love

by Pharoah Sanders

Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Performer: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Composer: Cecil Mcbee
Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders
Cecil Mcbee; Composer
Engineer: Lillian Davis Douma
Tom Flye
Bill Szymczyk; Production
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production
Studio Personnel: Tom Flye
Lillian Davis Douma
Bill Szymczyk; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cecil Mcbee
Pharoah Sanders; Other

5. Morning Prayer

by Pharoah Sanders

Alto Flute: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Cymbals: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Drums: Roy Haynes; Performer
Horn: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Engineer: Lillian Davis Douma
Bill Szymczyk
Tom Flye; Production
Koto: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Maracas: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Marimba: Pharoah Sanders
Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Percussion: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Performer: Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders
Cecil Mcbee
Roy Haynes; Performer
Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Sound Effects: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Composer: Lonnie Liston Smith
Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Studio Personnel: Tom Flye
Bill Szymczyk
Lillian Davis Douma; Production
Voice: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production

6. Bailophone Dance

by Pharoah Sanders

Alto Flute: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Composer: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Cymbals: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Drums: Roy Haynes; Performer
Horn: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Koto: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Composer
Engineer: Lillian Davis Douma
Bill Szymczyk
Tom Flye; Production
Maracas: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Marimba: Pharoah Sanders
Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Percussion: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Performer: Lonnie Liston Smith
Roy Haynes
Pharoah Sanders
Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Piano: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Sound Effects: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Producer: Bill Szymczyk
Ed Michel; Production
Primary Artist: Pharoah Sanders; Main Performer
Double Bass: Cecil Mcbee; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Pharoah Sanders; Performer
Voice: Lonnie Liston Smith; Performer
Studio Personnel: Tom Flye
Bill Szymczyk
Lillian Davis Douma; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pharoah Sanders; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

6 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

41 minutes and 43 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1631x1631 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Classical, Avant-Garde, Free Jazz

Label

Impulse!

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1970

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

11105125321

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Thembi

1. Astral Traveling

2. Red, Black & Green

3. Thembi

4. Love

5. Morning Prayer

6. Bailophone Dance

Technical Specifications

Thembi

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1. Astral Traveling

2. Red, Black & Green

3. Thembi

4. Love

5. Morning Prayer

6. Bailophone Dance

Technical Specifications