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Pharoah Sanders
Thembi / Black Unity

Compil. US 2015 on Impulse! label
Jazz (Avant-garde Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Free Jazz)

Impulse 2 for 1 compilation. Thembi LP originally released as Impulse AS-9206 in 1971. Tracks 1 to 3 recorded 25 November, 1970 at The Record Plant, L.A. Tracks 4 to 6 recorded 12 January 1971 at The Record Plant, NYC. Black Unity LP [track 7] originally released as Impulse AS-9219 in 1972. Recorded 24 November 1971 at A&R Recording Studios, NYC. Track times listed above are as read from the CD using iTunes 11.4. Duration for tracks 3, 4, and 5 are listed slightly differently on the back cover, as 7:04, 5:12, and 9:10, respectively (a difference of 1 second each). The rest match.

     
Musicians
PortraitPharoah Sanders ts, *1940 US
album by, bells, percussion, saxophone, soprano, tenor, bells, percussion, written by, saxophone, soprano, tenor, koto, maracas, flute, fifes, horn, cow horn, marimba, bailophone, bells, brass bell, saxophone, tenor, flute, alto, koto, maracas, written by, flute, fifes, horn, cow horn, marimba, bailophone, bells, brass bell, saxophone, tenor, flute, alto, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, written by, kalimba, balaphone
PortraitMatthias Künnecke , DE
compilation producer, series
Thembi Sanders
liner notes, original - black unity
PortraitCecil McBee b, *1935 US
bass, percussion, cymbal, finger, bass, written by, bass, effects, bird effects
PortraitLonnie Liston Smith p, ep, *1940 US
piano, claves, percussion, written by, electric piano, fender rhodes, piano, claves, percussion, electric piano, fender rhodes, piano, voice, shouts, marimba, bailophone, cymbal, ring
PortraitMichael White vn, *1930 US
violin, percussion
PortraitJames Jordan bvoc,
cymbal, ring
PortraitRoy Haynes dr, *1925 US
drums
PortraitAnthony Wiles ,
percussion, african
PortraitChief Bey cng, perc, dr, 1913-2004 US
percussion, african
PortraitMajid Shabazz perc,
percussion, african
PortraitNat Bettis perc,
percussion, african
PortraitStanley Clarke eb, b, *1951 US
bass
PortraitLawrence Killian cng, perc, US
congas, talking drum, kalimba, balaphone
PortraitBilly Hart dr, *1940 US
drums
PortraitNorman Connors dr, voc, perc, *1947 US
drums
PortraitJoe Bonner p, *1948 US
piano
PortraitCarlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US
tenor saxophone, flute
PortraitHannibal Marvin Peterson tr, voc, *1948 US
trumpet, percussion
Producers
Rocco Park art direction, design
Gerd Naumann compilation producer, editor
Bill Szymczyk engineer, producer
Tony Maye engineer
Lillian Douma engineer, assisted by
Tom Flye engineer, assisted by
Chuck Stewart photography by
Philip Melnick photography by, design
Ed Michel producer
Lee Young producer
Ahmed Chouraqui remastered by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1ThembiPharoah Sanders
2Astral TravelingPharoah SandersLonnie Liston Smith5:51
3Red, Black & GreenPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders8:56
4ThembiPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders7:05
5LovePharoah SandersCecil McBee5:13
6Morning PrayerPharoah SandersLonnie Liston Smith, Pharoah Sanders9:11
7Bailophone DancePharoah SandersPharoah Sanders5:44
8Black UnityPharoah Sanders
9Black UnityPharoah SandersPharoah Sanders37:21
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