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.
Pharoah 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 | |
Matthias Künnecke , DE compilation producer, series | |
Thembi Sanders liner notes, original - black unity | |
Cecil McBee b, *1935 US bass, percussion, cymbal, finger, bass, written by, bass, effects, bird effects | |
Lonnie 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 | |
Michael White vn, *1930 US violin, percussion | |
James Jordan bvoc, cymbal, ring | |
Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums | |
Anthony Wiles , percussion, african | |
Chief Bey cng, perc, dr, 1913-2004 US percussion, african | |
Majid Shabazz perc, percussion, african | |
Nat Bettis perc, percussion, african | |
Stanley Clarke eb, b, *1951 US bass | |
Lawrence Killian cng, perc, US congas, talking drum, kalimba, balaphone | |
Billy Hart dr, *1940 US drums | |
Norman Connors dr, voc, perc, *1947 US drums | |
Joe Bonner p, *1948 US piano | |
Carlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US tenor saxophone, flute | |
Hannibal Marvin Peterson tr, voc, *1948 US trumpet, percussion |
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 |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Thembi | Pharoah Sanders | ||
2 | Astral Traveling | Pharoah Sanders | Lonnie Liston Smith | 5:51 |
3 | Red, Black & Green | Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders | 8:56 |
4 | Thembi | Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders | 7:05 |
5 | Love | Pharoah Sanders | Cecil McBee | 5:13 |
6 | Morning Prayer | Pharoah Sanders | Lonnie Liston Smith, Pharoah Sanders | 9:11 |
7 | Bailophone Dance | Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders | 5:44 |
8 | Black Unity | Pharoah Sanders | ||
9 | Black Unity | Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah Sanders | 37:21 |