Pharoah Sanders: Rejoice (remastered) (180g) (Limited Edition) auf 2 LPs

Pharoah Sanders (ts); Steve Turre (tb); Danny Moore (tp); Joe Bonner, John Hicks (p); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Art Davis (b); Billy Higgins, Elvin Jones (dr); George V. Johnson Jr. (voc)

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.

Rezensionen

»Der Titelsong geht über eine komplette Plattenseite.​ Sanders beschwört viel Coltrane herauf, bläst dabei melodischer als in den 1970ern.​ Die Vokalisen zu ›Origin‹ und ›Central Park West‹ tragen gleich fünf Sänger bei, Leadvocals singt George V Johnson.​ Highlight ist das latinlastige ›Highlife‹.​ Da haben alle Musiker ihre Freude.​« (Good Times, August/September 2021)