Pharoah Sanders - Africa (1987) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6311}

Pharoah Sanders - Africa (1987) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6311}

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. A brilliant 80s set from Pharoah Sanders – a record that has him a much more understated setting than some of his other albums from the time – but one that's maybe even more soulful and searching overall! The great one plays blistering tenor right from the start – in a quartet with John Hicks on piano, Curtis Lundy on bass, and Idris Muhammad on drums – all players who have this way of doing a lot with a little, especially in the rhythm department – where they seem to give Sanders some of his strongest sense of groove since the key albums for Theresa. Muhammad's got this tight sense of timekeeping, but with a looseness that we love – and Lundy's warm soulful bass does more than enough to give the set a sound bottom – and Hicks' free lyrical piano works nicely with Sanders' spiritual horn. Titles include a remake of "You've Got To Have Freedom", plus "Africa", "Duo", "Heart To Heart", and "After The Morning".

Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
John Hicks - piano
Curtis Lundy - bass
Idris Muhammad - drums

tracklist:
01 - You've Got To Have Freedom
02 - Naima
03 - Origin
04 - Speak Low
05 - After The Morning
06 - Africa
07 - Heart To Heart
08 - Duo