Rejoice (Pharoah Sanders album)
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| Studio album by Pharoah Sanders | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:52 | |||
| Label | Theresa TR 112/113 | |||
| Pharoah Sanders chronology | ||||
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Rejoice is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label.[1]
Reception
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow observed "The music always holds on to one's interest, making this one of Sanders's better later recordings".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated
- "Rejoice" - 12:42
- "High Life" - 7:38
- "Nigerian Juju Hilife" - 9:57
- "Origin" - 5:41
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter) - 6:24
- "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:16
- "Central Park West" (Coltrane) - 5:43
- "Ntjilo Ntjilo/Bird Song" - 4:03
- "Farah" - 5:28
Personnel
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, bells, vocals
- Danny Moore - trumpet (tracks 4-7)
- Steve Turre - trombone (tracks 4-7)
- Lois Colin - harp (tracks 7 & 8)
- Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 7)
- John Hicks - piano (tracks 4-7)
- Joe Bonner - piano, vocals (tracks 1-3 8 & 9)
- Peter Fujii - guitar, vocals (track 2 & 3)
- Art Davis - bass (tracks 1 & 4-7)
- Jorge Pomar - bass, vocals (tracks 2 & 3)
- Elvin Jones (track 1), Billy Higgins (tracks 4-7) - drums
- Big Black - congas, vocals (tracks 2 & 3)
- Babatunde Lea - bells, drums, shekere, vocals (tracks 1-3)
- George V. Johnson Jr. - vocals (track 6)
- B. Kazuko Ishida - voice (track 1)
- Flame Braithwaite, Bobby London, Sakinah Muhammad, Carroll Wilson Scott, Yvette S. Vanterpool - vocals (tracks 4 & 7)
- William S. Fischer (vocal arranger (tracks 4 & 7)
References
- ↑ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 12, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Rejoice – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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