Pharoah is a man of large spiritual reservoir. He's always trying to reach out to truth. He's trying to allow his spiritual self to be his guide. He's dealing, among other things, in energy, in integrity, in essences. I so much like the strength of his playing. Furthermore, he is one of the innovators, and it's been my pleasure and privilege that he's been willing to help me.
1. You've Got To Have Freedom 2. Easy To Remember 3. Blues For Santa Cruz 4. Pharomba 5. Doktor Pitt
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone John Hicks - piano Walter Booker - bass Idris Muhammad - drums
Tracks 1 & 2 Recorded on April 16-19, 1981 at The Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles, CA. Tracks 3 & 4 Recorded on April 20, 1981 at The Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA. Track 5 Recorded on April 12, 1981 at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.
以下はCDの帯から。「ワイルドでピースフルな音世界。絶頂期のファラオが綴る、スピリチュアル・ジャズのタペストリー。スピリチュアル・ジャズの覇者、ファラオが作曲とサックスの両面で充実の極みをみせた1枚。ノーマン・コナーズやジェームス・ブランチの参加にも注目したい」。この録音当時、ファラオはコルトレーンに追い付こうとしていた。それを吹っ切ったのは1990年7月録音のアルバムWelcome To Loveだった。ファラオの絶頂期は、90年代に入ってからというのが自分の分析。
1. Love Is Everywhere 2. To John
Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, flute Joe Bonner - piano James Branch - flute Cecil McBee - bass Norman Connors - drums Lawrence Killian, James Mtume, Badal Roy - percussion