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Rejoice (Pharoah Sanders album)

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Released
  
1981

Length
  
62:52

Release date
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1981

Artist
  
Pharoah Sanders

Label
  
KTI

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Rejoice (1981)
  
Pharoah Sanders Live... (1982)

Similar
  
Pharoah Sanders albums, Jazz albums

Pharoah sanders rejoice


Rejoice is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label.

Contents

Pharoah sanders rejoice


Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated

  1. "Rejoice" - 12:42
  2. "High Life" - 7:38
  3. "Nigerian Juju Hilife" - 9:57
  4. "Origin" - 5:41
  5. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter) - 6:24
  6. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:16
  7. "Central Park West" (Coltrane) - 5:43
  8. "Ntjilo Ntjilo/Bird Song" - 4:03
  9. "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)

    • Songs

    1Rejoice12:47
    2High Life7:42
    3Nigerian Juju Hilife10:02

    References

    Rejoice (Pharoah Sanders album) Wikipedia
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