Released 1991 Artist Pharoah Sanders Label Timeless Records | Length 70:04 Release date 1991 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded July 17, 18 & 19, 1990 at Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France Producer Russ Musto and Tetsuo Hara Welcome to Love
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(1992) Similar Pharoah Sanders albums, Jazz albums | ||
Welcome to Love (subtitled Pharoah Sanders Plays Beautiful Ballads) is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1990 and first released on the Dutch Timeless label. The album features jazz standards, many of which were also recorded by John Coltrane.
Contents
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy observed "This performance has held up well through the years, and while the thin, reserved approach is reminiscent of Coltrane, it is still marked with Pharoah's print".
Track listing
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) - 4:55
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 5:18
- "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 8:06
- "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) - 8:14
- "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) - 9:22
- "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) - 6:54
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:21
- "Say It (Over and Over Again)" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 6:57
- "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:13
- "The Bird Song" (Pharoah Sanders) - 6:50
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 6:14 Bonus track on Japanese CD
Personnel
Songs
1You Don't Know What Love Is4:56
2The Nearness of You5:19
3My One and Only Love8:07
References
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