Elevation (Pharoah Sanders album)
Elevation is a live album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders featuring one track recorded in the studio released on the Impulse! label.[1]
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | September 7, 9 & 14, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:18 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "This may not rate as highly as some of Sanders' other recordings for the label like Thembi or Karma, but there is plenty here for fans, and it is well worth the investigation and the purchase."[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated
- "Elevation" - 18:01
- "Greeting to Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner)" - 4:07
- "Ore-Se-Rere" (Ebenezer Obey) - 5:38
- "The Gathering" - 13:51
- "Spiritual Blessing" - 5:41
- Recorded in performance at the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, California on September 7, 1973 (tracks 3 & 4) and September 9, 1973 (tracks 1 & 5) and at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California on September 13, 1973 (track 2)
Personnel
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, shaker, vocals, bells, percussion
- Joe Bonner - piano, harmonium, cow horn, wood flute, percussion, vocals
- Calvin Hill - bass, vocals, tambura
- Michael Carvin - drums, vocals
- Lawrence Killian - conga, bell tree, vocals
- John Blue (tracks 3 & 4), Jimmy Hopps (tracks 1, 2 & 5) - percussion, vocals
- Michael White - violin (track 2)
- Kenneth Nash - percussion (track 2)
- Sedatrius Brown - vocals (track 2)
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References
- Impulse! Records discography accessed January 5, 2012
- Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2012.
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