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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 02/20/1996
Run Time: 53:59
When this was first released, the slow, straight sounds of
Pharoah Sanders on a series of mostly famous ballads came as a bit of a surprise to some. Others saw
Sanders as following the road of his mentor,
John Coltrane, who had recorded most of these tunes himself. In retrospect, the inside playing of
Sanders is less of a surprise, the saxophonist having followed that path regularly since at least the '80s. 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. The competent and thoroughly professional rhythm section of pianist
William Henderson, bassist
Stafford James, and drummer
Eccleston W. Wainwright takes a decidedly reserved cue from the saxophonist, but each song is infused with a subtle emotional quality that simply does not let go.
~Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
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