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Spirits Known And Unknown 180gr LP

Leon Thomas (voc, perc); Pharoah Sanders (sax); James Spaulding (as,fl); Lonnie Liston Smith (p); Cecil McBee, Richard Davis (b); Roy Haynes (dr); Richard Landrum (bgo)

Leon Thomas' debut solo recording after his tenure
with Pharoah Sanders is a fine one. Teaming with
a cast of musicians that includes bassist Cecil
McBee, flutist James Spaulding, Roy Haynes, Lonnie
Liston Smith, Richard Davis, and Sanders (listed
here as 'Little Rock'), etc.. Thomas' patented
yodel is in fine shape here, displayed alongside
his singular lyric style and scat singing
trademark. The set begins with a shorter, more
lyrical version of Thomas' signature tune 'The
Creator Has A Master Plan', with the lyric riding
easy and smooth alongside the yodel, which bubbles
up only in the refrains. It's a different story
on his own 'One', with Davis' piano leading the
charge and Spaulding blowing through the center of
the track, Thomas alternates scatting and his
moaning, yodeling, howling, across the lyrics,
through them under them and in spite of them. It's
an intense ride and one that sets up the glorious
'Echoes'. This tune is Thomas at his most
spiritual and uplifting, carrying the mysterious
drift of his tune entwined with Spaulding's flute
and a set of Pan pipes, fluttering in and out of
the mix before his wail comes to the fore as a
solo. The end of side one reaches into Thomas'
past (he sang with everyone from Count Basie to
Grant Green and Mary Lou Williams) for a highly
original read of Horace Silver's classic 'Song For
My Father'. Thomas imbues the tune with so much
emotion, it's a wonder he can keep it under wraps.
Side two is more free from in nature with 'Damn
Nam', a near rant, but one possessed with melodic
vision and harmonic invention with this band.
There's also the deeply moving 'Malcolm's Gone', a
co-write between Thomas and Sanders that features
the latter's gorgeous blowing, hard and true in
the middle of the mix, and a wildly spiritual
Eastern vibe coming through in the improvisation.
It's the longest track on the record, and one of
the most criminally ignored in Thomas' long
career. The album closes with Bell and Houston's
'Let The Rain Fall On Me'. It's a shimmering
straight jazz number with a beautiful piano solo
by Smith. It sends out a visionary album out on a
sweet, soulful note. Ultimately, this is among
Thomas' finest moments on vinyl, proving his
versatility and accessibility to an audience who,
for too long already, had associated him too
closely with the avant-garde and free jazz.

Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / gatefold sleeve
Release date: 15.12.2019
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: Flying Dutchman
Genre: Jazz

Kat.č.: PP 115  (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Pure Pleasure , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 5060149623077 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů