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Franklin Kiermyer Thembi CD

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Personnel includes: Pharoah Sanders (tenor & soprano saxophones, alto flute, fife, bailophone, brass bell, bells, maracas, cow horn, percussion); Michael White (violin, percussion); Lonnie Liston Smith (bailophone, piano, electric piano, claves, ring cymbals, percussion, background vocals); Cecil McBee (bass, finger cymbals, percussion, sound effects); Clifford Jarvis (drums, maracas, bells, percussion); Roy Haynes (drums); Chief Bey, Majid Shabazz, Anthony Wiles, Nat Bettis (percussion); James Jordon (ring cymbals).
Producers: Ed Michel, Bill Szymczyk.
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California on November 25, 1970 and The Record Plant, New York City on January 12, 1971.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson at MCA Music Media Studios.
This is part of Impulse's The New Thing series.
Personnel: Pharoah Sanders (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Michael White (violin, percussion); Lonnie Liston Smith (piano, electric piano, keyboards, claves, percussion); Lonnie Liston White (piano, electric piano); Anthony Wiles, Majid Shabazz, Nat Bettis, James Bey (drums, percussion); Clifford Jarvis, Roy Haynes (drums); James Jordan, Cecil McBee (cymbals, percussion).
Recording information: Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (11/25/1970/01/12/1971); Record Plant, New York, NY (11/25/1970/01/12/1971).
Photographer: Philip Melnick.
Unknown Contributor Role: Pharoah Sanders.
Recorded with two different ensembles, Thembi was a departure from the slowly developing, side-long, mantra-like grooves Pharoah Sanders had been pursuing for most of his solo career. It's musically all over the map but, even if it lacks the same consistency of mood as many of Sanders' previous albums, it does offer an intriguingly wide range of relatively concise ideas, making it something of an anomaly in Sanders' prime period. Over the six selections, Sanders romps through a tremendous variety of instruments, including tenor, soprano, alto flute, fifes, the African bailophone, assorted small percussion, and even a cow horn. Perhaps because he's preoccupied elsewhere, there's relatively little of his trademark tenor screaming, limited mostly to the thunderous cacophony of "Red, Black & Green" and portions of "Morning Prayer." The compositions, too, try all sorts of different things. Keyboardist/pianist Lonnie Liston Smith's "Astral Traveling" is a shimmering, pastoral piece centered around his electric piano textures; "Love" is an intense, five-minute bass solo by Cecil McBee; and "Morning Prayer" and "Bailophone Dance" (which are segued together) add an expanded percussion section devoted exclusively to African instruments. If there's a unifying factor, it's the classic title track, which combines the softer lyricism of Sanders' soprano and Michael White's violin with the polyrhythmic grooves of the most Africanized material (not to mention a catchy bass riff). Some fans may gripe that Thembi isn't conceptually unified or intense enough, but it's rare to have this many different sides of Sanders coexisting in one place, and that's what makes the album such an interesting listen. ~ Steve Huey
Brimming with innovation, positivity and a pervasive sense of wonder, THEMBI may become your favorite Sanders album. These tracks represent a landmark confluence of many elements: Avant-Garde chaos, static harmony and a cultural revaluation of West African instrumentation, to name a few. Omnipresent, of course, is the unmistakable tempest of Pharoah blowing his tenor out to sea. It's 1971, and this is a simultaneous celebration of the past and future of jazz set to the jingling bells of a Sunday afternoon be-in. THEMBI floats to a start with the ethereal Fender Rhodes musing of "Astral Traveling," courtesy of Lonnie Liston Smith. Though Sanders has described the melody as an impromptu thread for the changes, his plaintive long tones are as charged as ever with wisdom. In the lower register is Ce
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Tenor Sax
Label Impulse!
Orig Year 1971
All Time Sales Rank   35803  
CD Universe Part number 1143042
Catalog number 253
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 10, 1998
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Bill Szymcyzk
Personnel Roy Haynes - drums
Michael White - violin, percussion
Pharoah Sanders - tenor & soprano saxophones, alto flute, fife, bailophone, brass bell, bells, maracas, cow horn, percussion
Cecil Mcbee - bass, finger cymbals, percussion, sound effects
Clifford Jarvis - drums, maracas, bells, percussion
Chief Bey
Majid Shabazz
Nat Bettis - percussion
Anthony Wiles
James Jordan - ring cymbals
James Jordan - ring cymbals

Also: Lonnie Liston Smith
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media1.Astral Traveling
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media2.Red, Black and Green
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media3.Thembi
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media4.Love
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media5.Morning Prayer
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio Media6.Bailophone Dance

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5 stars Transcendential Music at its Best
Going thru my old albums, I found this one and played it. The music took me to a place of healing (as it did when I originally bought it)! I knew I needed it as a CD so that I can forever go beyond the physical realms of this Earth to a spot of Peace and Plenty. This music heals the Spirit. Enuff Said!!
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