Description

• 2X 180 GRAM LP

• GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• LIMITED EDITION

Rejoice features Pharoah Sanders in excellent form in 1981. Sanders sounds much more mellow than he had a decade earlier, often improvising in a style similar to late-’50s John Coltrane, particularly on “When Lights Are Low,” “Moments Notice,” and “Central Park West.” The personnel changes on many of the selections and includes such top players as pianists Joe Bonner and John Hicks, bassist Art Davis, drummers Elvin Jones and Billy Higgins, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Danny Moore, a harpist, and (on “Origin” and “Central Park West”) five vocalists. The music always holds one’s interest, making this one of Sanders’ better later recordings.

PERSONNEL:
Pharoah Sanders – tenor sax
Art Davis – bass on A1, C1 to D1
Steve Turre – trombone on C1 to D1
Danny Moore – trumpet on C1 to D1
Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone on A1, C1, C3
George V. Johnson Jr. – vocals
Joe Bonner – piano on A1 to B2, D2, D3
John Hicks – piano on C1 to D1
Billy Higgins – drums on C1 to D1
Elvin Jones – A1, B1
TRACKS:
SIDE A:
A1. Rejoice
SIDE B:
B1. Highlife
B2.Nigerian Juju Hilife
SIDE C:
C1. Origin
C2.When Lights Are Low
C3. Moments Notice
SIDE D:
01. Central Park West
02. Ntjilo Ntjilo Bird Song
03.Farah