Rejoice (Pharoah Sanders album)

Last updated

Rejoice
Rejoice (Pharoah Sanders album).jpg
Studio album by
Pharoah Sanders
Released1981
Recorded1981
Genre Jazz
Length62:52
Label Theresa TR 112/113
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Beyond a Dream
(1981)		Rejoice
(1981)		 Pharoah Sanders Live...
(1982)

Rejoice is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
UK VibeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "The music always holds on to one's interest, making this one of Sanders's better later recordings". [2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the album is "cluttered by spurious vocals, but packed with interesting episodes," and noted that "the basic group is hard to fault, but it's rarely heard in isolation and there is always someone running interference." [3]

Imran Mirza of UK Vibe remarked: "Rejoice lovingly strives for that notion of celebration, achieving it almost immediately... this is an album that embraces its 80s surrounding soundscape, particularly during the album’s early portion of highlife songs." [5]

Writing for Jazz Journal , Derek Ansell noted that, on the opening track, "Sanders is full of complex, high-octane improvising," while the succeeding tracks present "a more mellow, mature Sanders... sounding at times like a supercharged Sonny Rollins doing his calypso thing." [7]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated

  1. "Rejoice" – 12:42
  2. "High Life" – 7:38
  3. "Nigerian Juju Hilife" – 9:57
  4. "Origin" – 5:41
  5. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter) – 6:24
  6. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 5:16
  7. "Central Park West" – 5:43
  8. "Ntjilo Ntjilo/Bird Song" – 4:03
  9. "Farah" – 5:28

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<i>Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver</i> 1995 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater

Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver is a 1995 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recorded in tribute to Horace Silver.

<i>Work Song</i> (Nat Adderley album) 1960 studio album by Nat Adderley

Work Song is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, recorded in January 1960 and released on the Riverside label. It features Adderley with Bobby Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Keter Betts and Louis Hayes in various combinations from a trio to a sextet, with the unusual sound of pizzicato cello to the fore on some tracks.

<i>The Golden Number</i> 1977 studio album by Charlie Haden

The Golden Number is an album of duets by the double bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.

<i>Elevation</i> (Pharoah Sanders album) Live album by Pharoah Sanders

Elevation is a live album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders, released in 1973 on the Impulse! label.

<i>Village of the Pharoahs</i> 1973 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Village of the Pharoahs is the eighth album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders, released in 1973 on the Impulse! label.

<i>The Chase!</i> 1970 live album by Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons

The Chase! is a live album by the saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.

<i>There Comes a Time</i> (album) 1976 studio album by Gil Evans and His Orchestra

There Comes a Time is an album by the jazz composer, arranger, conductor and pianist Gil Evans, recorded in 1975 and performed by Evans with an orchestra featuring David Sanborn, Howard Johnson, Billy Harper and Ryo Kawasaki. The album was re-released with an altered tracklist on CD in 1988.

<i>Izipho Zam (My Gifts)</i> 1973 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is the third album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1969 but not released on the Strata-East label until 1973. It features Sanders with a large ensemble.

<i>Journey to the One</i> 1980 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Journey to the One is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1979 and released on the Theresa label.

<i>Pharoah Sanders Live...</i> 1982 live album by Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders Live... is a live album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders released on the Theresa label.

<i>Heart is a Melody</i> 1983 live album by Pharoah Sanders

Heart is a Melody is a live album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1982 and released on the Theresa label.

<i>Shukuru</i> 1985 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Shukuru is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label in 1985.

<i>Moon Child</i> (Pharoah Sanders album) 1990 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Moon Child is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1989 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

<i>Welcome to Love</i> 1991 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Welcome to Love is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1990 and first released on the Dutch Timeless label. The album features jazz standards, many of which were also recorded by John Coltrane.

<i>Rendezvous</i> (Jacky Terrasson and Cassandra Wilson album) 1997 studio album by Cassandra Wilson & Jacky Terrasson

Rendezvous is a collaborative studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson and jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson. The album was released on 23 September 1997 by Blue Note label. The album includes mostly jazz and pop standards with one track written by Terrasson. The album's title derives from an obscure Herbie Hancock's ballad.

<i>Crescent with Love</i> 1993 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Crescent with Love is an album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded in October 1992 at Sear Sound Studio in New York City, and was released by Venus Records in 1993. On the album, Sanders is joined by pianist William Henderson, bassist Charles Fambrough, and drummer Sherman Ferguson.

<i>Spirits</i> (Pharoah Sanders album) 2000 live album by Pharoah Sanders, Hamid Drake, and Adam Rudolph

Spirits is a live album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders on which he is joined by percussionists Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph. It was recorded on July 4, 1998, at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and was released in 2000 by Meta Records. The album presents a continuous performance which can be heard as a three-part suite.

<i>Message from Home</i> 1996 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Message from Home is an album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded in New York City and Brooklyn, New York, and was released in 1996 by Verve Records. On the album, which was produced by Bill Laswell, Sanders is joined by kora player Foday Musa Suso, guitarist Dominic Kanza, violinist Michael White, keyboardists William Henderson, Jeff Bova, and Bernie Worrell, bassists Charnett Moffett and Steve Neil, and percussionists Aiyb Dieng and Hamid Drake.

<i>Save Our Children</i> (album) 1998 studio album by Pharoah Sanders

Save Our Children is an album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded in West Orange, New Jersey, and was released in 1998 by Verve Records. On the album, which was produced by Bill Laswell, Sanders is joined by keyboardists Jeff Bova, William Henderson, and Bernie Worrell, harmonium player Tony Cedras, bassist Alex Blake, and percussionists Trilok Gurtu and Zakir Hussain. Abiodun Oyewole, Asante, and Abdou Mboup also provide vocals on one track. Save Our Children was Sanders' second release with Verve, and the second to be produced by Laswell.

<i>Beyond a Dream</i> (Pharoah Sanders and Norman Connors album) 1981 live album by Pharoah Sanders and Norman Connors

Beyond a Dream is a live album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Norman Connors. It was recorded on July 22, 1978, at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, and was released in 1981 by Arista Novus. On the album, Sanders and Connors are joined by saxophonist and flutist Buzzy Jones, trumpeter Duke Jones, keyboardists Bobby Lyle and Billy McCoy, guitarist Greg Hill, bassist Alex Blake, conga player Lawrence Killian, and percussionist Petro Bass.

References

  1. ↑ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 12, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Rejoice – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1333.
  4. ↑ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
  5. 1 2 Mirza, Imran (April 30, 2021). "Pharoah Sanders: Rejoice". UK Vibe. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.
  7. ↑ Ansell, Derek (May 2, 2021). "Pharoah Sanders: Rejoice". Jazz Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.