| Shukuru | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 in Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Theresa TR 121 | |||
| Producer | Pharoah Sanders | |||
| Pharoah Sanders chronology | ||||
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Shukuru is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label in 1985. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "Sanders does a close impression of late-'50s John Coltrane on "Body and Soul" and "Too Young to Go Steady" and shows a bit more heat on the other two numbers. But fans of his most passionate dates are advised to get a sampling of the earlier Impulse recordings instead." [2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Sanders "appears to be rethinking his strategy... turning back to standards-playing for the first time in many years," and noted that "Body and Soul" is "intelligently performed, with few new ideas, but a sympathetic synthesis of much of what has gone on between Byas and Coltrane concentrated into a relatively straightforward melodic response." [3]
All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated
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