PHAROAH SANDERS Karma Impulse Gatefold Laminated Cover ORG Promotional NM Record

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* 1ST U.S. ORIGINAL - 1969 ORANGE - BLACK LABEL

* GATEFOLD  - HEAVY; THICK CARDBOARD JACKET

* HEAVY VINYL  - 140 GRAM PRESSING

IMPULSE RECORDS  A - 9181

MATRIX'S ON RUN-OUT GROOVES: 

SIDE 1: AS 9181 A

SIDE 2: AS 9181 B

Recently, I had the privilege of meeting a former CBS representative who had moved from New York and allowed me to browse and select records from his incredible collection. Karma is Sanders’ third recording as a leader, perhaps the most famous of a number of spiritually-themed albums released on the Impulse record label in the late 1960s/early 1970s, which have ensured his reputation today. Although it is followed by the brief Colors, the album is most often remembered for one track, the 32-minute long "The Creator Has a Master Plan", co-composed by Sanders with vocalist Leon Thomas. Some see this piece as a kind of sequel to Sanders' mentor John Coltrane's legendary 1964 recording "A Love Supreme" (whose opening it echoes in a muscular yet lyrical opening "prelude", with Sanders playing over a suspended, non-rhythmic backdrop, before the entrance of a bass figure which underpins much of the piece). It features Sanders on tenor sax, along with two of his most important collaborators, the aforementioned Leon Thomas and pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, as well as a supporting cast of musicians who were major musicians in their own right: flautist James Spaulding; French-horn player Julius Watkins; bassist Reggie Workman, who had played with Coltrane earlier in the 1960s; second bassist Richard Davis, who had appeared on Eric Dolphy’s landmark Out to Lunch; drummer Billy Hart, and percussionist Nathaniel Bettis. While later recorded versions of the tune, some of which featured Sanders and Thomas, became shorter and more lyrical, this original contains extended free instrumental sections, particularly the third section, where the saxophonist demonstrates some of the techniques which build his distinctive sound, including a split-reed technique, overblowing, and multiphonics, which give a screeching sound.

On the whole, however, this was quite laid-back and accessible for a free-jazz record (compared to, say, Coltrane's Ascension), with its mantra-like chant/melody, accessible, loping groove (which has since been sampled and covered by other artists - Sanders himself re-uses it on "Heart is a Melody of Time (Hikoro's Song)" from his album Heart is a Melody) and optimistic, spiritually-themed lyrics. The unusual textures also give an impression of the exotic, with the employment of a French horn and flute, adding an almost orchestral tinge not often found in jazz, as well as Leon Thomas’ characteristic yodelling and a variety of percussion instruments. Despite its length, it actually achieved mainstream FM radio airplay, surely the closest the avant-garde movement came to a “hit”, apart from the cult classic "A Love Supreme", and its popularity with acid jazz and hip-hop artists (see below) attests to its continuing popular status. The influence of the "spiritual jazz" movement, and Sanders’ involvement in particular, can be seen in Sarah Webster Fabio’s 1976 lyrics to "Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues":

“You prophesied the return of mandolins and tambourines and tinkling bells, and triangles and cymbals, and they sided in on beams from Pharoah Sanders as I slept taking me unaware, tripping, blowing my mind.” (1976) 

TRACK LISTING:

1. "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Sanders, Thomas) (32:46)
2. "Colors" (Sanders, Thomas) (5:37)

COND. JACKET:  VG++ LAMINATED JACKET ONE HAIRLINE;  AREA OF LOOSE LAMINATION SURROUNDING HAIRLINE ON FRONT COVER LEFT BACK EDGE.

COND. VINYL:  NEAR MINT. SOUNDS UNPLAYED.

SLEEVE:  ORIGINAL

• No punches
• No cuts
• No writting
• No yellowing
• No staples
• No Splits            

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