Artist Pharoah Sanders
Album Welcome to Love
Rating 4.5 stars
Recording Date Jul 17, 1990-Jul 19, 1990
Label Timeless
Time 53:59
Genre Styles Jazz/Avant-Garde/Ballads/Free Jazz
Size: EAC.flac.cue.log.info.covers (600dpi) - 367.52Mb


Review by Steven Loewy
When this was first released, the slow, straight sounds of Pharoah Sanders on a series of mostly famous ballads came as a bit of a surprise to some. Others saw Sanders as following the road of his mentor, John Coltrane, who had recorded most of these tunes himself. In retrospect, the inside playing of Sanders is less of a surprise, the saxophonist having followed that path regularly since at least the '80s. This performance has held up well through the years, and while the thin, reserved approach is reminiscent of Coltrane, it is still marked with Pharoah's print. The competent and thoroughly professional rhythm section of pianist William Henderson, bassist Stafford James, and drummer Eccleston W. Wainwright takes a decidedly reserved cue from the saxophonist, but each song is infused with a subtle emotional quality that simply does not let go.



Tracks


1 My One and Only Love Mellin, Wood 8:06
2 Say It (Over and Over Again) Loesser, McHugh 6:57
3 You Don't Know What Love Is DePaul, Raye 4:55
4 I Want to Talk About You Eckstine 8:14
5 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Silvers, VanHeusen 6:54
6 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Burke, VanHeusen 7:21
7 The Nearness of You Carmichael, Washington 5:18
8 Moonlight in Vermont Blackburn, Suessdorf 6:14

Releases
1991 Timeless 358
1996 CD Evidence 22137


Credits
Pharoah Sanders Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Bill Henderson Piano
Stafford James Bass
Eccleston W. Wainwright, Jr. Drums

Max Ballman Engineer
Franck Gardies Assistant Engineer
Tetsuo Hara Producer
Makoto Kimata Executive Producer
R. Andrew Lepley Photography
Russ Musto Assistant Director
Derek Richardson Liner Notes


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I love this album.....
Sometimes Pharoah Sanders plays too much free genre but.... this is a superb performance, and we can taste the Coltrane's scool.

4.5 stars for this "must have"!
So please... enjoy Pharoah!

Greetings,
minnie :)
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