Artist: Pharoah Sanders
Album: Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong
Genre: Spiritual Jazz, Free Improvisation
Label: CBS Records
Released: 1989
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong
- Equinox
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams
- If It Wasn't for a Woman
- Clear Out of This World
- Next Time You See Me
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- Personnel:
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor sax
- Darald Smith - el.piano
- William S.Henderson III - ac.piano
- Tarik Shah - bass
- Greg Banoy - drums
- Leon Thomas - voc
Although Pharoah Sanders was originally considered a firebrand, thanks to his wild early free jazz work in the '60s, his later records are actually more in the tradition of players like his one-time leader John Coltrane and, especially, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The title track from this 1987 session could have been on any of Kirk's Atlantic albums, a mixture of gospel sway and free jazz honk that builds into a hypnotic swoon under Leon Thomas' rich baritone vocals. (Thomas also appears on his own composition, the blues "If It Wasn't for a Woman," and the closing "Next Time You See Me.") On the extended, relaxed take of Coltrane's "Equinox," Sanders doesn't try to copy his former boss' phrasing, but there's certainly a Coltrane-like elegance to Sanders' lyrical solo. In fact, Sanders' playing on the standard "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," which also features a lovely Vince Guaraldi-like piano solo by William S. Henderson III, is downright pretty. Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong is a mellow and peaceful set by a player who no longer needs to make noise; whether old-school fans will appreciate this is debatable.
Review by Stewart Mason