Jimi Tenor: Great energy starting from the first bass notes. I actually have two copies of this album. In the mid 90’s I was obsessed by Pharoah Sanders’ sound. »Colors«, »Creator Has a Master Plan«, »Thembi«… great composer by the way. I aslo love his alto flute playing on Alice Coltrane’s »Blue Nile«. Ooh, I wish had a sound like Pharoah Sanders! But that is not the case. But I guess it’s OK to sound like myself. A lot of people don’t like free jazz, but I think albums like this could be a good starting point to get used to improvised music. This album has good beats, great ideas and also good melody line. I find a melody line makes free improvised music more complex and appealing. It created surprising order in the noise. Without the order the noise can get gray and simplistic.
Pharoah Sanders – Black Unity
