View basket “A Monastic Trio (Verve by Request)” has been added to your basket. Spirits Known And Unknown Leon Thomas SKU: PPAN FDS-115 Barcode: 5060149623077 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 20th February 2020 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Spirits Known And Unknown quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Remastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London “Leon Thomas’ debut solo recording after his tenure with Pharoah Sanders is a fine one. Teaming with a cast of musicians that includes bassist Cecil McBee, flutist James Spaulding, Roy Haynes, Lonnie Liston Smith, Richard Davis, and Sanders (listed here as ‘Little Rock’), etc. Thomas’ patented yodel is in fine shape here, displayed alongside his singular lyric style and scat singing trademark. The set begins with a shorter, more lyrical version of Thomas’ signature tune ‘The Creator Has a Master Plan,’ with the lyric riding easy and smooth alongside the yodel, which bubbles up only in the refrains. It’s a different story on his own ‘One,’ with Davis’ piano leading the charge and Spaulding blowing through the center of the track, Thomas alternates scatting and his moaning, yodeling, howling, across the lyrics, through them under them and in spite of them. “It’s an intense ride and one that sets up the glorious ‘Echoes.’ This tune is Thomas at his most spiritual and uplifting, carrying the mysterious drift of his tune entwined with Spaulding’s flute and a set of Pan pipes, fluttering in and out of the mix before his wail comes to the fore as a solo. The end of side one reaches into Thomas’ past (he sang with everyone from Count Basie to Grant Green and Mary Lou Williams) for a highly original read of Horace Silver’s classic ‘Song for My Father.’ Thomas imbues the tune with so much emotion, it’s a wonder he can keep it under wraps. Side two is more free from in nature with ‘Damn Nam,’ a near rant, but one possessed with melodic vision and harmonic invention with this band. There’s also the deeply moving ‘Malcolm’s Gone,’ a co-write between Thomas and Sanders that features the latter’s gorgeous blowing, hard and true in the middle of the mix, and a wildly spiritual Eastern vibe coming through in the improvisation. “It’s the longest track on the record, and one of the most criminally ignored in Thomas’ long career. The album closes with Bell and Houston’s ‘Let the Rain Fall on Me.’ It’s a shimmering straight jazz number with a beautiful piano solo by Smith. It sends out a visionary album out on a sweet, soulful note. Ultimately, this is among Thomas’ finest moments on vinyl, proving his versatility and accessibility to an audience who, for too long already, had associated him too closely with the avant-garde and free jazz.” — AllMusic Artist Leon Thomas Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) One Echoes Song For My Father Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' To Vietnam) Malcolm's Gone Let The Rain Fall On Me Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Dwight Trible Ancient Future Jazz | Gearbox | 1LP Released 17th March 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dwight Trible Ancient Future £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: GB1584 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shelly Manne and Friends My Fair Lady Jazz | Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) | 180g, 1LP Released 15th September 2023 £36.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Shelly Manne and Friends My Fair Lady £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) SKU: 7224097 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th September 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Milt Jackson & Ray Charles Soul Brothers Blues | ORG | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd August 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Milt Jackson & Ray Charles Soul Brothers £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: ORG SKU: LP9152259 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fourplay Journey Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 23rd August 2024 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fourplay Journey £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3632C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 23rd August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Afro Blue Impressions Jazz | Craft Recordings | 2LP Released 29th March 2024 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Afro Blue Impressions £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 7235781 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman Tomorrow is the Question Jazz | Concord Jazz | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th April 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ornette Coleman Tomorrow is the Question £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Jazz SKU: 7235973 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien Abrazo Jazz | ACT | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th August 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien Abrazo £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP96311 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists The Rough Guide to World Jazz Jazz | World Music Network | 1LP Released 28th June 2019 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Rough Guide to World Jazz £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: World Music Network SKU: RGNET1385LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charlie Parker Charlie Parker – The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection Jazz | Verve | 10", Box Set Released 8th January 2021 £108.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charlie Parker Charlie Parker – The Mercury & Clef 10-inch LP Collection £108.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 886876 Formats: 10", Box Set Released Date: 8th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Bopping the Blues Jazz | ORG / Black Lion | 180g, 1LP Released 17th July 2012 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Bopping the Blues £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG / Black Lion SKU: ORGM1048 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th July 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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