View basket “Ballads & Blues” 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 McCoy Tyner Sahara Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 1LP Released 7th April 2009 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders McCoy Tyner Sahara £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: MFSL1289 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Lovano Quartets: Live At The Vanguard 1 Jazz | Universal/Blue Note | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 18th November 2014 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Lovano Quartets: Live At The Vanguard 1 £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal/Blue Note SKU: 4702991 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Candy Dulfer Saxuality Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd November 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Candy Dulfer Saxuality £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3143 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Butcher Brown Solar Music Jazz | Concord Jazz | 2LP Released 6th October 2023 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Butcher Brown Solar Music £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Jazz SKU: 7249836 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Johnny Hallyday Ça ne finira jamais Jazz | Warner Jazz | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 4th December 2015 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Johnny Hallyday Ça ne finira jamais £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Warner Jazz SKU: 0825646015535 Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 4th December 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Tolliver Music Inc Impact Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 9th September 2022 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Tolliver Music Inc Impact £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: SES-19757 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Decca Records | 180g, 1LP Released 9th February 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Ascenseur Pour L’échafaud £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Decca Records SKU: 5830942 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tord Gustavsen Trio Seeing Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 20th September 2024 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tord Gustavsen Trio Seeing £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 6520462 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th September 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings Jazz | Doxy | 180g, 1LP Released 18th June 2012 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Doxy SKU: DOX866LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Blossom Dearie The Lost Sessions From The Netherlands (The Lost Recordings) Jazz | The Lost Recordings | 180g, 1LP, 45rpm Released 11th September 2023 £68.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blossom Dearie The Lost Sessions From The Netherlands (The Lost Recordings) £68.00 Genre: Jazz Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 1804033V Formats: 180g, 1LP, 45rpm Released Date: 11th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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