To start, here's a previous discussion of both Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders.
For this thread, I thought maybe we could focus in on Pharoah, and, in particular, the merits of his various recordings for the Impulse! catalog. Here are, in chronological order, his leader dates for the label. (Please post corrections and/or additions. Thanks!)
Pharoah Sanders on Impulse!
1. Tauhid - November 1966
2. Karma - February 1969
3. Jewels of Thought - October 1969
4. Summun Bukmun Umyun - July 1970
5. Thembi - November 1970 & January 1971
6. Live at The East - 1971
7. Black Unity - November 1971
8. Village of the Pharoahs - December 1971, November 1972, September 1973
9. Wisdom Through Music - 1972
10. Elevation - September 1973
11. Love In Us All - 1973
Have all of these albums seen, from the U.S. or Japan, compact disc reissue? I've only heard eight of the eleven albums listed above. Would like to hear Live at The East in particular.
What do you think of Sanders' output for the label? Any particular favorites, or those you'd deem worth skipping? Even though Black Unity is just one track (making up an entire album), I think it's my favorite from those I've heard.
A Mosaic set is likely out of the question, but it would be nice to have all of Pharoah's leader dates for Impulse! collected in one place.
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This recording — a private tape and not Impulse!-related, but in Sanders' discography — is also one I'd like to hear:
Sunny Murray Acoustical Swing Quintet
San Francisco - Both/And Club - August 1967
Alan Shorter: flugelhorn
Carlos Ward: alto saxophone
Pharoah Sanders: tenor saxophone
Henry Grimes: bass
Sunny Murray: drums