Welcome to Love
Welcome to Love | ||||
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Yerres, France | ||||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 70:04 | |||
Label | Timeless CDSJP 358 | |||
Producer | Russ Musto and Tetsuo Hara | |||
Pharoah Sanders chronology | ||||
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Welcome to Love (subtitled Pharoah Sanders Plays Beautiful Ballads) is an album led by saxophonist
Reception
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Source | Rating |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy commented: "This performance has held up well through the years, and while the thin, reserved approach is reminiscent of Coltrane, it is still marked with Pharoah's print".[2]
The authors of
Marc Myers of All About Jazz described the recording as "one of Sanders' finest albums from his re-thinking period," and wrote that it is "an ideal introduction to Sanders and a stepping-stone to the saxophonist's more inventive, spiritual pieces."[6]
Jazz Fuel's Matt Fripp included the album in his selection of "Ten Iconic Pharoah Sanders Albums," and commented: "The playing is supremely mature and shows a deep understanding and appreciation of the material. On the surface and in comparison to his earlier releases, Sanders might, on casual glance, appear to have become entrenched in a kind of conservative, nostalgic reverie to a by-gone age, but deeper listening reveals beautiful, melodic music making by all involved here."[7]
Track listing
- "Gene DePaul, Don Raye) - 4:55
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 5:18
- "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) - 8:06
- "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) - 8:14
- "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) - 9:22
- "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) - 6:54
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Van Heusen) - 7:21
- "Say It (Over and Over Again)" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 6:57
- "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:13
- "The Bird Song" (Pharoah Sanders) - 6:50
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 6:14 Bonus track on Japanese CD
Personnel
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- William Henderson - piano
- Stafford James - bass
- Eccleston W. Wainwright Jr. - drums
References
- ^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 15, 2015
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.
- ^ Myers, Marc (December 13, 2008). "Pharoah Sanders: Welcome To Love". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Fripp, Matt (September 2, 2022). "Ten Iconic Pharoah Sanders Albums". Jazz Fuel. Retrieved October 17, 2022.