Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973/2025) [Strata-East – SES-19733-25LP, RSD 2025]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 50:32 | 1,83 GB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Strata-East
Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is the third album led by American saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. The album was recorded in 1969 but not released on the Strata-East label until 1973. It features Sanders with a large ensemble.
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote that “Izipho Zam is a wonderful recording, full of the depth of vision and heartfelt soul that has informed every recording of Sanders since,” and called it “an exhilarating, indispensable out jazz experience”. Marcus J. Moore, writing for the New York Times, included the album in his list of “15 Essential Black Liberation Jazz Tracks” and wrote that the title track is “a sprawling 28-minute collage of West African percussion, meditative chants and Mr. Sanders’s screeching saxophone. Around the 15-minute mark, the arrangement settles into a hypnotic drum break that still sounds incredibly fresh and modern, 47 years after its release.
Vinyl Info:
Tracklist:
01. Pharoah Sanders – Prince Of Peace (08:52)
02. Pharoah Sanders – Balance (12:44)
03. Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (28:55)
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