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Michael White: The Land Of Spirit And Light

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In September 1973, “Impulse!” label released “The Land of Spirit and Light”, the third Michael White album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Michael White – violin
  • Prince Lasha – piccolo, flute, alto flute, clarinet
  • Ed Kelly – piano
  • Bob King – classical guitar
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Kenneth Nash – percussion
  • Stanley Nash, Kenny Jenkins, ABC Messenger delivery man – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael White, except where noted.

  1. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 1)
  2. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 2)
  3. The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 3)
  4. Fatima’s Garden
  5. Fiesta Dominical
  6. O Ancient One
  7. Lament (Mankind) – Cecil McBee, Michael White

Michael White: Go With The Flow

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In July 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Go With the Flow”, the fifth Michael White album (credited to Michael White’s Magic Music Company). It was recorded in June 1974, at “ABC” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Michael White – electric violin, tambourine, ashtray synthesizer, percussion
  • Ed Kelly – piano, electric piano, organ
  • Bob King – guitar
  • Kenneth Jenkins – bass, electric bass, wah-wah pedal
  • Paul Smith – drums
  • Kenneth Nash – congas, griot bells, thumb piano, vocals, gong, synthesizer, bells, percussion

Track listing:

All compositions by Michael White.

  1. Go With the Flow #1
  2. The Lady Sirro
  3. In The Silence (Listen)
  4. Spaceslide
  5. Her
  6. Moondust Shuffle
  7. Go With the Flow #2

Pharoah Sanders

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On September 24, 2022, Farrell Sanders aka Pharoah Sanders died aged 81, He was musician (tenor saxophone), played a important role in the development of free jazz and spiritual jazz through his work as a member of John Coltrane’s groups in the mid-1960s, and later through his solo work. He recorded and performed with Leon Thomas, Alice Coltrane, Don Cherry, Kenny Garrett, Norman Connors, Tisziji Munoz, McCoy Tyner, Randy Weston, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Michael Mantler, Fary Bartz, Larry Young, Ed Kelly, Hilton Ruiz, Idris Muhammad, Benny Golson, Art Davis, Sonny Sharrock, New York Unite, Franklin Kiermyer, Bheki Mseleku, Jah Wobble, Wallace Roney, Terry Callier, Alex Blake, Kahil El’Zabar, David Murray, Will Clhoun and Joey DeFrancesco. As leader Sanders released 37 albums.