On March 26, 2021, “Luaka Bop” label released “Promises”, album by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Floating Points (Sam Shepherd).

Personnel:

• Sam Shepherd  – piano, harpsichord, celesta, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Oberheim 4 voice, Oberheim OB-Xa, Solina String Ensemble, Therevox ET-4.3, EMS Synthi, ARP 2600, Buchla 200e, string writing, string arrangements, mixing
• Pharoah Sanders – voice, tenor saxophone
• London Symphony Orchestra – strings
• Sally Herbert – LSO conductor
• Carmine Lauri – LSO lead
• Olli Cunningham – score preparation
• Colin Rae – score preparation
• John Prestage – recording
• Ashley Andrew-Jones – recording assistant
• Gianluca Massimo – recording assistant
• Jeremy Murphy – engineer
• Sean Cook – engineer
• Tim Pennells – mixing assistant
• Julie Mehretu – cover artwork
• Paul Diddy – design, layout
• Eric Welles-Nyström – photography
• Shawn Johnson – photography
• Chris Bellman – lacquer cut
• Yale Evelev – executive producer
• Eric Welles-Nyström – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Shepherd.

1. Promises (Movements 1 – 5)
2. Promises (Movements 6 – 9)