For 1971’s Black Unity, Pharaoh Sanders added groove to foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his previous Impulse! albums. The result is a piercing and emotive 37-minute rhythm-driven title track exploration of African, Latin, aborigine and Native American sounds.
This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Black Unity – Part 1
Side B
2. Black Unity – Part 2
Pharoah Sanders (soprano and tenor sax, balafon); Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson (trumpet); Carlos Garnett (flute, tenor sax); Joe Bonner (piano): Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee (bass); Norman Connors, Billy Hart (drums); Lawrence Killian (conga, balafon, talking drum, percussion)
