Welcome to Love
| Welcome to Love | ||||
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| Studio album by Pharoah Sanders | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July 17, 18 & 19, 1990 at Studio Gimmick, 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 Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1990 and first released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1] The album features jazz standards, many of which were also recorded by John Coltrane.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy observed "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]
Track listing
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (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
- 1 2 Loewy, Steve. Welcome to Love – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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