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- Posted: 12/14/2020 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#3649): Karma by Pharoah Sanders
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Today's album of the day
Karma by Pharoah Sanders (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1969.
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Overall rank: 716
Average rating: 81/100 (from 241 votes).
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Tracks:
1. The Creator Has A Master Plan
2. Colors
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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PossiblyMichigan
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- #2
- Posted: 12/14/2020 21:17
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One of the three greatest jazz records of all time? From a man that kills every solo he's been given and just has an awe inspiring body of work (black unity, deaf dumb blind, thembi, just any record he put out from 67 to 74)
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- Posted: 12/14/2020 21:30
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It's pretty much perfect. I also adore Thembi and Black Unity (those two in particular, but it's hard to go wrong in that period), but gotta say that this is my favourite on most days. Never checked who engineered or produced this, but texturally it's just gorgeous - the brutal crescendos have a perfect balance of collective murk and individual clarity, that the entire thing feels at once telepathic and yet still driven by its creators' personal urges. It's also just super fucking groovy, which sometimes gets lost in everyone's desire to emphasise its inherent spirituality. It feels like Gamble & Huff trying to make a Velvet Underground record (but please do excuse my reductive comparisons). It's great.
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Luigii
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- Posted: 12/14/2020 21:40
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Might get shit for this but in all honesty, this is better than A Love Supreme. Love Supreme is great. But when I think of a higher bar for jazz in the 60's I'd go for this. Skinny's write up is correct. Honestly it is when you get the hurricane of noise where this becomes a personal highlight for me.
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DommeDamian
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Age: 23
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NowhereMan
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LedZep
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- Posted: 12/15/2020 09:55
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The holy trinity was Black Unity, Love In Us All and Karma. That was until I've heard Wisdom Through Music, which is too good and somewhat forgotten. It might just creep into that top 3.
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Fischman
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- #8
- Posted: 12/15/2020 15:18
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Unlike anything before or since. A straight up stunner.
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EyeKanFly
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- Posted: 12/15/2020 15:52
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While I prefer Black Unity, Karma is undeniably incredible. I don't have much to say to add to what others have already said. While Sanders' saxophone is incredible, some of the drumming and percussion really shines throughout his work. Man knew how to lead a band.
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