Jewels of Thought cover

Jewels of Thought

Released

This 1970 album contains just two long tracks. The first, “Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah,” is a re-recording of a piece originally called “Prince Of Peace”; it was tracked in 1969 for Izipho Zam, but that album sat on the shelf until 1973. Expanded from just under nine minutes to more than 15, and played by a small group (Lonnie Liston Smith on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, Idris Muhammad on drums) it features a lot more of Pharoah’s R&B-unto-hurricane blowing. The second piece, “Sun In Aquarius,” actually begins on Side A and continues all the way through Side B of the original vinyl; it’s nearly 28 minutes long and features a lot more hand percussion, shakers, and a long and surprisingly aggressive piano intro from Smith. It might be the most AACM-ish thing Sanders ever released.

Phil Freeman

Recommended by

Suggestions
Sextant cover

Sextant

Herbie Hancock
From the River to the Ocean cover

From the River to the Ocean

Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson
The Third Man cover

The Third Man

Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava
Funky Skull cover

Funky Skull

Melvin Jackson
Avenging Angel cover

Avenging Angel

Craig Taborn
Fearless Movement cover

Fearless Movement

Kamasi Washington
Guitar cover

Guitar

Sonny Sharrock
Pedernal cover

Pedernal

Susan Alcorn Quintet
Live in Marciac cover

Live in Marciac

Brad Mehldau