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Journey to the One
Journey to the One
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1980
Recorded	December 1979
Studio	San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:00
Label	Theresa TR 108/109
Producer	Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders chronology

Journey to the One is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1979 and released on the Theresa label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Jazzwise	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	^[4]
Uncut	7/10^[6]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "As usual, Sanders shifts between spiritual peace and violent outbursts in his tenor solos".^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the music "strong, vibrant jazz," and wrote: "What's quickly apparent is that the gentler, more linear and melodic Sanders is not fundamentally different from the high-octane screamer, just differently modulated."^[3]

Writing for Jazzwise, Kevin Le Gendre stated: "Backed by a formidable band, Sanders moves seamlessly from tenderness to aggression all the while creating a compelling narrative over the two discs."^[5]

Chris May of All About Jazz included Journey to the One in his list of "Alternative Top Ten Albums," calling it "the album that introduced Sanders to a new generation of dancefloor-loving jazz neophytes."^[7]

A writer for Billboard praised the album's "superb playing," and noted: "there is something here that transcends labels."^[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except where noted

"Greetings to Idris" – 7:28
"Doktor Pitt" – 12:13
"Kazuko" – 8:07
"After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 5:36
"Soledad" – 4:56
"You've Got to Have Freedom" – 6:48
"Yemenja" (John Hicks) – 5:35
"It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:32
"Think About the One" – 4:15
"Bedria" – 10:30

Personnel

Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, tambura, sleigh bells
Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn (tracks 2 & 6)
John Hicks – piano (tracks 1,2 6–8 & 10)
Joe Bonner – piano, electric piano (track 4 & 9)
Bedria Sanders – harmonium (track 5)
Paul Arslanian – harmonium, wind chimes (track 3)
Mark Isham – synthesizer (track 9)
James Pomerantz – sitar (track 5)
Yoko Ito Gates – koto (track 3)
Chris Hayes (track 10), Carl Lockett (tracks 1,7 & 9) – guitar
Ray Drummond (tracks 1,2, 6–8 & 10), Joy Julks (track 9) – bass
Idris Muhammad (tracks 1,2, 6–8 & 10), Randy Merritt (track 9) – drums
Phil Ford – tabla (track 5)
Babatunde Lea – shekere, congas (track 9)
Dee Dee Dickerson, Bobby McFerrin, Vicki Randle, Ngoh Spencer – vocals (tracks 6 & 9)
Claudette Allen – vocals (track 9)

References

^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 12, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Journey to the One – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1151.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
^ ^a ^b Le Gendre, Kevin. "Pharoah Sanders: Journey To The One". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "How to Buy Pharoah Sanders". Uncut. November 2023. p. 69.
^ May, Chris (December 10, 2020). "Pharoah Sanders: An Alternative Top Ten Albums To Feed Your Head". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. November 15, 1980. p. 93.