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.
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)
