Pharoah Sanders – Karma (SHM-SACD single layer)

Five years after “A Love Supreme” and at the height of the 1960s, “Karma” became the most complete iteration of spiritual jazz. The joyful, cyclical bass line and the sung title evoke memories of the legendary Coltrane album. “The Creator Has A Master Plan,” a 33-minute carousel ride between soul and free jazz that triggered many a trip in the minds of listeners at home and also brought about altered states among the players, was also well received by listeners who were not jazz aficionados: “Karma” sold better than many rock albums and earned Sanders a permanent record deal with ABC-Paramount, the parent company of Impulse. In addition, the album reached number 5 on the US jazz charts and number 188 on the American Billboard charts in the popular music category. The German edition of Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album number 4 on its list of the 100 best jazz albums in 2013.

As part of the popular “Verve Acoustic Sounds Series,” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic as a limited edition Japan SHM-SACD in a mini LP cardboard sleeve with OBI stripe. The original recording sessions for “Karma” took place on February 14 and 19, 1969, at RCA Studios in New York City.

Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone)
Julius Watkins (French horn)
Leon Thomas (percussion, vocals)
James Spaulding (flute)
Lonnie Liston Smith (piano)
Reggie Workman (bass)
Ron Carter (bass)
Billy Hart (drums)
Freddie Waits (drums)
Nathanel Bettis (percussion)

This title is an SHM SACD. This format is the further development of the single-layer SACD and uses a particularly light-transparent plastic (Super High Material). It allows a much better readability of the pit-land structures on the surface than is possible with hybrid SACDs. Universal’s SHM SACDs are generally re-digitized to DSD from the albums’ master tapes without any changes. SHM SACDs can be played on any SACD player. Please do not use L’Art du Son or alcohol-based cleaning agents. – Please note: All titles are designed by Universal Music as limited edition collector’s items for the Japanese market.

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1.    The Creator Has A Master Plan
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