Journey to the One

Journey to the One
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1980
Recorded	December 1979 in San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:00
Label	Theresa TR 108/109
Producer	Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Beyond a Dream (1979) Journey to the One (1980) Rejoice (1981)

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]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Pharaoh Sanders except as indicated

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

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