Leon Thomas - Spirits Known And Unknown - Pure Pleasure LP

180-Gram Vinyl

Leon Thomas' debut as a leader, following his tenure with Pharoah Sanders, is a spiritual-jazz landmark. Backed by a stellar cast — Cecil McBee, James Spaulding, Roy Haynes, Lonnie Liston Smith, Richard Davis, and Sanders himself — Thomas unveils his singular yodel, scat, and lyric style across his signature "The Creator Has a Master Plan," a soulful read of Horace Silver's "Song for My Father," and the deeply moving, Sanders co-written "Malcolm's Gone."

Features

• 180-gram vinyl
• Label: Pure Pleasure (reissue of Flying Dutchman)

Track Listing

Side One:

1. The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace)
2. One
3. Echoes
4. Song for My Father

Side Two:

1. Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)
2. Malcolm's Gone
3. Let the Rain Fall on Me