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)Beyond a Dream1979 Journey to the One (1980) Rejoice (1981)Rejoice1981

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

Reception

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AllMusic

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

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)