• 1. The Creator Has A Master Plan
      • 2. Colors

      Over half an hour of "The Creator Has A Master Plan"! Leon Thomas on vocals joins the Pharoah for one of the greatest collaborations in deep, spiritual jazz ever! Essential!

      original= 1980 mca pressing

      Other Releases by Pharoah Sanders

      Pharoah SandersElevationVerve
      Awesome spiritual jazz of the highest order!Elevation, released in 1974 on Impulse! Records, finds saxophonist Pharoah Sanders expanding his spiritual...
        • LP 7898487£27.99
          Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.
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        Pharoah SandersLove is HereTranscendence Sounds
        Transferred from the original stereo tape reels and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, these sessions stand as one of the last major unreleased...
        • – Love Is Here 1
        • – Love Is Here 2
        • – Farrel Tune
        • – The Creator Has A Master Plan
        • – I Want To Talk About You
        • – Love Is Everywhere
        Pharoah SandersThembi (1971)Decca / Verve
        Classic deep jazz album that incudes the tranquil "Astral Travelling", the beautiful "Thembi" and features Lonnie Liston Smith and Michael White! All...
        • – Astral Travelling
        • – Red Black And Green
        • – Thembi
        • – Love
        • – Morning Prayer
        • – Bailophone Dance
        • LP 6522573£31.99
          Part of the 'Verve By Request' series.
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        Pharoah SandersPharoahLuaka Bop
        Frequently bootlegged, this is the first official version since 1977! Includes two previously unreleased live performances of the masterpiece “Harvest...
        • – Harvest Time
        • 2×LP Box Set (1.2kg) LPLBOP8008£52.00
          Deluxe limited edition embossed 2LP boxset w/ 24-page booklet, rare photos and ephemera.
        • 2×CD CDLBOP8008£28.00
          Deluxe 2xCD boxset w/ 70-page booklet.
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        Pharoah SandersBlack Unity (1971)Impulse!
        Super-heavy percussive spiritual jazz. Highly recommended!Pharaoh Sanders added groove to foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his...
        • – Black Unity Pt. 1
        • – Black Unity Pt. 2
        • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 5521236£25.99
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        Pharoah SandersKarma (Acoustic Sounds Series)Verve
        Seminal release on Impulse featuring the spiritual vocalist supreme Leon Thomas on the anthem The Creator has A Masterplan. Pharoah Sanders’ third Impulse!...
        • – The Creator Has A Master Plan
        • – Colours
        Pharoah SandersWelcome To LoveMusic On Vinyl
        Pharoah "Farrell" Sanders was a leading figure in the world of jazz and his tenor saxophone playing earned him a legendary status among jazz circles.This...
        • – You Don't Know What Love Is
        • – The Nearness Of You
        • – My One And Only Love
        • – I Want To Talk About You
        • – Soul Eyes

        Other Releases on Impulse!

        John ColtraneThe Best Of John Coltrane - His Greatest Years, Vol. 2Impulse!
          • Original 2×LP AS-9223-2£40.00
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          John ColtraneImpressionsImpulse!
          Classic modal jazz album from the master of deep jazz and one of the most important performer/composers ever! Modal fans will love the tranquil, melancholic...
            • Original LP£40.00
              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of Print Japanese Pressing Vinyl, green label pressing, w/ Obi
            • CD 1764899£7.99
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            John ColtraneA Love SupremeImpulse!
            STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold, mono pressing (first time in 50 years! - THE WORKS! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100%...
              Brandee YoungerGadabout SeasonImpulse!
              In Brandee’s own words, “This album is the most vulnerable piece of work to ever come from me. Across ten tracks I navigate the ‘twists and turns’...
              • – Reckoning
              • – End Means (feat. Shabaka)
              • – Gadabout Season
              • – Breaking Point
              • – Reflection Eternal
              • – New Pinnacle
              • – Surrender (feat. Courtney Bryan)
              • – BBL
              • – Unswept Corners
              • – Discernment (feat. Josh Johnson)
              Alice ColtraneThe Carnegie Hall ConcertImpulse!
              This album features Alice Coltrane’s first Carnegie Hall performance as a leader, joined by an all-star band including fellow members of her late-husband...
              • – Shiva-Loka
              Pharoah SandersBlack Unity (1971)Impulse!
              Super-heavy percussive spiritual jazz. Highly recommended!Pharaoh Sanders added groove to foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his...
              • – Black Unity Pt. 1
              • – Black Unity Pt. 2
              • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 5521236£25.99
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              Clark TerryIt's What's Happenin'Impulse!
                • Original LP AS-9157£10.00
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                Brandee YoungerBrand New LifeImpulse!
                Brandee Younger will release her second album on Impulse! Records, ‘Brand New Life’. Younger is quite often noted for standing on the shoulders of...
                • – You're A Girl For One Man Only
                • – Brand New Life (feat. Mumu Fresh)
                ShabakaAfrikan CultureImpulse!
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                • – Black Meditation
                • – Call It A European Paradox
                • – Ital Is Vital
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                • – Explore Inner Space
                • – The Dimension Of Subtle Awareness
                • – Rebirth
                Yusef Lateef1984Impulse!
                  • New LP (180g) 0600753975510£27.99
                    Elemental Music
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                  McCoy Tyner TrioInceptionImpulse!
                  Recorded for Impulse! Records in January of 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio, Inception marked pianist McCoy Tyner’s debut as a leader. This session...
                  • – Inception
                  • – There Is No Greater Love
                  • – Blues For Gwen
                  • – Sunset
                  • – Effendi
                  • – Speak Low
                  • LP 8829746£36.99
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                  • Original LP IMPL57390£45.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl w/Obi - beautiful copy!
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                  John ColtraneCrescentImpulse!
                  Crescent is widely regarded as one of John Coltrane's finest albums, featuring the talents of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones. During 1964,...
                  • – Crescent
                  • – Wise One
                  • – Lonnie's Lament
                  • LP (180 gram) 3807582£35.99
                    Deluxe gatefold tip-on sleeve
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                  • Original LP£50.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Japanese Vinyl, gatefold, 2nd issue, no Obi, w/insert
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                  John ColtraneA Love Supreme: Live in SeattleImpulse!
                  A never-before-heard live recording from a private collection! Coltrane’s classic quartet inc. Pharoah Sanders. One of only three known concert performances...
                    Sons Of KemetBlack To The FutureImpulse!
                    Second Impluse! records release for cult UK jazz psychonauts, Sons Of Kemet! Frenetic, spiritual, cosmic jazz energy from Shabaka Hutchings, Theon Cross...
                    • – Hustle feat. Kojey Radical
                    Impulse Records: Music, Message And The MomentImpulse!
                    UNBELIEVABLE new compilation of deep spiritual music by John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp and other groundbreaking...
                    • – The John Coltrane Quartet — Africa
                    • – Max Roach — Garvey's Ghost
                    • – John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane — Reverend King
                    • – Alice Coltrane — Blue Nile
                    • – Pharoah Sanders — Astral Traveling
                    • – Archie Shepp — Blues for Brother George Jackson
                    • 1. – The John Coltrane Quartet — Africa
                    • 2. – Max Roach — Garvey's Ghost
                    • 15. – John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane — Reverend King
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                    • 4×LP Box Set (2kg) 3567187£160.00
                      • 4xLP box set is housed in a high-quality archival portfolio cast with a museum drop front.
                      • Magazine style booklet featuring original impulse! ads and artist photos
                      • Impulse! vinyl slipmat.
                      • Free UK shipping!
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                    • 2×CD 3567186£20.00
                    Thelonious MonkPalo AltoImpulse!
                    'Palo Alto' is a previously unknown and unreleased live Thelonious Monk recording from 1968! After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in...
                    • – Epistrophy
                    John ColtraneBlue World (1964) [Previously Unreleased]Impulse!
                    In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled 'Le Chat dans le Sac' ('The Cat...
                    • – Blue World
                    John HandyCarnival (1977)Impulse!
                      • Original LP 28 691 XOT£10.00
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                      John Coltrane1963: New DirectionsImpulse!
                      FREE UK SHIPPING ON VINYL BOX SET! John Coltrane 1963: New Directions collects all of John Coltrane’s 1963 Impulse recordings in the order in which...
                        The Comet Is ComingTrust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep MysteryImpulse!
                        Futurist jazz voyagers (lead by Shabaka Hutchings) The Comet Is Coming release their anticipated 2nd album via Impulse! A propulsive, kaleidoscopic trip...
                        • – Summon The Fire
                        John ColtraneBoth Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumImpulse!
                        On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his classic quartet - McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones - recorded an entire studio album at the legendary...
                        • – Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
                        Sons of KemetYour Queen Is A ReptileImpulse!
                        Sons of Kemet’s third studio album, and first under the impulse! label! Shabaka Hutchings and his band incorporate sounds of spiritual jazz music, while...
                        • – My Queen Is Ada Eastman
                        • – My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark
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                        • – My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper
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                        • – My Queen Is Doreen Lawrence
                        Louis BellsonThunderbird (1966)Impulse!
                          • Original LP£40.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, first press Impulse Records
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                          John ColtraneAscension (1965)Impulse!
                          Landmark free jazz album! An essential classic for any fan of 'new thing' improvisation! John Coltrane was one of the greatest player/composers the world...
                          • – Part I
                          • – Part II
                          Alice ColtraneHuntington Ashram Monastery / World GalaxyImpulse!
                          Two seminal, deep Alice Coltrane albums on one CD! 'Huntington Ashram Monastery' from 1969 is a trio outing with Ron Carter on bass and Rashied Ali on...
                            Alice ColtraneJourney In Satchidananda (1971)Impulse!
                            100% essential, C-L-A-S-S-I-C spiritual jazz album featuring Pharoah Sanders! Deep-as-it-gets, hypnotic, trance-like, spiritually uplifting music featuring...
                            • – Journey in Satchidananda
                            • – Stopover Bombay
                            Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)Impulse!
                            Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane recorded on September 26, 1962 and released in February 1963 on...
                              Archie SheppThe Magic Of Ju-Ju (1968)Impulse!
                              Heavyweight, check the bass-line on Sorry Bout Dat. Hardcore essential. A must-have for anyone interested in '60's African-American avant-garde jazz....
                                John ColtraneColtrane (1962)Impulse!
                                Coltrane's first for Impulse, in 1962, was also the first recording for the classic quartet line-up and is a beautiful blend of extended modal solos, as...
                                  • Original LP£45.00
                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print JAPANESE Vinyl w/ Obi
                                  • LP 1810201£23.00
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                                  • New LP (180g Coloured Vinyl) 8436559469043£16.00
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                                  John ColtraneMeditations (1966)Impulse!
                                  Beautiful, intense, spiritual jazz from the master! This is a landmark album for John Coltrane, recorded in his 'classic period' just after his masterpiece...

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                                    • – Ptah, The El Daoud
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                                    • Adebukonla Ajao and Her Group – Aboyin Ile
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                                            All time party Studio One dancehall tune from the legendary Lone Ranger, guaranteed to make people dance. Monster, monster tune !
                                            • Lone Ranger – Love Bump
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