Jewels of Thought

Jewels of Thought
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1969, reissued 1998
Recorded	October 20, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:55
Label	Impulse! Records
Producer	Ed Michel
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Karma (1969)Karma1969 Jewels of Thought (1969) Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (1970)

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Jewels of Thought is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on October 20, 1969, and was released on Impulse! Records in the same year. The 1998 reissue merged "Sun In Aquarius" into one 27-minute-long track.

Track listing

1. "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah" (P. Sanders, L. Smith, Jr., Amosis Leontopolis Thomas) – 15:04
2. "Sun In Aquarius (Part I)" (P. Sanders, L. Smith, Jr.) – 8:22
3. "Sun In Aquarius (Part II)" (P. Sanders, L. Smith, Jr.) - 19:56

Personnel

• Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, reed flute, kalimba, orchestra chimes, percussion
• Leon Thomas – vocals, percussion
• Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, African flute, kalimba, percussion
• Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
• Richard Davis – bass, percussion (on #2-3 only)
• Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
• Roy Haynes – drums (on #1 only)

See also

• 1969 in music