Sold Date: November 29, 2022
Start Date: November 22, 2022
Final Price: $50.00 (USD)
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PHAROAH SANDERS  HARD-TO-FIND NEAR MINT VINYL "DEAF DUMB BLIND" TRULY SPIRITUAL JAZZ! A 1969 FIRST PRESSING RELEASE.
Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) Review  

by Thom Jurek

"After  was issued and Sanders had established himself -- to himself -- as a musician who had something valuable and of use to say, he was on what this critic considers to be a divinely inspired tear. Deaf Dumb Blind is an example of that inspiration. Beginning with the title cut, a suite of over 21 minutes, Sanders brings in the whole of his obsession with rhythm and R&B. Using African percussion, bylophones, shakers, cowbells, and all manner of percussion, as well as drummer , Sanders brought in  to hold down the bass chair and  back in on piano, and added a three-piece horn section that included  on alto and  on trumpet in addition to himself. Whew! Here the Latin and African polyrhythms collide and place the horns, as large and varied as they are, in almost a supplementary role. The horns check counterpoint in striated harmony, calling and responding over the wash of bass and drums and drums and drums! It evolves into a percussion orgy before the scary otherworldly multiphonic solos begin. And  and  are worthy foils for Sanders. And no matter how out it gets, those rhythms keep it rooted in the soul. "Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord" is almost 18 minutes in length. It has a long soprano intro, covered in shimmering bells and shakers with a glorious piano fill by , who becomes more prominent, along with some excellent arco work by , until the piece becomes a meditation on lyricism and silence about halfway through. The entire band eventually rejoins for a group ostinato with very little variation, except in timbre and subtle accented color work by Sanders and . It is a stunningly beautiful and contemplative work that showcases how intrinsic melodic phrasing and drones were to Sanders at the time -- and still are today. This piece, and this album, is a joyful noise made in the direction of the divine, and we can feel it through the speakers, down in the place that scares us."

Of note: while the cover has NO seam splits or tears, it does show some wear on the spine and minor dings and some scuffs at the spine corners. However, with this high quality vinyl - according to Discogs, it is still selling in the plus $65 range