Spirits Known & Unknown [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Leon Thomas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• ASIN: B00005TOXU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,753 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)

2. One

3. Echoes

4. Song For My Father

5. Damn Nam (Aint Goin To Vietnam)

6. Malcolms Gone

7. Let The Rain Fall On Me

8. Um Um Um

9. A Night In Tunisia

10. Take The A Train (Alt Take)

11. Take The A Train (Alt Take)

12. Take The A Train (Master Tape)

13. Walkin (Alt Take)

14. Walkin (Master Take)

15. Willow Weep For Me (Alt Take)

16. Willow Weep For Me (Master Take)

17. If It Didnt Hurt So Much (Alt Take)

18. If It Didnt Hurt So Much (Master Take)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Master at Work, February 13, 2002

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M. carroll "mo" (valley village, california United States) - See all my reviews
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This is Leon's best album. I cannot believe it took someone so long to re-issue this album. I owned it years ago and someone ripped it off. I have been searching for the LP for quite awhile. The album starts with "The Creator has a Master Plan" which mellows you out and settles you down. The next Track (if I remember) is "One" which shows Leons vocal powers like never before. "Damn Nam" is a blusey track about Viet Nam. Pay particlar interest to the drummer, who uses only a snare and kick drum, he beats the side of the snare at times and really works magic. Of most of the jazz buffs i know, this album is the most sought after, I will throw a party the day I receive it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another review, December 3, 2009

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Martin Kasdan Jr. (louisville, ky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirits Known & Unknown (Audio CD)

To me, Leon Thomas ranks with Ella Fitzgerald (different styles, but both personally move me). This reissue provides quality sound for his spiritually inspired jazz plus an intriguing sampler of some early swing/blues material. Now, where are his other recordings from this period?

/s/ Marty
Martin Z. Kasdan Jr.
Jazz Columnist, Louisville Music News
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting combination, March 31, 2011

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Christen A. Holloway "thepurplecatlady" (Columbus, ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirits Known & Unknown (Audio CD)

Leon Thomas's musical interpretations are definitely worth a listen. I first head of Thomas's mysterious vocal arrangements on Georgia Public Broadcasting's jazz night with Masani. His voice is very unusual and rooted.