Jimi Tenor's new single on Philophon was created at the label's own Joy Sound Studios in Kumasi/Ghana. Here he encountered the lively music scene that the city, once the birthplace of highlife, has to offer.
With the title track My Mind, Jimi brings one of his classics from the 90s to new life. It goes without saying that he takes the highlife beat as his basis here.
With Love Is The Language he has created another hymn to the mystery of love, the exploration of which runs like a common thread through his now extensive work.
On both pieces he is accompanied by the ten-man Rubato Chorus. The result is two epic pieces that are consistent with Jimi's work.
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released March 8, 2024
Jimi Tenor - Vocals, Keyboards, Saxophone, Flute
Pitches - Trumpet
King Phi LaFaro - Bass
Taflis Man - Drums (on A), Kpanlogo Drums
Ekow Alabi Savage - Drums (on B), Percussion (on A)
Muggy Whitefield - Percussion (on B)
Choir by The Rubato Chorus conducted by Emmanuella Baiden
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Max Weissenfeldt
at Joy Sound Studios, Kumasi
Vinyl Cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmions Cuttings, Helsinki
Photos by Toimi Tytti (front), Jimi Tenor (back)
Cover by Max Weissenfeldt
Graphics by Jana Weiz, Berlin
Product Management by Oscar at HWC, Berlin
My god, what an absolutely incredible Suite. I'll admit, I've struggled to get into Pharoah Sanders due to diving headfirst into some of his most challenging catalogue and that never worked. This is the perfect place to restart. Floating Points is new for me and I can honestly say I've never heard synthesizer music this lush and organic before. the LSO is just perfect. This is one of those albums that any serious music fan needs in their life. The perfect swan song for the great Pharaoh! 5/5 ClassyMusicSnob
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
Found via DJ Koco (from Japan) been spinning it on my last show at Soho Radio - https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/b-side-sessions-with-dj-kobayashi-27082020/
and cant stop listening since....
Big TUNE! DJ Kobayashi