Session 1, Orange Music Studio, West Orange, NJ + Garage Sale Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw voc
Dereje Mekonnen org, elp, synth
Tony Cedras acc
Herbie Hancock elp, clavinet, synth
Amina Claudine Myers org, elp
Abegasu Shiota elp, synth
Wayne Shorter ss
Pharoah Sanders ts, ss, bells
Graham Haynes crn, flh
Henry Threadgill as, fl
Art Baron tb
Mark Taylor frh
Nicky Skopelitis 6- and 12-strings g
David Gilmore g
Zakki Jewad g
Bill Laswell bg, synth
Thomas Gobena b
Hamid Drake dr, tabla, congas, doff
Karsh Kale dr, tabla, synth
Mikias Abebayehu dr, congas
Aiyb Dieng chatan, congas, perc
Abdou Mboup congas, talking drum, djembe, perc
Setegne Satenaw masinko
Melaku Gelaw kerare
Imani Uzuri back voc
Tigist Shibbaw back voc
Hebest Tirunehe back voc
Dawit Melesse back voc
Abonesh Adenew back voc
Mizanekritos Yohannes back voc
1.Gud Fella (E.Shibabaw) 5:35
2.Mengedegna (E.Shibabaw) 5:23
3.Tew Ante Sew (E.Shibabaw) 4:20
4.Abay (E.Shibabaw) 5:18
5.Bale Washintu (E.Shibabaw, Dejene, Bekel & Sinke Asefa) 5:35
6.Guramayle (E.Shibabaw) 4:27
7.Sew Argen (E.Shibabaw) 5:16
8.Aynama (E.Shibabaw) 5:05
9.Kahn (E.Shibabaw) 3:47
10.Zomaye (E.Shibabaw) 4:00
11.Abet Wubet (E.Shibabaw) 4:06
12.Adwa (E.Shibabaw) 5:02
Produced and arranged by Bill Laswell
Horns arr. by Henry Threadgill
Released as GIGI - GIGI - Palm Pictures PALMCD 2068-2
Session 2, 13.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc 1.Villa (Lehar) 10:54 set 2 6.Welcome (Coltrane) 12:07 private tape Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc Set 1: 1.Kazuko (Sanders) 8:00 Set 2: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:39 private tape Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc Set 1: 1.Welcome (Coltrane) 14:47 Set 2: private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc set 1: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:36 set 2: 1.Welcome (Coltrane) 14:56 private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc set 1: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:35 set 2: 1.unidentified 28:55 private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc set 1: 1.Welcome (Coltrane) 12:48 set 2: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:50 Dwight Tribble voc private tape Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc set 1: 1.Announcement 0:30 set 2: 1.Welcome (Coltrane) 14:47 private tape Billy Higgins Benefit Set 1 Pharoah Sanders ts 1.Announcement 2:05 Charles Lloyd ts 4.Announcement 2:50 Pharoah Sanders ts 9.Prayer 10:08 set 2 Pharoah Sanders ts 1.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 24:32 Bobby Hutcherson vibes + prob. 3.unidentified 7:26 4.announcement 5:13 Charles Lloyd ts 5.Poem by Kamau Daaood 9:43 Charles Lloyd ts 11.Prayer 16:33 12.Billy Higgins closing announcement 3:27 private tape Kahil el Zabar dr, perc, voc Set 1 1.When I Think of You (Ari Brown) 15:59 set 2 1.Ka-Real (Joseph Bowie) 22:14 Audience recording private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc 1.Announcements 3:11 Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Set 1: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 8:17 Set 2: 1.Kazuko/Ole (Sanders/Coltrane) 27:57 Audience recording Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Second set: 1.Unidentified 28:17 Audience recording Private tape Kahil el Zabar dr, perc, voc 1.Radio Intro 2:56 FM transmission Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc 1.Intro 1:45 Audience recording Private tape Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc set 1 1.intro (tabla + oud) 9:18 set 2 1.Ole intro tabla and oud 9:20 audience recording private tape Kahil el Zabar dr, perc, voc set 1 1.When I Think of You (Ari Brown) 19:34 set 2 1.Pharoah's Song (el Zabar) 20:39 private tape Kahil el Zabar dr, perc, voc set 1 1.When I Think of You (Ari Brown) 24:15 set 2 1.Pharoah's Song (el Zabar) 17:31 Audience recording private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Set 1: 1.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 20:23 Set 2: 1.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:29 Audience recording Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Set 1: 1.Welcome (Coltrane) 18:25 Set 2: 1.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 38:14 Audience recording Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Set 1: 1.Kazuko (Sanders) 17:37 Set 2: 1.Shukuru (Sanders) 27:45 Audience recording Private tape Pharoah Sanders ts, voc Set 1: 1.Shukuru (Sanders) 30:27 Set 2 Private tape Pharoah Sanders reeds, voc 1.My Favorite Things (Hammerstein-Rodgers) 31:43 According to N. Turner, the show started short before the change of the date. During My Favorite Things the crowd is cheering at about 11:00/12:00 audience recording private tape
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:19
3.My Favorite Things (Hammerstein-Rodgers) 29:57
4.Unidentified 11:49
5.Blues 16:19
7.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 21:35
8.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 25:37
9.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 14:50
Pharoah at Yoshi's 13.03.2001
Session 3, 14.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 18:00
3.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 14:20
4.Body and Soul (Sour-Green-Heyman-Eyton) 11:01
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 10:32
2.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 13:07
3.Naima (Coltrane) 8:18
4.Villa (Lehar) 21:30
5.Soul Eyes (M.Waldron) 8:23
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 13:14
Session 4, 15.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 34:30
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 20:31
1.Intro 0:55
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 13:49
3.Ole (Coltrane) 40:11
4.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 16:55
5.You've Got to Have Freedom (Sanders) 15:10
Session 5, 16.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.A Love supreme (Coltrane) 23:34
3.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 19:17
4.Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 16:20
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 13:00
2.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 35:20
3.unidentified 17:24
4.Villa (Lehar) 20:10
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 10:54
Session 6, 17.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.unidentified 21:20
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 15:40
4.unidentified 18:13
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 13:53
2.Naima (Coltrane) 7:47
3.Stormy Monday Blues 24:40
4.Save Our Childern (Sanders) 13:19
Session 7, 18.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
2.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 27:12
3.Polka dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 11:23
4.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammestein) 23:24
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 9:20
2.Piano intro 1:53
3.Giant steps (Coltrane) 15:13
4.Soul Eyes (Waldron) 8:28
5.All or Nothing at All (Altman-Lawrence) 25:07
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 21:37
Session 8, 19.03, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA,
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.Colors (Sanders-Thomas) 6:31
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 27:18
4.Blues 23:39
5.unidentified 15:30
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 10:36
2.Villa (Lehar) 22:25
3.Naima (Coltrane) 7:30
4.My Favorite Things (Hammerstein-Rodgers) 17:57
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 7:54
6.Highlife (Sanders) 9:12
Session 9, 20.03, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
Bobby Hutcherson vibes
2.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 17:30
3.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 8:20
Bobby Hutcherson vib
Julian Lage g
Larry Grenadier b
Tony Austin dr
Kamau Daaood recitation on 5
5.Poem by Kamau Daaood 9:37
6.Announcement 1:08
7.unknown title 12:34
8.unknown title 13:07
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
Bobby Hutcherson vibes
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
Bobby Hutcherson vibes
2.Save Our Children (Sanders) 10:17
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Bobby Hutcherson vib
Julian Lage g
Larry Grenadier b
Tony Austin dr
Kamau Daaood recitation on 5
6.unidentified title 7:45
7.announcement 0:45
8.unidentified 15:09
9.unidentified 15:06
10.announcement 0:49
Pharoah Sanders ts
William Henderson p
Bobby Hutcherson vib
Julian Lage g
Larry Grenadier b
Robert Hurst b
Tony Austin dr
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
Session 10, 4.05, Chicago, Hothouse, with Kahil el Zabar Ritual Trio
Ari Brown p, ts, voc
Malachi Favors b
Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
Susana Sandoval spoken word on Aficanos/Latinos
2.Africa N'da Blues (el Zabar) 14:15
3.Aficanos/Latinos (el Zabar/Sandoval) 18:25
2.Where Do You Want to Go (Ari Brown)23:36
Session 11, 22.06, Norigen Stage, Toronto, JVC Jazz Festival
William Henderson p
Dwayne Burno b
Yoron Israel dr
2.Welcome (Coltrane) 16:28
3.My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 29:50
4.Midnight on Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 23:40
6.Pharoah introduces the members of the group 0:50
7.Highlife (encore) (Sanders) 5:00
8.Closing announcement 0:22
Session 12, 26.06, Catalinas, LA
Kenny Davis b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 34:11
3.Origin (Sanders) 20:14
4.Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 28:15
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 4:37
2.My Favorite Things (Rogers-Hammerstein) 34:10
3.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 11:58
4.Villa (Lehar) 17:54
Session 13, 27.06, Catalinas, LA
Chaouki Smahi oud
Kenny Davis b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
this is the same tune Pharoah used to play in 1975 during his concerts in France (Paris, Reims and Marseille). Anybody knows the title? 2.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 19:04
3.Ole (Coltrane) 30:44
Session 14, 30.08, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago, Chicago Jazz Festival
Ari Brown p, ts
Malachi Favors b
Pharoah Sanders ts
Susana Sandoval spoken word on Africanos/Latinos
2.Intro 1:37
3.Autumn Leaves (Cosma-Prevert) 15:41
4.Ka-Real (Joseph Bowie) 17:15
5.Africanos/Latinos (el Zabar-Sandoval) 16:52
6.Where Do You Want to Go (Ari Brown) 20:47
7.Closing ann. 1:24
Session 15, 3.09, Oakland, Art and Soul Festival
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Littleton b
Ralph Penland dr
E.W.Wainwright perc
2.Welcome (Coltrane) 10:03
3.My Favorite Things (Rogers-Hammerstein) 19:02
4.Unidentified title 11:11
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 15:56
6.Highlife/Save Our Children (Sanders) 8:17
7.Highlife (Sanders) 8:47
Session 16, 9.09, Iridium, NYC
William Henderson p
Dwayne Burno b
Joe Farnsworth dr
Badal Roy tabla
Chaouki Smahi oud
Jim Rotundi tp (second set)
Steve Turre tb (second set)
2.unknown title 10:51
3.Shukuru (Sanders) 13:53
4.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 22:23
5.Save Our Children into Highlife (Sanders) 8:27
2.Ole intro 15:29
3.Ole (Coltrane) 39:49
4.unknown title 14:41
Session 17, 31.10, Dakota Bar, St. Paul with Kahil el Zabar Ritual Trio
Ari Brown p, ts, voc
Malachi Favors b, voc
Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
2.Unidentified ballad 8:40
3.Blues 14:11
4.Where Do You Want to Go (Ari Brown) 27:50
2.Africa N'da Blues (el Zabar) 20:40
3.Africanos/Latinos (el Zabar) 27:33
4.Unidentified (same as nr 2 from 2nd set 1.11) 12:49
Session 18, 1.11, Dakota Bar, St. Paul with Kahil el Zabar Ritual Trio
Ari Brown p, ts, voc
Malachi Favors b, voc
Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
2.Blues 14:52
3.Africanos/Latinos (el Zabar) 19:55
2.Unidentified 16:33
3.Where Do You Want to Go (Ari Brown) 30:02
4.Unidentified ballad 18:10
Session 19, 6.11, Catalinas, LA
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Littleton b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 21:38
3.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 20:05
4.Blues 13:24
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 12:29
2.Shukuru (Sanders) 13:17
3.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 11:49
4.My Favorite Things (Coltrane) 24:05
5.Highlife (Sanders) 16:30
Session 20, 7.11, Catalinas, LA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.unidentified 25:12
3.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 15:17
4.Unidentified 20:48
2.Naima (Coltrane) 7:34
3.A Love Supreme (Coltrane) 11:48
Session 21, 8.11, Catalinas, LA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.unidentified title 22:01
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 15:30
4.Mr P.C. (Coltrane) 14:02
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 10:30
2.Giant Steps (coltrane) 21:02
3.Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 19:08
4.Next Time You See Me (pub.) 17:35
Session 22, 11.11, Catalinas, LA
William Henderson p
Robert Hurst b
Ralph Penland dr
Dwight Tribble voc
2.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 16:27
3.Naima (Soltrane) 14:28
4.Equinox (Coltrane) 19:45
5.Save Our Children (Sanders) 8:01
1.My Favorite Things (Rogers-Hammerstein) 34:39
2.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 15:56
3.Unidentified 18:21
4.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thoams) 17:39
Session 23, 31.12, London, Planit 2000 Arches
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Littleton elb
possibly Ralph Penland dr
2.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 19:06
3.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 15:51
4.Country Mile (Sanders) 7:02