Full Circle

RELEASE
1973
LABEL
Flying Dutchman
GENRES
Jazz, Post-Bop

Album Review

Another offering from the man who yodeled his way into listeners' hearts on Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan," this is sure to please fans in search of more. Let the pimped-out picture on the front cover serve as a warning, though. There are not a lot of jazz fireworks here. This is not a record where Thomas' unusual style is matched by equally creative musicians who push and prod him to ecstatic heights; rather, this is a fairly straight-ahead pop and soul offering. The best moments on the record are those that stick to that groove, like the cover of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," a simple song whose frame allows Thomas to kick free of this earth and roar into the stratosphere. On other, more technically demanding tunes, Thomas sounds a little bored, and dare it be said, average.
Rob Ferrier, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Sweet Little Angel
  2. Just in Time to See the Sun
  3. It's My Life I'm Fighting For
  4. Never Let Me Go
  5. I Wanna Be Where You Are
  6. Got to Be There
  7. Balance of Life (Peace of Mind)
  8. You Are the Sunshine of My Life