Full Circle Leon Thomas Artist

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, thoug... Read more

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 Less