Shukuru is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label in 1985.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "Sanders does a close impression of late-'50s John Coltrane on "Body and Soul" and "Too Young to Go Steady" and shows a bit more heat on the other two numbers. But fans of his most passionate dates are advised to get a sampling of the earlier Impulse recordings instead."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Sanders "appears to be rethinking his strategy... turning back to standards-playing for the first time in many years," and noted that "Body and Soul" is "intelligently performed, with few new ideas, but a sympathetic synthesis of much of what has gone on between Byas and Coltrane concentrated into a relatively straightforward melodic response."

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated

  1. "Shukuru" – 5:44
  2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 7:33
  3. "Mas in Brooklyn" – 3:41
  4. "Sun Song" (Leon Thomas) – 6:04
  5. "Too Young to Go Steady" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:21
  6. "Jitu" – 5:43
  7. "For Big George" (Sanders, Thomas) – 7:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel