Leon Thomas - Full CircleLeon Thomas was the definitive jazz vocalist of the 1970s and his albums for Flying Dutchman are all classics. Although he had started his career in Count Basies band in the early 60s, by the latter part of the decade he had become an essential part of saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders group, alongside Lonnie Liston Smith, and co wrote The Creator Has A Master Plan for the album Thembi. The success of this album led to him being offered a deal with Bob

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‘When the Lights Go’ is his first album since 2012’s critically acclaimed ‘Trouble’

its scarcity on vinyl has caused it to evade his most diehard fans and its relative obscurity has rendered it largely unknown

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And it’s filled with love and rage

is Devotional Music

the album was a signpost for a new direction in thinking about music: “The Pavilion Of Dreams erased my past