Sands of Time

by Profile

Overview

Originally released in 1973 on Encounter Records, Profile's Sands of Time was produced by Bernard Purdie (a living, walking definition of soul-jazz drumming), and the album bears his signature sound. With Don Sands on organ, Dave Barron on guitar, Seldon Powell on tenor sax, Garnett Brown on trombone, Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Paul Martinez on bass, and Purdie and Butchman Bateman sharing the drum kit, with help from percussionist Norman Pride, the album catches an easy, gently funky shuffle tone from the opening track, Barron's "99 Baseball," and then never lets go. Instrumental versions of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," Isaac Hayes' "Shaft," and Jimmy Webb's (via Isaac Hayes) "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" all fall into a delightful rainy-day groove, making Sands of Time somewhat of a lost classic. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2014
Label:	Essential Media Group
UPC:	0894232289223
Rank:	131526

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Profile   Primary Artist
Norman Pride   Percussion
David Barron   Guitar
Garnett Brown   Trombone
Jimmy Owens   Trumpet
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor)
Don Sands   Organ
Butchman Bateman   Drums

Technical Credits

Johnny Burke   Composer
Chuck Stewart   Photography
Dave Barron   Composer
Lloyd Price   Executive Producer
Linda Creed   Composer
Willie Mitchell   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Al Green   Composer
Frank Owens   Arranger
James Van Heusen   Composer
Louis Lahav   Engineer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Larry Alexander   Engineer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Producer
Al Brown   Mastering Engineer
Robert Bushnell   Composer