Karma (1969)

"After the death of Coltrane, while there were many seeking to make a spiritual music that encompassed his ideas; no one came up with the goods until Sanders on this 1969 date. There are only 2 tracks: the 32-plus minute "The Creator Has a Master Plan" and the 5 1/2-minute "Colours." "Creator" begins with a quote from "A Love Supreme," a nod to Coltrane. But something else emerges here as well: Sanders' own deep commitment to lyricism and his now inherent knowledge of Eastern breathing and modal techniques. At 18 minutes it explodes, rushing into a silence that is profound as it is noisy in its approach. Sanders is playing microphonics and blowing to the heavens and Thomas is screaming. They are leaving the material world entirely. When they arrive at the next plane, a new kind of lyricism emerges. There is nothing to describe the exhilaration that is felt when this tune ends, except that "Colours" was the only track that could follow it. You cannot believe it until you hear it." (Thom Jurek, Allmusic)