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Journey to the One is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1979 and released on the Theresa label.

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: “As usual, Sanders shifts between spiritual peace and violent outbursts in his tenor solos”.

Track listing:
All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except where noted

“Greetings to Idris” – 7:28
“Doktor Pitt” – 12:13
“Kazuko” – 8:07
“After the Rain” (John Coltrane) – 5:36
“Soledad” – 4:56
“You’ve Got to Have Freedom” – 6:48
“Yemenja” (John Hicks) – 5:35
“It’s Easy to Remember” (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:32
“Think About the One” – 4:15
“Bedria” – 10:30

Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, tambura, sleigh bells
Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn (tracks 2 & 6)
John Hicks – piano (tracks 1,2 6–8 & 10)
Joe Bonner – piano, electric piano (track 4 & 9)
Bedria Sanders – harmonium (track 5)
Paul Arslanian – harmonium, wind chimes (track 3)
Mark Isham – synthesizer (track 9)
James Pomerantz – sitar (track 5)
Yoko Ito Gates – koto (track 3)
Chris Hayes (track 10), Carl Lockett (tracks 1,7 & 9) – guitar
Ray Drummond (tracks 1,2, 6–8 & 10), Joy Julks (track 9) – bass
Idris Muhammad (tracks 1,2, 6–8 & 10), Randy Merritt (track 9) – drums
Phil Ford – tabla (track 5)
Babatunde Lea – shekere, congas (track 9)
Dee Dee Dickerson, Bobby McFerrin, Vicki Randle, Ngoh Spencer – vocals (tracks 6 & 9)
Claudette Allen – vocals (track 9)

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Released: 1980
Recorded: December 1979
Studio: San Francisco, CA
Length: 72:00
Label: Theresa TR 108/109
Producer: Pharoah Sanders