The Sounds Of Synanon* / The Synanon Choir – The Prince Of Peace(1969 USA Jazz, Rock)Full Album

The album "The Prince Of Peace: A Rock-Jazz Cantata" is a pioneering jazz-rock work of religious music, composed, orchestrated and conducted by American trombonist and composer Greg Dykes. It was released in June 1969 by Epic Records (code: BN 26475). The Synanon Connection The work was recorded by the band The Sounds of Synanon and the choir The Synanon Choir (32 voices). All of the participating musicians and choir members were members of the Synanon Foundation in Santa Monica, California — a pioneering, multi-racial drug rehabilitation program founded in 1958 (and which later, in the late 1970s, evolved into a notorious religious cult). The album served as the "hastily released" soundtrack for a 30-minute color television special on the Metromedia network, which aired on June 8, 1969, with an introduction by actor Leonard Nimoy. Notable Musicians & Guest Solos Although the core of the orchestra was composed of community members, the album features outstanding solos by top jazz and soul musicians who had been to Synanon: • Esther Phillips: The great R&B/Soul singer offers a stirring solo performance on the final track, "I Will Greatly Rejoice" (it was her last recording before leaving Synanon). • Wendell Harrison: The renowned jazz saxophonist (tenor saxophone), who later co-founded the legendary Tribe Records community in Detroit. • Clifford Scott & Victor Feldman: They also participated as soloists on wind and percussion respectively. A1 Arise, Shine 00:00 Piano – Bob Leeman A2 The Prince Of Peace 05:07 Tenor Saxophone – Wendell Harrison A3 Now It Came To Pass 08:30 Alto Saxophone – Clifford Scott Organ – Gerald Wiggins Soprano Saxophone – Frank LaMarca Soprano Vocals – Elsie Albert Vibraphone [Vibes] – Victor Feldman B1 Quiet Sky 16:30 Flute [Alto] – Clifford Scott B2 Shepherds 20:14 B3 I Will Greatly Rejoice 23:14 Tenor Saxophone – Wendell Harrison Voice [Solo] – Esther Phillips A&R [Coordination] – Mark I. Cohen* Bass – Bob West Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Greg Dykes Congas [Conga Drums] – Joe Clayton Drums – Earl Palmer, Paul Humphrey Electric Bass – Lou Loranger Guitar – Arthur Wright, Ernie McLean Harp – Stella Castellucci Organ – Gerald Wiggins Percussion – Emil Richards, Gary Coleman, George Del Barrio, Orlando Lopez, Victor Feldman Piano – Bob Leeman Saxophone – Clifford Scott, Frank LaMarca, John Williams (9), Wendell Harrison Strings – Alvin Dinkin, Darrel Terwilliger, Elliott Fisher, Frederick Sekora*, Gareth Nuttycombe, George Poole, Henry Roth, Jack Shulman, James Getzoff, John Coppin, Nathan Gershman, Norman Botnick, Robert Barene, William Weiss (2) Trombone – George Bohanon, Herbert Harper*, Richard Leith Trumpet – Bobbie Bryant*, Carleton McBeath*, Melvin Moore (2)