Tauhid marks the 1966 Impulse debut of tenor saxophonist
Pharoah Sanders, who had already gained fame as a flame-throwing saxophonist of the "new thing" playing with
John Coltrane. However,
Sanders' tenor appearance doesn't saturate the atmosphere on this session; far from it.
Sanders is content to patiently let the moods of these three pieces develop, whether it be through the percussion of
Roger Blank and
Nat Bettis, guitarist
Sonny Sharrock, or his own piccolo. For those looking for
Sanders' patented screeching tenor throughout,
Tauhid will disappoint.