Post by Platypus on May 15, 2020 15:49:20 GMT
Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (04.10.1937 - 08.05.1999)
Associated Acts: Santana, Pharoah Sanders
Vocal Range: D2 - C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" live Nucleus With Leon Thomas [5:17])
B5 ("Boom-Boom-Boom", "Chains of Love" live Nucleus With Leon Thomas, "Let's Go Down to Lucy's", "L-O-V-E", "Malcom's Gone", "Na Na / Umbo Weti")
B♭5 ("Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" live @ the Fillmore East)
A5 ("The Creator Has A Master Plan", "Got To Work", "Gypsy Queen", "Na Na / Umbo Weti", "A Night in Tunisia", "Shape Your Mind to Die")
G♯5 ("Chief Natoma From Tacoma", "Se a Cabo" live Black Lotus)
G5 ("The Creator Has A Master Plan", "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" live @ the Fillmore East)
F5 ("Izipho Zam", "Na Na / Umbo Weti", "Next Time You See Me"", "Shake, Rattle And Roll", "Sunflowers" live Precious Energy, "Sun Song")
E5 ("Gypsy Queen", "Let's Go Down to Lucy's", "L-O-V-E", "Oo-Wee! Hindewe" live Berlin 1971, "Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)", "Spoo Pee Doo")
E♭5 ("Every Year I Get The Blues", "Precious Energy" live Precious Energy, "Sun Song", "Sweet Little Angel")
D5 ("Izipho Zam", "L-O-V-E", "Na Na / Umbo Weti", "Time Out Of Mind")
C♯5 ("Chains of Love", "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah" Izipho Zam version, "Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be", "Prince of Peace", "Sweet Little Angel", "Zaius")
C5 ("Blue Skies (medley) A) Blue Skies B) In Walked Bud C) It Don't Mean A Thing", "Come Along", "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" live @ the Fillmore East, "Every Day I Have The Blues", "Every Year I Get The Blues", "It's Always Spring", "Just In Time to See the Sun", "L-O-V-E", "Next Time You See Me", "Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong", "Oo-Wee! Hindewe" live Berlin 1971, "Shake, Rattle And Roll", "Shape Your Mind to Die", "Sunflowers" live Precious Energy, "Welcome to New York", "You Send Me")
B4 ("Balance of Life (Peace of Mind)", "Boom-Boom-Boom", "C.C. Rider", "Chains of Love", "Disillusion Blues", "Got To Work", "If It Wasn't For A Woman", "Let's Go Down to Lucy's", "No More Hard Times", "Woman" live Precious Energy, "You Know Baby", "You Treat Me Like a Yo-Yo" live Precious Energy)
B♭4 ("As Long as Your Living", "Bag's Groove", "Big Daddy", "Blue Skies (medley) A) Blue Skies B) In Walked Bud C) It Don't Mean A Thing", "Children Of The Ghetto", "Cousin Mary", "The Creator Has A Master Plan", "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)", "Duke's Place", "Every Year I Get The Blues", "Got to Be There", "The Honey Man", "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah", "Just In Time to See the Sun", "Next Time You See Me", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", "Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong", "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Pittsburgh", "Song for My Father", "Stick 'Em Up", "Sun In Aquarius", "Sweet Little Angel", "Time Out Of Mind", "Um Um Um" live @ the Fillmore East, "Uncle From Ghana", "Welcome to New York", "What Are We Gonna Do?")
A4 ("Balance of Life (Peace of Mind)", "Black Magic Woman" live Black Lotus, "Boom-Boom-Boom", "Echoes" I've Got Your Number version, "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah" Izipho Zam version, "I Wanna Be Where You Are", "It's My Life I'm Fighting For", "Let's Go Down to Lucy's", "Love, Devotion & Surrender", "Love Each Other", "A Night in Tunisia", "One", "Prince of Peace", "Shape Your Mind to Die", "Straight No Chaser" live Berlin 1971, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", "You Send Me")
G♯4 ("Bag's Groove", "C.C. Rider", "Chains of Love", "Disillusion Blues", "I Am", "Next Time You See Me", "No More Hard Times", "Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be", "Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)", "Prince of Peace", "Shake, Rattle And Roll", "Woman" live Precious Energy, "You Treat Me Like a Yo-Yo" live Precious Energy)
G4 ("Chief Natoma From Tacoma", "Come Along", "Cousin Mary", "The Creator Has A Master Plan", "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)", "Duke's Place", "Echoes", "Got To Work", "Gypsy Queen", "The Honey Man", "It's My Life I'm Fighting For", "Izipho Zam", "Little Sunflower", "Love Dream", "No More Hard Times", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", "Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong", "Pittsburgh", "Spoo Pee Doo", "Stick 'Em Up", "Sunflowers", "Time Out Of Mind", "Uncle From Ghana", "What Are We Gonna Do?", "When I Look into Your Eyes")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Balance of Life (Peace of Mind)", "Big Daddy", "Black Magic Woman" live Black Lotus, "Boom-Boom-Boom", "Chief Natoma From Tacoma", "Cousin Mary", "The Creator Has A Master Plan", "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)", "Gypsy Queen", "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah", "It's My Life I'm Fighting For", "Izipho Zam", "Love Each Other", "Na Na / Umbo Weti", "A Night in Tunisia", "No More Hard Times", "Pittsburgh", "Prince of Peace", "Straight No Chaser" live Berlin 1971, "Time Out Of Mind", "When I Look into Your Eyes")
C♯3 ("Chains of Love", "China Doll", "Colors", "Malcom's Gone", "Never Let Me Go", "What Are We Gonna Do?", "Woman" live Precious Energy, "You Treat Me Like a Yo-Yo" live Precious Energy)
C3 ("Duke's Place", "Echoes", "Every Day I Have The Blues", "Got to Be There", "I Am", "I Wanna Be Where You Are", "Just In Time to See the Sun", "Let the Rain Fall on Me", "Little Sunflower", "L-O-V-E", "Love Each Other", "Nisha", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out", "Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong","Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be", "Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)", "Song for My Father", "Where Am I?", "You Are the Sunshine of My Life")
B2 ("Blue Skies (medley) A) Blue Skies B) In Walked Bud C) It Don't Mean A Thing", "Light of Life", "Spoo Pee Doo", "Time Out Of Mind")
B♭2 ("Boom-Boom-Boom" live Precious Energy, "Chains of Love", "China Doll", "Colors", "The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)", "Every Day I Have The Blues", "Let the Rain Fall on Me", "Love Dream", "Malcom's Gone", "Nisha", "Pharoah's Tune (The Journey)", "Warm To The Touch", "What Are We Gonna Do?")
A2 ("Gypsy Queen", "Shape Your Mind to Die", "Spoo Pee Doo")
G♯2 ("As Long as Your Living", "Big Daddy", "The Creator Has a Master Plan (Peace)" live Berlin 1971, "Nisha", "Precious Energy" live Precious Energy, "Sun Song", "You "Treat Me Like a Yo-Yo" live Precious Energy, "Warm To The Touch", "Where Am I?")
G2 ("Blue Skies (medley) A) Blue Skies B) In Walked Bud C) It Don't Mean A Thing", "Children Of The Ghetto", "If It Wasn't For A Woman", "Let the Rain Fall on Me" live Warsaw 1979, "Little Sunflower", "L-O-V-E", "Love Dream", "Sunflowers", "Where Am I?")
F♯2 ("The Creator Has A Master Plan" Zaius version, "Echoes" I've Got Your Number version, "Precious Energy" live Precious Energy)
F2 ("Little Sunflower")
D2 ("Love Dream")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}D6 ("Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" live Nucleus With Leon Thomas [5])
C6 ("Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" [1])
B5 ("Stick 'Em Up" [1])
B♭5 ("Chains of Love" [5], "You Know Baby" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
C6 ("Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' to Vietnam)" [1])
B5 ("Stick 'Em Up" [1])
B♭5 ("Chains of Love" [5], "You Know Baby" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}with Pharoah Sanders
Karma (1969): B♭2 - G4 - A5
Jewels of Thought (1970): D3 - B♭4
Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973): D3 - A4 - F5
as a solo artist/collaborating artist
Spirits Known and Unknown (1970): B♭2 - B♭4 - B5
The Leon Thomas Album (1970): B♭2 - C5 - E5
Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain (1971): B♭2 - C♯5 - B5
Blues and the Soulful Truth (1971): G2 - E5 - B5
Full Circle (1973): B♭2 - C♯5 - E♭5
Precious Energy (1987): F♯2 - B4 - G♯5
Zaius (1998): F♯2 - C♯5
Karma (1969): B♭2 - G4 - A5
Jewels of Thought (1970): D3 - B♭4
Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973): D3 - A4 - F5
as a solo artist/collaborating artist
Spirits Known and Unknown (1970): B♭2 - B♭4 - B5
The Leon Thomas Album (1970): B♭2 - C5 - E5
Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain (1971): B♭2 - C♯5 - B5
Blues and the Soulful Truth (1971): G2 - E5 - B5
Full Circle (1973): B♭2 - C♯5 - E♭5
Precious Energy (1987): F♯2 - B4 - G♯5
Zaius (1998): F♯2 - C♯5
