“The Creator Has a Master Plan” is an epic piece of spiritual jazz released in 1969. It features both Pharoah Sanders' avant-garde saxophone techniques and Leon Thomas' extended vocal yodeling.
Though this track is only built around two chords (Ab9 and Bb9), it both complex and tightly structured....
[Instrumental 0:00 - 7:25]
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
The creator has a working plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator has a working plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator has a master plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator has a master plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator makes but one demand
Peace and happiness through all the land
The creator makes but one demand —
Happiness… through all the land
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
[Vocal Trilling]
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
[Vocal Trilling]
[Intrumental part : - 30:27]
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
[Vocal Trilling]
The creator has a master plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator has a master plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator makes but one demand
Peace and happiness through all the land
The creator makes but one demand —
Happiness… through all the land
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
The Creator Has a Master Plan was written by Leon Thomas & Pharoah Sanders.
The Creator Has a Master Plan was produced by Bob Thiele.
“The Creater Has a Master Plan” features vocals from jazz singer Leon Thomas, a vocalist who has also recorded and released music with Santana, Count Basie, Hank Crawford, and Louis Armstrong.