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Pharoah Sanders (b. 1940) is a U.S. jazz saxophonist.
Sanders was born on 13th October 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the name Farrell Sanders. He began his professional career playing tenor saxophone in Oakland, California.
Sanders moved to New York City in 1962. He received his nickname “Pharoah” from Sun Ra, with whom Sanders performed. He came to prominence playing with John Coltrane’s band starting in 1965, as Coltrane began experimenting with the music which would soon become known as avant-garde jazz.
Although he developed a slightly different style from Coltrane, Sanders was strongly influenced by their collaboration together. Sanders was also greatly influenced by Coltrane’s earlier works (in which Sanders did not collaborate), particularly A Love Supreme. Spiritual elements such as the chanting in A Love Supreme would later show up in many of Sanders’ own works. Sanders would also go on to produce much free jazz, being influenced by his free jazz collaborations with Coltrane, particularly Coltrane’s most notable free-jazz work, Ascension (1965), as well as their dual-tenor recording Meditations (1965).
In 1968 he participated in Mike Mantler & Carla Bley’s JCOA: Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Association album Communications featuring Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Larry Coryell and Gato Barbieri. This solo has been referred to by John Zorn and others as the most intense and inspiring free tenor solo ever put to tape.
In the 1970s, Sanders pursued his own recordings and continued to work with the likes of Alice Coltrane on her Journey in Satchidananda album.
Sanders was born on 13th October 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the name Farrell Sanders. He began his professional career playing tenor saxophone in Oakland, California.
Sanders moved to New York City in 1962. He received his nickname “Pharoah” from Sun Ra, with whom Sanders performed. He came to prominence playing with John Coltrane’s band starting in 1965, as Coltrane began experimenting with the music which would soon become known as avant-garde jazz.
Although he developed a slightly different style from Coltrane, Sanders was strongly influenced by their collaboration together. Sanders was also greatly influenced by Coltrane’s earlier works (in which Sanders did not collaborate), particularly A Love Supreme. Spiritual elements such as the chanting in A Love Supreme would later show up in many of Sanders’ own works. Sanders would also go on to produce much free jazz, being influenced by his free jazz collaborations with Coltrane, particularly Coltrane’s most notable free-jazz work, Ascension (1965), as well as their dual-tenor recording Meditations (1965).
In 1968 he participated in Mike Mantler & Carla Bley’s JCOA: Jazz Composer’s Orchestra Association album Communications featuring Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Larry Coryell and Gato Barbieri. This solo has been referred to by John Zorn and others as the most intense and inspiring free tenor solo ever put to tape.
In the 1970s, Sanders pursued his own recordings and continued to work with the likes of Alice Coltrane on her Journey in Satchidananda album.
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fergalmc wrote:
Black Unity is a landmark recording.
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Theeboon wrote:
Pharoah Sanders at his best is the sound of screaming horses galloping in Romantic landscapes, the true sound of freedom and beauty fueled by both anger and bliss. Sometimes both at once, other times as a logical continuation of these conflicting emotions that arise out of living in the modern world.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
btw Black Unity = AMAZING. also it has no vocals so listen away without fear! The keyboard drone and percussion interplay is head spinning crazy
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optimistic_tour wrote:
"The Creator Has A Master Plan" wouldn't be the same without the vocals [2] no shit, you just need to readjust the way you enjoy some music if a single aspect bothers you but the rest is something you treasure. once your perception has shifted, you're able to fully let the beauty in
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robbyb0t wrote:
listening to Karma as the first album I've heard in 2012, how fitting.
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Ztarven wrote:
if there is a god i want it to be pharaoh sanders' god
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MsGreenEyes wrote:
Elevation makes my whole life better.
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TMB6 wrote:
THANKS FOR INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE IN BIELSKO-BIAŁA. YOU ARE THE ONE AND ONLY.
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fergalmc wrote:
Leon Thomas was the perfect vocal foil for Pharoah Sanders.
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kaly_ wrote:
Happy Birthday !!! <3
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GregOfTheOcean wrote:
since you finally asked, he has lots of albums without leon, although many with leon are considered his finest. some of my favorites without leon are "village of the pharoahs" (which has vocals done by sedatrius brown that are more reserved), and "tauhid" and "thembi" both have essentially none. all three of those are from the same period as the classic recordings with leon. "africa", from 1987, is also a later favorite of mine that i would recommend. his yodeling is definitely a matter of aesthetic debate, but leon was a great singer, and his own material is a little more grounded. the best recordings in my opinion are "in berlin", "gold sunrise on magic mountain," and "the leon thomas album" altough you really can't go wrong.
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jakobdorof wrote:
really though, what albums don't have Leon Thomas' yodeling? love the compositions, hate the vocals...
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RussellChap wrote:
Cool...Man...
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GregOfTheOcean wrote:
awww man all my funny quotes to jakob got removed when i was muted. pisscrackers!
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Marcissaad wrote:
yeah man!
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runout_groove wrote:
Pharoah Sanders plays the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival curated by Battles, Caribou and Les Savy Fav in Minehead, England this December - info at http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nightmare2011.php Line-up features Flying Lotus, Archers Of Loaf, Holy F**k, The Dodos, Wild Flag, Gary Numan, Bitch Magnet, Underground Resistance, The Ex, Junior Boys, Omar Souleyman, Four Tet, Toro Y Moi and many more
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Robert161989 wrote:
great classic
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zapatosgrandes wrote:
gracias padre
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xSoulExperience wrote:
Pharoah Sanders is and never will be anything related to Lil B.
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