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Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Sanders was born 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 (recorded in June 1965), as well as their dual-tenor recording Meditations (recorded in November 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 referenced by John Zorn and others, as the most intense and inspiring free tenor solo ever put to tape.
In the 70s, Sanders pursued his own recordings and continued to work with the likes of Alice Coltrane on her “Journey In Satchidananda” album.
Sanders was born 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 (recorded in June 1965), as well as their dual-tenor recording Meditations (recorded in November 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 referenced by John Zorn and others, as the most intense and inspiring free tenor solo ever put to tape.
In the 70s, 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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Karma
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Live
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Africa
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You've Got to Have Freedom
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The Creator Has a Master Plan
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Thembi
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Colors
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Morning Prayer
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Naima
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Love
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Bailophone Dance
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Origin
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Japan
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Red, Black & Green
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Black Unity
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Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
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Astral Traveling (Boozoo Bajou remix)
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Shoutbox
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Pris wrote:
Karma's my ultimate xmas record
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TheTrueSeker wrote:
Black Unity has the sickest bass playing I've ever heard.
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xSoulExperience wrote:
Amazing amazing amazing. This is music that is just...Flawless. Hum allah!
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hirohiroU wrote:
ジャンルを超越している。凄すぎる
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
I am seeing him in a few hours
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Inci90 wrote:
wah wah boop de wee bop zzz zzz waaaaaaaaaaa
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amelymelo wrote:
Du jazz mais qui ne toucherait pas qu'au niveau mental (cliché inside!), expansion, inspiration, oh un truc à vous faire croire...
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Limberneck wrote:
It is your duty, Big Chillers, to get me some quality video clips of Pharoah. Nobody worth seeing ever comes here, and I can't really blame them.
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HustlerDu wrote:
more like pharoah monch
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Yazzmino wrote:
I'm really looking forward to seeing him live at the Big Chill festival :)
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TxusMx wrote:
Perfect music
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Okosan wrote:
i'm going crazy.... COME TO RUSSIA pleaseee...
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fifth_prophet wrote:
I wish pharaoh would come to the east coast sometime soon
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jefffq wrote:
^____^
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Ooved wrote:
Please join, if you love this man and his music! :D http://www.last.fm/group/Pharoah+Sanders
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Ulysses101 wrote:
this man is my new musical obsession... A true Genius, by me...
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Inci90 wrote:
>this video has been removed by the user
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jazzelicious wrote:
Nuclear war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmTjPLzOBo
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insomniacme wrote:
The Creator Has a Master Plan is the best jazz track ever. So glad that it's high in the charts, especially considering the double tags and it's length.
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Afuera wrote:
I agree. mindblowingly beautiful :)
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Jan
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Roy Hargrove & Friends with special guest Pharaoh Sanders
Yoshi's San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Jan 10 Roy Hargrove & Friends with special guest Pharaoh Sanders Yoshi's San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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San Francisco Jazz Festival
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, United States
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Avarance- tagged Pharoah Sanders with avant-garde, free jazz and jazz. yesterday afternoon
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MatChris tagged Pharoah Sanders with avant-garde, free jazz, saxophone and one other tag. Monday evening
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tuetor added Pharoah Sanders to the lineup of San Francisco Jazz Festival at Grace Cathedral. Wednesday morning
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