One of Pharoah's signature tunes, this prime piece of hard-bop goes up-tempo and redlines with beautiful (as always) sax work by Sanders and amazing keyboard virtuosity by John Hicks. Powering the rhythm section is Idris Muhamad on drums and Walter Booker on bass. This quartet really moves in sync and it is hard to imagine that nearly 28 years (!!!) have passed since it's original recording date. Eliot Coe ex Jazz Director WSND-FM www.elieco.com
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One of Pharoah's signature tunes, this prime piece of hard-bop goes up-tempo and redlines with beautiful (as always) sax work by Sanders and ama… read more
One of Pharoah's signature tunes, this prime piece of hard-bop goes up-tempo and redlines with beautiful (as always) sax work by Sanders and amazing keyboard virtuosity by John Hick… read more
Pharoah Sanders (1940-2022) was 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 fr… read more
Pharoah Sanders (1940-2022) was 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 pla… read more
Pharoah Sanders (1940-2022) was 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. S… read more