PHAROAH SANDERS Pharoah US India Navigation LP
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Born Farrell Sanders on October 13, 1940, in Little Rock, AR; married Thembi (divorced) and Shukuru. Education: Studied music with Jimmy Cannon, mid-1950s; attended Oakland Community College, Oakland, CA, late 1950s Addresses: Record company--Verve Music Group (distributes Verve, GRP, and Impulse!), 555 W. 57th St., New York City, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 333-8000; (212) 603-7919. Although largely a tenor saxophonist, the always spiritually connected jazz great Pharoah Sanders has the ability to blow alto and soprano with equal power, resonating a blues-based sound that has become his signature. "The unvarnished, rough-edged sound that Sanders coaxes from his horn, in fact, is one of the most appealing facets of his work. Other tenorists--young and old--may strive for a sleek evenness of timbre from one register of the instrument to the next, but Sanders' ideal is quite different: a tough, acidic, rough-edged sound that speaks of direct emotional expression," wrote Chicago Tribune arts critic Howard Reich in 1997. An influential improvisational player who helped establish the avant-garde style during the 1960s and 1970s, Sanders repertoire gave him a new audience in the 1990s; art rockers and free-music fans alike embraced Sanders' unbridled, all-inclusive style. from Allmusic Review by John Bush Pharoah Sanders album for the India Navigation label was known alternately as Pharoah or Harvest Time, sees his vision of the jazz group -- a sonic melange approximating nirvana -- beginning to drift into watery new age muzak. Obviously, the playing is excellent (especially Steve Neil on bass), but the 20-minute title track goes nowhere in its search for bluesy riffs, Sanders' vocal on "Love Will Find a Way" sounds quite out of place, and "Memories of Edith Johnson" is five minutes of a boringly repetitive organ line. Clearly, Pharoah Sanders was losing his way a full ten years after the death of John Coltrane. I SURE DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY !!!!! Vinyl is in near mint condition. Back cover is lifting off at the bottom - kind of bubbled up, but no rips or tears anywhere. Very slight ringwear on front cover. Look for more avant garde offerings soon...
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