Pharoah Sanders Live... is a live album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders released on the Theresa label.[1]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | April 16–20, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Theresa TR 116 | |||
| Producer | Pharoah Sanders | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The musicianship is at a high level and, although Sanders does not shriek as much as one might hope (the Trane-ish influence was particularly strong during this relatively mellow period), he is in fine form".[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings praised "Doktor Pitt," noting that it "makes the album," and calling it "a big-voiced, dramatic piece with some of Sanders's best playing from this period."[3]
Jazz Fuel's Matt Fripp included the album in his selection of "Ten Iconic Pharoah Sanders Albums," and commented: "His former mentor John Coltrane is clearly referenced in a straight ballad reading of the standard 'Easy To Remember', whilst a fiery uptempo modal original 'You've Got To Have Freedom' clearly shadows the approach of Coltrane's classic quartet of the early 1960s."[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated
- "You Got To Have Freedom" – 14:17
- "Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:52
- "Blues for Santa Cruz" – 8:39
- "Pharomba" – 13:26
- "Doktor Pitt" – 21:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at The Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles from April 16–19, 1981. Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz on April 20, 1981. Track 5 recorded at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco on April 12, 1981.
Personnel
edit- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, vocals
- John Hicks – piano
- Walter Booker – bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
References
edit- ^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 13, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 13, 2015
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Fripp, Matt (September 2, 2022). "Ten Iconic Pharoah Sanders Albums". Jazz Fuel. Retrieved October 17, 2022.