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Pharoah Sanders
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Pharoah Sanders · Ferrell 'Pharoah' Sanders, from Little Rock, came to New York in 1962, where he lived on the street for a while. Sun Ra gave him his stage name. From 1965 he played in the group of John Coltrane, his great example, and he stayed until Coltrane's death. Sanders could make his tenor saxophone scream with overtones and overblowing, but he also played tenderly and melodically. Karma (1969) contains The Creator Has a Master Plan, well over half an hour long, with the singer Leon Thomas. He became the most important voice of spiritual jazz. In 2021, at the age of eighty, he recorded Promises with the British producer Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Listening
Astral Traveling · Pharoah Sanders, 1970
You've Got to Have Freedom · Pharoah Sanders, 1980
Movement 1 · Floating Points, 2021
The Creator Has a Master Plan · Pharoah Sanders, 1969
Discography
Studio albums
- 1965Pharoah’s First
- 1967Tauhid
- 1969Jewels of Thought
- 1969Karma
- 1970Deaf, Dumb, Blind: Summun, Bukmun, Umyun
- 1971Journey in Satchidananda
- 1971Oh! Pharoah Speak
- 1971Thembi
- 1972Black Unity
- 1972Wisdom Through Music
- 1973Elevation
- 1973Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
- 1973Village of the Pharoahs
- 1974Love in Us All
- 1976Pharoah
- 1978Love Will Find a Way
- 1980Journey to the One
- 1981Rejoice
- 1985Shukuru
- 1987A Prayer Before Dawn
- 1987Africa
- 1987Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong
- 1987This Is for You John
- 1990Moon Child
- 1991Welcome to Love
- 1994The Trance of Seven Colors
- 1996Message From Home
- 1999Save Our Children
- 2003With a Heartbeat
- 2018Sun Ra with Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold
- 2020Promises
Other work
- 1965Ascension · John Coltrane
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Spiritual jazz Genre
After Coltrane's death in 1967, his widow Alice Coltrane and the saxophonist Pharoah Sanders continued the line.