Pharoah Sanders
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Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940) is a United States 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.
Sanders has collaborated with Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble and others. In 1994 he traveled to Morocco to record with master Gnawa musician Maleem Mahmoud Ghania.
Sanders is known for his overblowing and harmonic techniques on the saxophone.
Selected discography
- 1966 - Tauhid
- 1969 - Izipho Zam
- 1969 - Karma - features "The Creator Has a Master Plan" with vocalist Leon Thomas
- 1969 - Jewels of Thought
- 1970 - Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)
- 1971 - Live at the East
- 1971 - Thembi, (1971)
- 1972 - Wisdom through Music
- 1973 - Elevation
- 1976 - Pharoah
- 1980 - Journey to the One
- 1981 - Beyond a Dream
- 1982 - Heart is a Melody - features live version of John Coltrane's Ole
- 1990 - Welcome to Love
With John Coltrane
- 1965 - Meditations
- 1967 - Expression
With
- 1966 - Where Is Brooklyn?
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