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Profile of Pharoah Sanders
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Pharoah Sanders |
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13th October 1940 |
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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
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 free 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
- Izipho Zam, (1969)
- Karma, (1969) -- features The Creator Has a Masterplan with vocalist Leon Thomas
- Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (1970)
- Live at the East, (1971)
- Elevation, (1973)
- Journey to the One, (1980)
- Heart is a Melody, (1982) -- features live version of John Coltrane's Ole
- Welcome to Love, (1990)
External link
- Pharoah Sanders on JazzSupreme.com
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