I’ve spent an intense chunk of time this past week revisiting two obscure (but recently reissued!) albums from one of my top-tier jazz heroes, the still very much alive Pharoah Sanders. His best known –and best– work comes from the late ’60s and early ’70s when he went on a run that has been rivaled by few artists in the idiom. More on him (and the two albums I reviewed) shortly. For now, it makes me happy to reflect on the long and remarkably productive career of this living legend. This is music that requires a somewhat-opened, evolving mind, but it more than meets you half-way and opens up vistas and reflections you could never have conceived of on your own. That, of course, is the magic of creation: it is a shared experience.
Astral Traveling:
The Creator Has A Master Plan:
Ocean Song:
Kazuko:
Bonus track, courtesy of this EPIC WIN from YouTube. Live version of the great side-long suite “Let Us Go Into The House of The Lord” (from his highly-recommended album Summun Bukmun Umyun):
Part One:
Part Two:
Part Three:
