Pharoah [Expanded Edition]

by Pharoah Sanders

Overview

Pharoah Sanders album for the India Navigation label was known alternately as Pharoah or Harvest Time, sees his vision of the jazz group -- a sonic melange approximating nirvana -- beginning to drift into watery new age muzak. Obviously, the playing is excellent (especially Steve Neil on bass), but the 20-minute title track goes nowhere in its search for bluesy riffs, Sanders' vocal on "Love Will Find a Way" sounds quite out of place, and "Memories of Edith Johnson" is five minutes of a boringly repetitive organ line. Clearly, Pharoah Sanders was losing his way a full ten years after the death of John Coltrane. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Luaka Bop
UPC:	0680899800822
Rank:	21819

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Harvest Time
2. Love Will Find a Way
3. Memories of Edith Johnson

Disc 2

4. Harvest Time [Live, Middleheim, 1977]
5. Harvest Time [Live, Wilisau, 1977]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pharoah Sanders   Primary Artist,Bells,Vocals,Percussion,Sax (Tenor)
Lawrence Killian   Keyboards,Percussion
Steve Neil   Bass
Greg Bandy   Drums
Bedria Sanders   Harmonium
Clifton Chase   Keyboards
Hayes Burnett   Bass,Percussion
Khalid Moss   Piano,Piano (Electric)
Tisziji Munoz   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Clifford Jarvis   Drums

Technical Credits

O. Star   Illustrations
Pharoah Sanders   Composer,Cover Photo
Yale Evelev   Executive Producer
Bob Cummins   Engineer,Producer
Peter Shepherd   Cover Design
Paul Diddy   Design
Eric Welles-Nystroem   Executive Producer
Harmony Holiday   Liner Notes
Chris Bellman   Mastering