Sanders, Pharoah Quintet / Pharoah's First
| Album: | Pharoah's First | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Sanders, Pharoah Quintet | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Esp | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-05-01 | Pull Date: | 2005-07-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 29 | May 15 | May 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 15, 2012: | In Your Ear | Friday Morning
Seven By Seven |
4. | May 25, 2005: | Junk: The Best of Jazz n' Funk
Bethera |
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| 2. | Jan 10, 2007: | Eran Mukamel (on-deck circle)
Bethera |
5. | May 14, 2005: | The Dog and Pony Show
Seven By Seven |
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| 3. | Jul 03, 2005: | Oh Messy Life
Seven By Seven |
6. | May 13, 2005: | Memory Select/Ravish Momin interview
Seven By Seven [excerpt] |
Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2005-04-26
Reviewed 2005-04-26
Pharoah Sanders – Pharoah’s First
Sanders’ first album recorded as a leader in 1964 finds him in a similar situation as John Coltrane around the same time, trying to play the “new thing” with a solidly “old thing” group. The tunes are straightforward solo vehicles and you can hear the beginnings of Pharoah’s distinctive voice between the Coltrane-isms. This disc is certainly an interesting historical document (especially the interviews), but musically it’s a bit bland. But hey.. not bad for his first shot!
1. Med tempo swing, Pharoah takes the first solo and gets pretty wild. The following solos aren’t that interesting.
2. Bouncy swing in a similar tempo with solos not as wild as the first track.
Tracks 3 – 7 are short interview segments.
Ben B 4/20/05
Sanders’ first album recorded as a leader in 1964 finds him in a similar situation as John Coltrane around the same time, trying to play the “new thing” with a solidly “old thing” group. The tunes are straightforward solo vehicles and you can hear the beginnings of Pharoah’s distinctive voice between the Coltrane-isms. This disc is certainly an interesting historical document (especially the interviews), but musically it’s a bit bland. But hey.. not bad for his first shot!
1. Med tempo swing, Pharoah takes the first solo and gets pretty wild. The following solos aren’t that interesting.
2. Bouncy swing in a similar tempo with solos not as wild as the first track.
Tracks 3 – 7 are short interview segments.
Ben B 4/20/05
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