Search results for "Pharoah Sanders"

Pharoah Sanders: Medley: Aum-Venus-Capricorn Rising (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 17, 08

Pharoah Sanders here creates an almost mystical soundscape, transporting the listener into a part of the mind that ca...

Pharoah Sanders: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 17, 08

In what is perhaps the most beautifully moving piece of spiritually influenced music of this era, on a par with his m...

Pharoah Sanders: Japan (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 18, 08

In keeping with the spiritual nature of this album, Pharoah Sanders and his able partners create an aural image of th...

Kenny Garrett: Beyond the Wall (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

Often considered the last great sideman of Miles Davis, Garrett emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a defini...

Kenny Garrett: Wayne's Thang (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music October 06, 08

On his live CD Sketches of MD, Kenny Garrett features five tracks. All are long excursions (the shortest song on the...

Idris Muhammad: GCCG Blues (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 12, 09

Say what you will, there's a good chance this blowing session is so warm and uninhibited because three of the mu...

Sonny Sharrock: Once Upon a Time (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music December 08, 07

This track begins with one of THE greatest drummers of the 20th century laying the foundation for the whole piece. Ba...

John Coltrane: Ascension - Edition II (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

It’s difficult (and maybe pointless) to choose between the two 40-minute versions of “Ascension” that are included on...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

John Coltrane: The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

John Coltrane, photo by Herb Snitzer Coltrane was definitely listening to Albert Ayler – the evidence i...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-ahead bop player who served under Thelonious Monk, Mile...

John Coltrane: The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

If you break down that melody and just play it like a scale, it’s a simple, beautiful meditation on those intervals a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JOE LOVANO SELECTS ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE

                     Joe Lovano,...

Alice Coltrane: Ptah, the El Daoud (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 21, 09

Alice McLeod Coltrane was essentially a bebop pianist who had even studied with Bud Powell in Paris in 1959, but she ...

Sanders, Pharoah (Farrell) posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09

Tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has built his career on showcasing the complete voice of the saxophone with all its...

Sonny Sharrock: Venus / Upper Egypt (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 23, 08

Sonny Sharrock was one of the early avant-garde guitarists, along with the likes of Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ

Jazz Quiz: What do these names have in common? Saul Berman Herman Blount Conrad Yeatis Clark William Criss C...

Sharrock, Sonny (Warren Harding) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09

Guitarist Sonny Sharrock forged a path for the electric guitar in experimental jazz by adapting the improvisational s...

Jarvis, Clifford (Osborne) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Drummer Clifford Jarvis is best known for his two decades with one group: the Sun Ra Arkestra. Many may be surprised ...

Hopps, Jimmy (James Edward Hopps Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hopps, Jimmy [James Edward Hopps Jr.], drummer; b. Washington, DC, 18 June 1939. His mother, Louella T.W. Hopps, was ...

Ali, Rashied (Robert Patterson Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia August 14, 09

Drummer Rashied Ali dedicated his career to enhancing the voice of the drums in the modern jazz ensemble. Best known ...

Sirone (Norris Sirone Jones) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Bassist Sirone’s expressive lyricism, formidable tone and exemplary technique highlight the importance of musiciansh...

Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ranelin, Phil (Phillip Arthur), trombonist, composer, arranger, producer; b. Indianapolis, IN, 25 May 1939. From 1...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 20, 08

Jazz.com has published 157 reviews during the last three weeks – offering our site visitors the widest coverage of ja...

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