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Pharoah Sanders discography 1997

Session 1, Arcana, Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, NY, 1997

Tony Williams dr
Bill Laswell 4 and 6-string basses, fretless bass, ebo, SFX
Pharoah Sanders ts
Byard Lancaster bcl on#1
Graham Haynes cornet on#1
Nicky Skopelitis 6 and 12-string guitars
Buckethead g on#2

1.Gone Tomorrow (Bill Laswell/Tony Williams) 9:39
2.Circles of Hell (Bill Laswell/Tony Williams) 7:15

Pharoah does not play on other 6 tracks of this album

Released on ARCANA � ARC OF THE TESTIMONY � Axiom 314-524 431-2


Session 2, Terry Callier, Tone Zone Recording Chicago, 1997

Terry Callier voc, acc g
Pharoah Sanders ts
Dave Onderdonk g
Pennington McGee perc
Alfredo Alias dr

1.Time Peace/No One Has to Tell You/Build a World of Love (T. Callier) 8:55

Released on TERRY CALLIER � TIMEPEACE � Verve/Forecast 314 537 317

Pharoah does not play on the other tracks


Session 3, Greenpoint Studio, NYC, 1997

Spoken word:

Sarita Choudry
Willem Dafoe
Sharon Gannan
Umar Bin Hassan
David Life
Dechen Thurman

Musicians:

Pharoah Sanders ts
Nicky Skopelitis g, el sitar
Bill Laswell bass, fl, kbds, treatments
Trilok Gurtu tabla, voice
Jah Wobble b on #2
Jeff Bova synth on#2

1.Manipura Chakra (Sanders/Skopelitis/Laswell/Gurtu) 16:03
2.Anahata Chakra (Sanders/Skopelitis/Wobble/Laswell/Bova/Gurtu) 7:20

Other 5 titles without Pharoah

Issued on CHAKRA � THE SEVEN CENTERS � Meta Records MT-001

The records from the same session without spoken word but mixed with the addition of the sound of the human heartbeat (recorded 2002) have been reissued in April 2003 as track nr 1 and 2 on PHAROAH SANDERS/GRAHAM HAYNES - WITH A HEARTBEAT on EVOLVER DOUGLAS EVL 2015-2

The mix appears to be different, the tracks have another titles. Tracks nr 3 and 4 from WITH A HEARTBEAT CD most probably without Pharoah.

Here's the listing of the EVOLVER DOUGLAS CD:

Pharoah Sanders ts, fl
Trilok Gurtu tabla, voice
Graham Haynes crn, electronics
Nicky Skopelitis g, el sitar
Jeff Bova kbds
dr Jean-Louis Zink heartbeats
Bill Laswell b, fl, kbds

1.Across Time 17:06
2.Morning Tala 7:45
3.Alankara (Beats of the Heart) 8:58
4.Gamako 15:52


Session 4, Iridium, NYC, 17.02

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p, harmonium
Alex Blake b
Winard Harper dr
Badal Roy tabla

Set 1:

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 10:38
2.Unidentified 15:11
3.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 18:45
4.Blues (Sanders) 20:19
5.Creator (Sanders) 6:57

Set 2:

1.Warm-up 1:19
2.Mr P.C. (Coltrane) 19:49
3.Say It (over and over again) (Loesser-McHugh) 14:45
4.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 8:48
5.Nozipho (Sanders) + closing announcement 18:35

Private tape


Session 5, Tisziji Munoz, Rashied Ali�s Survival Studio in Soho, NYC, 10.03.1997

Tisziji Munoz g, kbd synth, shenai
Rashied Ali dr, perc
John Hicks p
Don Pate b
Pharoah Sanders ts

1.The Joy of Good Spirit (Munoz) 4:02

Sanders does not play on other 7 tracks, the saxophonist there is Dave Liebman

Issued on TISZIJI MUNOZ � RIVER OF BLOOD � Anami Music AM010


Session 6, Cowell Theater, SF, 29.03.1997

Pharoah Sanders reeds, voice
Moses Sadler cello
Miya Masaoka koto
Vytas Nagisetty b
Jim Santi Owen tablas
Alonzo King voice
Sedge Thomson MC, voice

1.S.Thomson/P.Sanders 2:11
2.untitled 1 (Sanders) 6:37
3.S.Thomson/A.King 3:24
4.untitled 2 (Sanders) 8:15
5.S.Thomson/A.King 1:29
6.S.Thomson/P.Sanders 0:34
7.untitled 3 (Sanders) 5:28

The music for Alonzo King's LINES BALLET. This one is called Three Stops on the Way Home. It's the performance at the Cowell Theatre in SF during the West Coast Live show a few days before the first presentation of the ballet in the Yerba Buena Center.


Session 7, Manhattan Club, Oakland, 7.04.1997

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
unknown ts
unknown voc
unknown tp
unknown tb
unknown g
unknown b
unknown dr

1.unidentified title 3:01
2.In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) 9:09
3.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 10:57
4.Blues 10:24
5.Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) 10:48
6.Round Midnight (Monk-Hanighen-Williams) 6:35

Unusual club date with Pharoah doing standards

Circulating also as April 1996

private tape


Session 8, Yerba Buena Center, SF, 9.04.1997

Pharoah Sanders reeds
Mark Little p
Miya Masaoka koto
Vytas Nagisetty b
Jim Santi Owen tabla, tabla tarang, tavil, morsing, cymbals, bells, gongs
Donelle Page harp
Diana Stork lever harp
Glen Swarts frh

The second attempt of Pharoah to the music for Alonzo King's LINES BALLET. This one is called Three Stops on the Way Home

private tape


Session 9, Yerba Buena Center, SF, 13.04.1997

Pharoah Sanders reeds
Mark Little p
Miya Masaoka koto
Vytas Nagisetty b
Jim Santi Owen tabla, tabla tarang, tavil, morsing, cymbals, bells, gongs
Donelle Page harp
Diana Stork lever harp
Glen Swarts frh

see comment above

private tape


Session 10, Kiefer Arena, New Orleans, 25.04.1997, Santana + Pharoah Sanders

1.Angels All Around Us *
2.Yaleo/Hannibal *
3.Why Can�t We Live Together ? *
4.Brotherhood *
5.Everybody�s Everything *
6.Right On/Get On *
7.Day Of Celebration *
8.Exodus *
9.Serpents And Doves
10.Europa
11.Jingo
12.Savor *
13.Make Somebody Happy/Get It In Your Soul *
14.Guajira
15.Apache/Santana Sandwich
16.Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
17.Oye Como Va

* Featuring Pharoah Sanders

Private tape


Session 11, Frankfurt, Germany, 8.06, Foday Musa Suso/ Sanders/Eberhard Weber

Foday Musa Suso kora, perc, voc
Pharoah Sanders ts, perc, voc
Eberhard Weber b

1.Spring Waterfall part1. (Suso) 15:46
2.Spring Waterfall part2. (Suso) 26:31
3.Unknown title (Suso) 7:02
4.Kumba (Sanders-Suso) 6:36

Private tape


Session 12, Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC, 28.06

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Alex Blake b
Winard Harper dr
Badal Roy tabla

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 7:57
2.Ole (Coltrane) 25:56
3.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 7:14

Private tape


Session 13, Yoshi's Oakland, 22.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:32
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 7:19
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 29:27
4.Nancy (with the Laughing Face) (Van Heusen-Silvers) 14:39
5.unidentified title 23:19
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 10:26

set 2:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:22
2.Just for the Love (Coltrane) 36:01
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 15:15
4.Blues for Santa Cruz (Sanders) 24:54
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 5:55

Private tape


Session 14, Yoshi's Oakland, 23.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:16
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 8:12
3.Ole (Coltrane) 38:18
4.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 17:48
5.Highlife (Sanders) 14:11

set 2:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:11
2.Origin (Sanders) 25:30
3.Equinox (Coltrane) 27:45
4.Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Van Heusen-Burke) 24:04
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 18:58

Private tape


Session 15, Yoshi's Oakland, 24.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

Set 1:

1.Intro 1:01
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 5:16
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 25:51
4.Naima (Coltrane) 5:38
5.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 12:43
6.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 13:59
7.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 15:26

Set 2:

1.Intro 1:58
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 6:45
3.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 13:45
4.Softly for Shyla (Henderson) 4:00
5.Wise One (Coltrane) 17:17
6.Nozipho (Sanders) 24:11
7.Highlife (Sanders) 15:53

Private tape


Session 16, Yoshi's Oakland, 25.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Announcement and tuning 0:50
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 7:04
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 28:03
4.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 17:15
5.Blues for Santa Cruz (Sanders) 20:26
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 14:34

set 2:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:12
2.You've Got to Have Freedom (Sanders) 20:26
3.Say It (over and over again) (Loesser-McHugh) 15:57
4.Moment's Notice (Coltrane) 18:08
5.Nozipho (Sanders) 21:28
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 9:27

Private tape


Session 17, Yoshi's Oakland, 26.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 7:23
2.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 26:00
3.After the Rain (Coltrane) 8:32
4.Just for the Love (Coltrane) 20:43
5.Highlife (Sanders) 17:04

set 2:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:11
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 6:55
3.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 23:59
4.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 21:39
5.Ole (Coltrane) 27:32
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 11:58

Private tape


Session 18, Yoshi's Oakland, 27.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:07
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 5:26
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 28:15
4.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sgerwin-Maschwitz) 19:31
5.Just for the Love (Coltrane) 25:12
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 7:51

set 2:

1.Announcement and tuning 1:11
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 6:24
3.Nozipho (Sanders) 32:21
4.Origin (Sanders) 20:57
6.Blues for Santa Cruz (Sanders) 19:07
7.Highlife (Sanders) 11:35

Private tape


Session 19, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, 28.07

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Jeffrey Lttleton b
Winard Harper dr

set 1:

1.Intro 0:48
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 5:26
3.Doktor Pitt (Sanders) 31:17
4.Say It (over and over again) (Loesser-McHugh) 16:58
5.Nozipho (Sanders) 12:09
6.Save Our Children (Sanders) 10:07

set 2:

1.Intro 1:44
2.Kazuko (Sanders) 6:21
3.You've Got to Have Freedom (Sanders) 24:45
4.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 18:46
5.Ole (Coltrane) 22:04
6.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 6:13

Private tape


Session 20, Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, 6.08

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p, harmonium
Michael White vln
Jeffrey Littleton b
Winard Harper dr

Set 1:

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 9:06
2.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 15:39
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 17:57
4.Blues for Santa Cruz (Sanders) 19:34
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan + Closing announcement(Sanders-Thomas) 11:25

Set 2:

1.Opening announcement 2:32
2.Moment's Notice (Coltrane) 22:45
3.Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 24:06
4.On a Misty Night (Dameron) 20:34
5.Highlife (Sanders) 3:09

Private tape


Session 21, Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA, 11.08

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p, harmonium
Michael White vln
Jeffrey Littleton b
Winard Harper dr

Set 1:

1.Feelin Good (Newly) 9:54
2.The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Bernier-Brainin) 29:43
3.Shukuru (Sanders) 12:27
4.unidentified 16:15
5.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas) 5:30

Set 2:

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 11:14
2.Lazy Bird (Coltrane) 19:37
3.Midnight on Berkeley Square (Sherwin-Maschwitz) 21:12
4.Highlife (Sanders) 10:24

Private tape


Session 22, Saalfelden, 30.08

James Blood Ulmer g, voc
Pharoah Sanders ts
Calvin "Hassen Truth" Jones b
Cornell Rochester dr

1.Law (Ulmer) 10:32
2.Unidentified 9:27
3.Sweet (Ulmer) 12:53
4.Lady Blue (Ulmer) 6:53
5.JBU announcement 0:48
6.My Prayer (Ulmer) 16:21
7.Devotion (Ulmer) 8:12 8.Unedintified blues (Ulmer) 5:25
9.Burning up (Ulmer) 7:03

Private tape


Session 23, Willisau, 31.08

James Blood Ulmer g, voc
Pharoah Sanders ts
Calvin "Hassen Truth" Jones b
Cornell Rochester dr

1.Law (Ulmer) 9:47
2.Unidentified 10:13
3.Lady Blue (Ulmer) 9:51
4.My Prayer (Ulmer) 16:18
5.Devotion (Ulmer) 7:39
6.Unidentified blues (Ulmer) 7:42
7.Burning up (Ulmer) 0:29 (incomplete)

Audience recording

Private tape


Session 24, Tisziji Munoz, Rashied Ali�s Survival Studio in Soho, NYC, 11.10.1997

Tisziji Munoz g, kbd synth
Rashied Ali dr, perc
Bernie Senensky p
Don Pate b
Pharoah Sanders ts

1.The Dance od the Visionaries (Munoz) 6:56

Pharoah doesn�t play on 6 other tracks on this recording

Issued on TISZIJI MUNOZ � PRESENT WITHOUT A TRACE � Anami Music AM011


Session 25, Tisziji Munoz, Rashied Ali�s Survival Studio in Soho, NYC, 03.11.1997

Tisziji Munoz g, kbd synth, bells, voc
Rashied Ali dr, perc
Bernie Senensky p
Don Pate dr
Pharoah Sanders ts, voc

1.Sound of Sounds (Munoz) 0:25
2.Spirit-World Contemplation (Munoz) 21:45
3.Harmonic Heaven (Munoz) 5:19
4.The Final Words (Munoz) 11:39
5.Dance the Feeling of Love (Munoz) 6:43
6.Thank You All Great Spirits (Munoz) 10:54
7.Purification By Fire (Munoz) 10:05
8.Sing Sweet Songs of Peace (Munoz) 3:08
9.Blues for Planet Mirth (Munoz) 11:00
10.Live ti Give Heart-Love (Munoz) 4:08

Issued as TISZIJI MUNOZ � SPIRIT WORLD FEATURING PHAROAH SANDERS � Anami Music AM012 (double cd)


Session 26, Gem Theatre, Kansas City, 27.12

122 min.

Pharoah Sanders ts, voc
William Henderson p
Winard Harper dr
Jeffrey Littleton b

1.Kazuko (Sanders) 7:11
2.Doctor Pitt (Sanders) 23:18
3.Midnight in Berkeley Square (Sherwin/Maschwitz) 15:16
4.The Creator Has a Master Plan (Sanders-Thomas)8:14
5.Giant Steps (Coltrane) 17:17
6.Say It (Over and Over Again) (Loesser-McHugh) 14:18
7.Ole (Coltrane) 20:16
8.Highlife (Sanders) 13:37

Private tape


 

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