Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders (born Farrell Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. A member of John Coltrane's groups of the mid-1960s, Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound". He released over 30 albums as a leader and collaborated extensively with Leon Thomas and Alice Coltrane, among others. Saxophonist Ornette Coleman described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world".
Sanders' music has been called spiritual jazz due to his inspiration in religious concepts such as Karma and Tawhid, and his rich, meditative aesthetic. This style is seen as a continuation of Coltrane's work on albums such as A Love Supreme. As a result, Sanders is considered to have been a disciple of Coltrane or, as Albert Ayler said, "Trane was the Father, Pharoah was the Son, I am the Holy Ghost".
==Links to Peel==
Pharaoh Sanders was one of the avant-garde jazz musicians who attracted some interest from the underground audience of the late 1960s, receiving write-ups in Melody Maker and International Times. His "spiritual jazz" style suited the mood of the times and his album Karma was a major influence on the musical direction of Peel favourite John Martyn.
In the issue of Disc & Music Echo published on 12th September 1970, Peel recommended in his column, amongst other records, an album by Pharoah Sanders called 'Jewels Of Thought'. It is not currently known whether he played tracks from it on his shows, but it seems that overall, Peel didn't play much of the musician's material on his programmes.
==Shows Played==
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*17 April 1992: Untitled (LP - The ESP Sampler) ESP Disk
== See Also ==
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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