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Pharoah Sanders discography

This is a discography of Pharoah Sanders albums and albums by other musicians that feature Pharoah Sanders


Pharoah Sanders: leader and co-leader discography: albums

Pharoah, Pharoah Sanders, 1965, ESP Disk 1003

Tracks : Seven By Seven, Bethera

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Stan Foster, Jane Getz, William Bennett, Marvin Pattillo

Notes: Also released as Pharoah's First and Pharoah Sanders Quintet. Both tracks were included in 2012 on the 4 CD box set In The Beginning 1963-1964.

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Tauhid, Pharoah Sanders, 1967, Impulse! 9138

Tracks : Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, Japan, Medley:Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Dave Burrell, Sonny Sharrock, Henry Grimes, Roger Blank, Nat Bettis

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Karma, Pharoah Sanders, 1969, Impulse! 9181

Tracks : The Creator Has a Master Plan, Colors

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas, Julius Watkins, James Spaulding, Lonnie Liston Smith, Reggie Workman, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Billy Hart, Freddie Waits, Nathaniel Bettis

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Jewels of Thought, Pharoah Sanders, 1970, Impulse! 9190

Tracks : Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah, Sun In Aquarius (Part I), Sun In Aquarius (Part II)

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, Richard Davis, Idris Muhammad, Roy Haynes

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Deaf Dumb Blind / Summun Bukmun Umyun, Pharoah Sanders, 1970, Impulse! 9199

Tracks : Summun, Bukmun, Umyun, Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Woody Shaw, Gary Bartz, Nathaniel Bettis, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, Clifford Jarvis, Anthony Wiles

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Thembi, Pharoah Sanders, 1971, Impulse! 9206

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Black Unity, Pharoah Sanders, 1972, Impulse! 9219

Tracks : Black Unity: Part One, Black Unity: Part Two

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Carlos Garnett, Cecil McBee, Joe Bonner, Stanley Clarke, Norman Connors, Billy Hart, Lawrence Killian

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Live at the East, Pharoah Sanders, 1972, Impulse! 9227

Tracks : Healing Song, Memories Of J. W. Coltrane, Lumkili

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Marvin Peterson, Carlos Garnett, Harold Vick, Joseph Bonner, Cecil McBee, Stanley Clarke, William Hart, Norman Connors, Lawrence Killian

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Best Of, Pharoah Sanders, 1972, Impulse! 9229

Tracks : Upper Egypt, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Part One, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Part Two, Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah, Colors, Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord, Thembi

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Wisdom Through Music, Pharoah Sanders, 1973, Impulse! 9233

Tracks : High Life, Love Is Everywhere, Wisdom Through Music, The Golden Lamp, Selflessness

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, James Branch, Joseph Bonner, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors, Babadal Roy, James Mtume, Lawrence Killian

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Village of the Pharoahs, Pharoah Sanders, 1973?, Impulse! 9254

Tracks : Village of the Pharoahs Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3, Mansion Worlds, Memories of Lee Morgan, Went Like It Came

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Joe Bonner, Stanley Clarke, Calvin Hill, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors, Kylo Kylo, Lawrence Killian, Jimmy Hopps, Kenneth Nash, Sedatrius Brown

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Izipho Zam (My Gifts), Pharoah Sanders, 1973, Strata East SES 19733

Tracks : Prince Of Peace, Balance, Izipho Zam

Musicians : Nat Bettis, Chief Bey, Sonny Fortune, Billy Hart, Howard Johnson, Cecil McBee, Pharoah Sanders, Majeed Shabazz, Sonny Sharrock, Sirone, Lonnie Liston Smith, Leon Thomas, Tony Wylie

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Elevation, Pharoah Sanders, 1974, Impulse! 9261

Tracks : Elevation, Greeting to Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner), Ore-Se-Rere, The Gathering, Spiritual Blessing

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Joe Bonner, Calvin Hill, Michael White, Michael Carvin, Lawrence Killian, John Blue, Jimmy Hopps, Kenneth Nash, Sedatrius Brown

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Love in Us All, Pharoah Sanders, 1974, Impulse! 9280

Tracks : Love Is Everywhere, To John

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Joe Bonner, James Branch, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors, Lawrence Killian, James Mtume, Badal Roy

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Pharoah, Pharoah Sanders, 1976, India Navigation IN 1027

Tracks : Harvest Time, Love Will Find A Way, Memories Of Edith Johnson

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Jiggs Chase, Munoz, Steve Neil, Greg Bandy, Lawrence Killian

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Love Will Find A Way, Pharoah Sanders, 1978, Arista

Tracks : Love Will Find A Way, Pharomba, Love Is Here, Got To Give It Up, As You Are, Answer Me My Love, Everything I Have Is Good

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Charles Findley, Oscar Brashear, George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Ernest Watts, Terry Harrington, William Green, Sidney Muldrow, Vincent De Rosa, Hubert Eaves, Khalid Moss, Bobby Lyle, David T. Walker, Wah Wah Watson, Alex Blake, Donny Beck, Eddie Watson, Norman Connors, Kenneth Nash, James Gadson, Lenny White, Raymond Pounds, Phyllis Hyman, The Water Family

Notes: An expanded CD edition was released in 2012 with two bonus tracks which were the single versions of As You Are and Got To Give It Up.

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Journey To The One, Pharoah Sanders, 1980, Theresa 108/109

Tracks : Greetings To Idris, Doktor Pitt, Kazuko (Peace Child), After The Rain, Soledad, You've Got To Have Freedom, Yemenja, Easy To Remember, Think About The One, Bedria

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Eddie Henderson, Joe Bonner, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Idris Muhammad, Yoko Ito Gates

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Beyond A Dream, Pharoah Sanders & Norman Connors, 1980, Arista Novus 3021

Tracks : Babylon, Beyond A Dream, Montreux Overture, The End Of The Beginning, Casino Latino

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Norman Connors, Duke Jones, Buzzy Jones, Bobby Lyle, Billy McCoy, Greg Hill, Alex Blake, Lawrence Killian, Petro Bass

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Rejoice, Pharoah Sanders, 1981, Theresa 112/113

Tracks : Rejoice, Highlife, Nigerian Juju Hilife, Origin, When Lights Are Low, Moments Notice, Central Park West, Ntjilo Ntjilo / Bird Song (Lullaby To A Child About A Canary), Farah

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Danny Moore, Steve Turre, Joe Bonner, John Hicks, Art Davis, Billy Higgins, Peter Fujii, Lois Colin, Jorge Pomar, Big Black, Babatunde, Bobby London, Carroll Wilson Scott, Flame Braithwaite, Sakinah Muhammad, Yvette S. Vanterpool, George V. Johnson Jr.

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Live, Pharoah Sanders, 1982, Theresa 116

Tracks : You Got To Have Freedom, Easy To Remember, Blues For Santa Cruz, Pharomba

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Walter Booker, Idris Muhammad

Notes: Recorded live at The Maiden Voyage in Los Angeles and The Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz.

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Heart Is A Melody, Pharoah Sanders, 1983, Theresa 118

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Shukuru, Pharoah Sanders, 1985, Theresa 121

Tracks : Shukuru, Body And Soul, Mas In Brooklyn (High Life), Sun Song, Too Young To Go Steady, Jitu

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Ray Drummond, Idris Muhammad, Leon Thomas (tracks 3 & 4)

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Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong, Pharoah Sanders, 1987, Doctor Jazz

Tracks : Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong, Equinox, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, If It Wasn't for a Woman, Clear Out of This World, Next Time You See Me

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Donald Smith, William S. Henderson III, Tarik Shah, Greg Banoy, Leon Thomas (tracks 1, 4 & 6)

Notes : Also released on Signature with a different front cover.

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Africa, Pharoah Sanders, 1988, Timeless SJP 253

Tracks : You've Got To Have Freedom, Naima, Origin, Speak Low, After The Morning, Africa

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Curtis Lundy, Idris Muhammad

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A Prayer Before Dawn, Pharoah Sanders, 1989, Theresa 127

Tracks : The Light At The Edge Of The World, Dedication To James W. Clark, Softy For Shyla, After The Rain, The Greatest Love Of All, Midnight At Yoshi's, Living Space

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, John Hicks (track 4), Alvin Queen (track 6), Lyn Taussig (track 6), Brian McLaughlin (track 6)

Notes: Reissued on Evidence in 1993 with two bonus tracks: In Your Own Sweet Way and Christmas SOng.

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Moon Child, Pharoah Sanders, 1991, Timeless SJP 326

Tracks : Moon Child, Moon Rays, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, All Or Nothing At All, Soon, Moniebah

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Stafford James, Eddie Moore, Cheikh Tidiane Fale

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Welcome to Love, Pharoah Sanders, 1991, Timeless SJP 358

Tracks : You Don't Know What Love Is, The Nearness Of You, My One And Only Love, I Want To Talk About You, Soul Eyes, Nancy, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Say It (Over And Over Again), Lament, The Bird Song

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Stafford James, Eccleston W. Wainwright

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Crescent With Love, Pharoah Sanders Quartet, 1993, Venus

Tracks : Lonnie's Lament, Misty, In A Sentimental Mood, Softly For Shyla, Wise One, Too Young To Go Steady, Body And Soul, Naima, Feelin' Good, Light At The Edge Of The World, Crescent, After The Rain

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Charles Fambrough, Sherman Ferguson

Notes : Originally released on Venus in Japan and then on Evidence in the US. Uncertain of the track list of the original Japanese release. At least four different front cover designs have been used, the (possibly) two earliest designs are shown.

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Ballads With Love, Pharoah Sanders Quartet, 1994, Venus

Tracks : Too Young To Go Steady, Feelin' Good, Light At The Edge Of The World, Body And Soul, Misty, In A Sentimental Mood

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Charles Fambrough, Sherman Ferguson

Notes : At least two different front cover designs have been used.

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On Timeless, Pharoah Sanders, 1995, Timeless Records

Tracks : CD 1: You've Got To Have Freedom, Naima, Origin, Speak Low, After The Morning, Africa / CD 2: Moon Child, Moon Rays, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, All Or Nothing At All, Soon, Moniebah / CD 3: You Don't Know What Love Is, The Nearness Of You, My One And Only Love, I Want To Talk About You, Soul Eyes, Nancy, Polka Dots And Moonbeams, Say It (Over And Over Again), Lament, The Bird Song

Notes: A 3 CD set that brings together three albums originally released on Timeless: Africa (1988), Moon Child (1991) and Welcome To Love ((1991).

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Message from Home, Pharoah Sanders, 1996, Verve

Tracks : Our Roots (Began In Africa), Nozipho, Tomoki, Ocean Song, Kumba, Country Mile

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Jeff Bova, Bernie Worrell, William Henderson, Dominic Kanza, Foday Musa Suso, Michael White, Charnett Moffett, Steve Neil, Hamid Drake, Aiyb Dieng, Fanta Mangasuba, Fatumata Sako, Mariama Suso, Salie Suso

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Priceless Jazz Collection, Pharoah Sanders, 1997, GRP

Tracks : Astral Travelling, Thembi, Naima, Bluesin' For John C., Japan, Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt (Edit), The Promise, The Creator Has A Master Plan (Edit)

Notes: A compilation of tracks recorded between 1966 and 1987.

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Save Our Children, Pharoah Sanders, 1998, Verve

Tracks : Save Our Children, Midnight In Berkeley Square, Jewels Of Love, Kazuko, The Ancient Sounds, Far-Off Sand

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Bernie Worrell, William Henderson, Jeff Bova, Tony Cedras, Alex Blake, Trilok Gurtu, Zakir Hussain

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Spirits, Pharoah Sanders / Hamid Drake / Adam Rudolph, 2000, Meta Records

Tracks : Sunrise, Morning In Soweto, Thousand Petalled Lotus, I And Thou, Uma Lake, Ancient Peoples, Calling To The Luminous Beings, Roundhouse, Molimo, Sunset

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Hamid Drake, Adam Rudolph

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With A Heartbeat, Pharoah Sanders, 2003, Evolver

Tracks : Across Time, Morning Tala, Alankara (Beats Of The Heart), Gamaka

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Graham Haynes, Jeff Bova, Nicky Skopelitis, Bill Laswell, Trilok Gurtu

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The Creator Has a Master Plan, Pharoah Sanders, 2003, Venus

Tracks : I Want To Talk About You, Moon Rays, Tokyo Blues (CD only), Greatest Love Of All, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Welcome (CD only), Tina, It's Easy To Remember

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, William Henderson, Ira Coleman, Joe Farnsworth

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Anthology: You've Got To Have Freedom, Pharoah Sanders, 2005, Universal Classics & Jazz

Tracks : Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah, Astral Travelling, Thembi, Morning Prayer, Summun Bukmun Umyun (Edit), Black Unity (Edit), Village Of The Pharoahs (Edit), The Gathering (Edit), Greeting To Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner), Love Is Everywhere, Love Will Find A Way, You Got To Have Freedom, Jitu, Rejoice, Heart Is A Melody Of Time (Hiroko's Song), Nozipho

Notes: A compilation of tracks recorded between 1967 and 1996.

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The Impulse Story, Pharoah Sanders, 2006, Impulse!

Tracks : Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt, The Creator Has A Master Plan, Astral Traveling, Spiritual Blessing

Notes: A compilation of tracks from Impulse albums.

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Live In San Francisco (DVD), Pharoah Sanders, 2007, Evidence

Tracks : Doktor Pitt, Blues For Santa Cruz, Kazuko, Pharoah Interview With Herb Wong

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks (tracks 1 & 2), Paul Arslanian (track 3), Walter Booker (tracks 1 & 2), Idris Muhammad (tracks 1 & 2)

Notes: Tracks 1 and 2 recorded live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in April 1981. Track 3 recorded in an abandoned tunnel in Marin Headlands in July 1982.

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Village Of The Pharoahs / Wisdom Through Music, Pharoah Sanders, 2011, Impulse

Tracks : Village of the Pharoahs Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3, Mansion Worlds, Memories of Lee Morgan, Went Like It Came, High Life, Love Is Everywhere, Wisdom Through Music, The Golden Lamp, Selflessness

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, James Branch, Joe Bonner, Stanley Clarke, Calvin Hill, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors, Kylo Kylo, Lawrence Killian, Jimmy Hopps, Babadal Roy, James Mtume, Kenneth Nash, Sedatrius Brown

Notes: Combines two albums from the early 1970s.

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In The Beginning 1963-1964, Pharoah Sanders, 2012, ESP Disk 4069

Tracks : CD 1: Interview - Coming To New York (Pharoah Sanders), Cocktail Piece (First Variation) Take 1 (The Don Cherry Quintet), Cocktail Piece (First Variation) Take 2 (The Don Cherry Quintet), Studio Announcement (The Don Cherry Quintet), Cherry's Dilemma (The Don Cherry Quintet), Studio Engineer Announcement (The Don Cherry Quintet), Remembrance (First Variation) (The Don Cherry Quintet), Medley: Thelonious Monk Compositions: Light Blue/Coming On The Hudson/Bye-Ya/Ruby My Dear (The Don Cherry Quintet), Interview - Ornette's Influence Pt. 1 (Don Cherry), Interview - Ornette's Influence Pt. 2 (Don Cherry), Interview - 1960's Avant Garde (Paul Bley), Generous 1 Take 1 (Setting Levels) (Paul Bley Quartet), Generous 1 Take 2 (Paul Bley Quartet), Walking Woman Take 1 (Paul Bley Quartet), Walking Woman Take 2 (Paul Bley Quartet), Ictus (Paul Bley Quartet), After Session Conversation (Paul Bley Quartet) / CD 2: Interview Musicians He Performed With Pt. 1 (Pharoah Sanders), Interview Meeting Pharoah Sanders (Bernard Stollman), Seven By Seven (The Pharoah Sanders Quintet), Bethera (The Pharoah Sanders Quintet), Interview Musicians He Performed With Pt. 2 (Pharoah Sanders) / CD 3: Interview - Meeting Sun Ra (Pharoah Sanders), Dawn Over Israel (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Shadow World (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Sun Ra Arkestra), Discipline #9 (Sun Ra Arkestra), We Travel The Spaceways (Sun Ra Arkestra) / CD 4: Sun Ra Interview - Being Neglected As An Artist (Sun Ra), Gods On Safari (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Shadow World (Sun Ra Arkestra), Rocket #9 (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Voice Of Pan Pt. 1 (Sun Ra Arkestra), Dawn Over Israel (Sun Ra Arkestra), Space Mates (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Voice Of Pan Pt. 2 (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Talking Drum (Sun Ra Arkestra), Conversation With Saturn (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Next Stop Mars (Sun Ra Arkestra), The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Sun Ra Arkestra), Pathway To The Outer Known (Sun Ra Arkestra), Interview - Meeting John Coltrane (Sun Ra), Interview - John Coltrane (Pharoah Sanders), Interview - Playing At Slug's / Max Gordan (Pharoah Sanders), Interview - Closing Comments (Pharoah Sanders)

Musicians : CD 1 (Don Cherry Quintet): Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Joe Scianni, David Izenzon, J.C. Moses / CD 1 (Paul Bley Quartet): Paul Bley, Pharoah Sanders, David Izenzon, Paul Motian / CD 2: (Pharoah Sanders Quintet): Pharoah Sanders, Stan Foster, Jane Getz, William Bennett, Marvin Pattillo / CDs 3 and 4 (Sun Ra): Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Black Harold (Harold Murray), Al Evans, Teddy Nance, Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, Alan Silva, Ronnie Boykins, Clifford Jarvis, Jimmhi Johnson, Art Jenkins

Notes : A 4 CD set of early Pharoah Sanders recordings including previously unreleased sets with the Don Cherry Quintet and the Paul Bley Quartet.

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Spiritual Blessings, Pharoah Sanders, 2013, Universal Music / Impulse

Tracks : Colours, Astral Traveling, The Creator Has A Masterplan, Wisdom Through Music, Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum Allah, Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt, Memories Of Lee Morgan, The Gathering

Notes: A European compilation of tracks originally released on Impulse albums.

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Thembi / Black Unity, Pharoah Sanders, 2015, Impulse

Notes: Combines the two Pharoah Sanders albums Thembi from 1971 and Black Unity from 1972.

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Tauhid / Jewels of Thought, Pharoah Sanders, 2015, Impulse

Notes: The 1967 album Tauhid paired with the 1970 album Jewels of Thought.

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Celebrate Ornette, Ornette Coleman / Various Artists, 2016, Song X Records

Tracks/musicians : CD 1 & 2 (Celebrate Ornette: Brooklyn Prospect Park): Ramblin (Ornette Coleman, Savion Glover, Henry Threadgill, David Murray, DV), OC Turnaround (Ornette Coleman, Savion Glover, David Murray, DV), Questions and Answers (Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis), Blues Connotation (Flea, Henry Threadgill, DV), Broadway Blues (Flea, Henry Threadgill, David Murray, DV), The Sphinx (Geri Allen, David Murray, Joe Lovano, Wallace Roney Jr., DV), Seneca (Patti Smith Group), Tarkovsky (Patti Smith Group), 911 (Ravi Coltrane, DV), Ornette Reverb Quartet (Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Stewart Hurwood), Sadness (Thurston Moore, Nels Cline), Peace (James Blood Ulmer, Ravi Coltrane, DV), Sleep Talk (Geri Allen, Joe Lovano, Wallace Roney Jr., DV), Dancing In Your Head (Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, DV), Turnaround (Henry Threadgill, Flea, David Murray, DV), Song X (Master Musicians of Jajouka, Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer, Ravi Coltrane, DV), Lonely Woman (Geri Allen, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, David Murray, Wallace Roney Jr., DV), CD 3 (Ornette Coleman Memorial: Riverside Church): Solo (Pharoah Sanders), Solo (Cecil Taylor), Sail (Henry Threadgill, Jason Moran), Peace (Ravi Coltrane, Geri Allen), Duo (Jack DeJohnette, Savion Glover), Lonely Woman (Joe Lovano, David Murray, Charnett Moffett, Al MacDowell, Denardo Coleman), Dancing In Your Head (Prime Time Band: Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Charlie Ellerbe, Bern Nix, Ken Wessel, Chris Rosenberg, Dave Bryant)

Musicians note: DV in the list above indicates the Denardo Vibe back band who were: Charlie Ellerbe, Tony Falanga, Al Macdowell, Antoine Roney, Denardo Coleman.

Notes: Music from two performances released in a variety of editions. The first performance features Ornette Coleman and a variety of musicians celebrating the life and music of Ornette Coleman. The second performance is from an Ornette Coleman memorial service.

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Tauhid / Jewels Of Thought / Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind, Pharoah Sanders, 2017, Anthology Recordings

Notes: A 3 LP set that brings together the albums Tauhid (1967), Jewels of Thought (1970) and Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind (1970).

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Live in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings), Pharoah Sanders, 2020, Transversales Disques

Tracks : Love is Here: Part 1, Love is Here: Part 2, Farrell Tune, The Creator Has A Masterplan, I Want To Talk About You, Love Is Everywhere

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Danny Mixon, Calvin Hill, Greg Bandy

Notes: Recorded live at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio in Paris on November 17, 1975.

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Pharoah Sanders: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Chappaqua Suite, Ornette Coleman, 1965, Columbia

Tracks : Chappaqua Suite Part 1, Chappaqua Suite Part 2, Chappaqua Suite Part 3, Chappaqua Suite Part 4

Musicians : Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, David Izenzon, Charles Moffett, Studio Orchestra

Notes: Recorded in June 1965 and originally intended as music for the soundtrack for the movie Chappaqua.

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Symphony For Improvisers, Don Cherry, 1966, Blue Note 4247

Tracks : Symphony for Improvisers (Symphony for Improvisers/Nu Creative Love/What's Not Serious?/Infant Happiness), Manhattan Cry (Manhattan Cry/Lunatic/Sparkle Plenty/Om Nu)

Musicians : Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Karl Berger, Henry Grimes, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Ed Blackwell

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Ascension, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 95

Tracks : Ascension

(Two editions of Ascension were released in 1966 each with a different take of Ascension)

Musicians : John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, Pharoah Sanders Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, John Tchicai McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Kulu Sé Mama, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9106

Tracks : Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama), Vigil, Welcome

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Rafael Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Frank Butler, Elvin Jones, Juno Lewis

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Meditations, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9110

Tracks : The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, Compassion, Love, Consequences, Serenity

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones Rashied Ali

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Expression, John Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9120

Tracks : Ogunde, To Be, Offering, Expression

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders , Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali

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Live at the Village Vanguard Again!, John Coltrane, 1966, Impulse! 9124

Tracks : Naima, Introduction to My Favorite Things, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali Emanuel Rahim

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Om, John Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9140

Tracks : Om, Part 1, Om, Part 2

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Rafael Garrett, Joe Brazil, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Cosmic Music, John Coltrane / Alice Coltrane, 1967, Impulse! 9148

Tracks : Manifestation, Lord, Help Me To Be, Reverend King, The Sun

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton, Ben Riley

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A Monastic Trio, Alice Coltrane, 1968, Impulse! 9156

Tracks : Ohnedaruth, Gospel Trane, I Want to See You, Lovely Sky Boat, Oceanic Beloved, Atomic Peace

Musicians : Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Ben Riley

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Selflessness, John Coltrane, 1968, Impulse! 9161

Tracks : My Favorite Things, I Want to Talk About You, Selflessness

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Frank Butler, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Juno Lewis

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Another Earth, Gary Bartz, 1968, Milestone 9018

Tracks : Another Earth, Dark Nebula, UFO, Lost In The Stars, Perihelion And Aphelion

Musicians : Gary Bartz, Charles Tolliver, Pharoah Sanders, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Freddie Waits

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High, Dave Burrell, 1968, Douglas SD 798

Tracks : West Side Story, East Side Colors, Margy Pargy

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Bobby Kapp, Sunny Murray, Pharoah Sanders

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The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1968, JCOA 1001/2

Tracks : Communications # 8, Communications # 9, Communications # 10, Preview, Communications # 11 Part 1, Communications # 11 Part 2

Musicians : Michael Mantler, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Knepper, Julius Watkins, Randy Brecker, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, Charles Davis, Frank Wess, Jimmy Lyons, Lew Tabackin, Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Carla Bley, Cecil Taylor, Larry Coryell, Charlie Haden, Eddie Gomez, Reggie Workman, Ron Carter, Steve Swallow, Andrew Cyrille, Beaver Harris

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Where Is Brooklyn?, Don Cherry, 1969, Blue Note 4311

Tracks : Awake Nu, Taste Maker, The Thing, There is the Bomb, Unite

Musicians : Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Henry Grimes, Ed Blackwell

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High Two, Dave Burrell, 1969?, Freedom / Trio

Tracks : West Side Story, East Side Colors, Margy Pargy

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Sirone, Bobby Kapp, Pharoah Sanders

This release is often confused with the 1976 Arista Freedom release High Won High Two, which presumably includes the same music. (I may be adding to the confusion by providing incorrect information here!)

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Ptah, the El Daoud, Alice Coltrane, 1970, Impulse! 9196

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Live in Seattle, John Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders, 1970, Impulse! 9202

Tracks : Cosmos, Out Of This World (Part One), Out Of This World (Part Two), Evolution (Part One), Evolution (Part Two), Tapestry In Sound

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

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Spirits Known And Unknown, Leon Thomas, 1970, Flying Dutchman FDS 10115

Tracks : The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace), One, Echoes, Song For My Father, Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' To Vietnam), Malcolm's Gone, Let The Rain Fall On Me

Musicians : Leon Thomas, James Spaulding, Little Rock (Pharoah Sanders), Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, Richard Davis, Roy Haynes, Richard Landrum

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Oh! Pharoah Speak, Latin Jazz Quintet, 1971, Trip TLP 8008

Tracks : The Dues Payer, Daria, Midnight Montuno, Treasure Of Sierra Madre (Gold Of The Mother Mountain), Shake A Lady, Haarlem, P's And Q's, Oh! Pharoah Speak

Musicians : Lonnie Hillyer, Virgil Jones, Melvin Lastie, Jackie Jeffers, Kiawni Zawadi, Pharoah Sanders, Hugh Brody, Harold Vick, George Gould, Stanley Johnson, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Patterson, Alex Lane, Bill Ellington, Charles "Chuck" Rainey, Earl Williams, John Giggs, Juan Amalbert, Pete Jackson, Ray Armando, Ray Lucas, Tommy Derrick

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Journey in Satchidananda, Alice Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders, 1971, Impulse! 9203

Tracks : Journey in Satchidananda, Shiva-Loka, Stopover Bombay, Something About John Coltrane, Isis and Osiris

Musicians : Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Vishnu Wood, Charlie Haden, Cecil McBee, Tulsi, Rashied Ali, Majid Shabazz

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Infinity, John Coltrane/Alice Coltrane, 1972, Impulse! 9225

Tracks : Peace on Earth, Living Space, Joy, Leo

Original musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton Overdub musicians : Alice Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Joan Chapman, Oran Coltrane, James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White, Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum, Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten

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Concert In Japan, John Coltrane, 1973, Impulse! 9246

Tracks : Meditations / Leo: Part One, Leo: Part Two, Peace On Earth: Part One, Peace On Earth: Part Two, Leo: Part Three

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali

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Lawrence of Newark, Larry Young, 1973, Perception PLP 34

Tracks : Sunshine Fly Away, Khalid of Space, Pt. 2 Welcome, Saudia, Alive, Hello Your Questions (Islands)

Musicians : Larry Young, Charles Magee, Pharoah Sanders, Dennis Mourouse, Cedric Lawson, Art Gore, James Blood Ulmer, Diedre Johnson, Joony Booth, Don Pate, James Flores, Howard King, Abdul Sahid, Armen Halburian, Stacey Edwards, Umar Abdul Muizz, Poppy LaBoy Abdul Hakim Jumma Santos

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High Won-High Two, Dave Burrell, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1906

Tracks : West Side Story Medley, Oozi Oozi, Bittersweet Reminiscence, Bobby And Si, Dave Blue, Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag), East Side Colors, Theme Stream Medley: Dave Blue/Bittersweet Reminiscence/Bobby And Si/Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag)/Oozi Oozi/Inside Ouch

Musicians : Dave Burrell, Sirone, Bobby Kapp, Sunny Murray, Pharoah Sanders

Material recorded in 1968 and probably previously released on High in 1968 and High Two in 1969. Subsequently released on CD by Black Lion

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Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold, Sun Ra And His Arkestra, 1976, El Saturn Records

Tracks : Gods On A Safari, The World Shadow, The Voice Of Pan, Dawn Over Israel

Musicians : Sun Ra, Al Evans, Chris Capers, Teddy Nance, Bernard Pettaway, Robert Northern, Pharoah Sanders, Black Harold, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Robert Cummings, Pat Patrick, Alan Silva, Clifford Jarvis, Art Jenkins

Notes : Recorded live in New York in December 1964. An expanded version was released on CD by ESP Disk in 2009 (see further down this page).

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Romantic Journey, Norman Connors, 1977, Buddah

Tracks : You Are Everything, Once I've Been There, Destination Moon, Romantic Journey, Last Tango in Paris, For You Everything, Thembi

Musicians : Norman Connors, Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Gene Goe, Gary Grant, George Bohannon, Dick Hyde, Charlie Loper, Maurice Spears, Sidney Muldrow, Marnie Robinson, Gary Bartz, Fred Jackson, Ernie Watts, Bill Green, Jerry Peters, Hubert Eaves, Ian Underwood, Lee Ritenour, Reggie Lucas, Willie Weeks, Victor Feldman, Kenneth Nash, Bobbye Hall, Myrna Mathews, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Orrin Waters / Eleanore Mills (track 1 & 6), Phillip Mitchell (tracks 2, 3 & 6), Ray Gomez (track 4), Pharoah Sanders (track 6)

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This Is Your Life, Norman Connors, 1977, Arista

Tracks : Stella, This Is Your Life, Wouldn't You Like To See, Listen, Say You Love Me, Captain Connors, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Butterfly, The Creator

Musicians : Norman Connors, Charles Moore, Nolan Smith, Jr., Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Shunzo Ono, Benny Powell, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, George Thacher, Lew McCreary, James Atkinson, Sidney Muldrow, Gary Bartz, Pharoah Sanders, Ralph Buzzy Jones, David Ii, Earle Dumler, Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, Jr., Terry Harrington, Bill Green, Billy McCoy, Bobby Lyle, Jacques Burvick, Richard Cummings, Richard Tee, Ronnie Coleman, Mike Boddicker, Charles Fearing, David T. Walker, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson, Eddie Watkins, Ben Atkins, James Gadson, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Petro Bass, Kenneth Nash, Jean Carn, Miss Eleanore Mills, James Robinson

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Ed Kelly And Friend, Ed Kelly And Friend, 1979, Theresa 106

Tracks : Pippin, Answer Me My Love, You've Got To Have Freedom, Sweet Georgia Brown, Rainbow Song, Newborn, You Send Me

Musicians : Ed Kelly, Pharoah Sanders, Peter Barshay, Eddie Marshall

Pharoah Sanders was not credited on the original album sleeve as under contract to another company. He is the anonymous "Friend" in the album title. The album was subsequently released on CD by Evidence in 1993 with the title Ed Kelly And Pharoah Sanders. That release has four bonus tracks that do not feature Sanders.

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Fantasia: Dedicated To Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hilton Ruiz, 1979, Denon

Tracks : Swing On, Blues For Tommy Tucker, Fantasia

Musicians : Hilton Ruiz, Slide Hampton, Pharoah Sanders, Reggie Workman, Idris Muhammad

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The Mastery of John Coltrane, Vol. 3: Jupiter Variation, John Coltrane, 1979, Impulse! 9360

Tracks : Number One, Peace on Earth, Jupiter (Variation), Leo

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden, Rashied Ali, Ray Appleton

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Kabsha, Idris Muhammad, 1980, Theresa 110

Tracks : Kabsha, I Want To Talk About You, Little Feet, GCCG Blues, Soulful Drums, St. M

Musicians : Idris Muhammad, George Coleman (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 6), Ray Drummond

Subsequently released on CD on Evidence with two bonus tracks.

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Love & Peace, Elvin Jones / McCoy Tyner Quintet, 1982, Trio

Tracks : Little Rock's Blues, Hip Jones, Korina, For Tomorrow, Sweet and Lovely, Origin

Musicians : Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Richard Davis

Reissued in the US in 1986 by Blackhawk Records with the title Reunited.

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This Is For You John, Benny Golson, 1984, Baystate RJL-8092

Tracks : Jam The Avenue, Greensleeves, Origin, A Change Of Heart, Times Past (This Is For You, John), Vilia

Musicians : Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette

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Life, Art Davis Quartet, 1987?, Soul Note SN 1143

Tracks : Life, Duo, Blues From Concertpiece For Bass, Add

Musicians : Art Davis, Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Idris Mohammed

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Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, 1988, Impulse!

Tracks : A Small Map Of Heaven, Shadow Song (Mario's In), Smiles And Grins, Two Heartedly, To The Other Side, Chances Are Good (Baden's Distance), Make Love 2, One Casual Song (After Another), Intimate Distances (Jack's Margrit's Natasha), Describing It To Yourself As Convex, What Do You Think? That This Mountain Was Once Fire?, Dark (Kip's Tune)

Musicians : McCoy Tyner, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes

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Visiting This Planet, Tisziji Muñoz, 1988, Anami Music

Tracks : Song For All Children, The Ways Of Love, Astral Circus, Spiritual Reunion, Farewell, Equinox, To Be, Crisis Of Attachment, Visiting This Planet

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Paul Shaffer, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Liebman, John Hicks, Bernie Senensky, Michael Cochrane, Jon Weiss, Cecil McBee, Art Davis, Dennis Irwin, Ratso Harris, Idris Muhammed, Adam Nussbaum, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Guillermo Cantu, Guillerme Franco

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Ask The Ages, Sonny Sharrock, 1991, Axiom

Tracks : Promises Kept, Who Does She Hope To Be?, Little Rock,As We Used To Sing, Many Mansions, Once Upon A Time

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Pharoah Sanders, Charnett Moffett, Elvin Jones

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Live In Japan, John Coltrane, 1991, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Afro Blue, Peace on Earth / CD 2: Crescent / CD 3: Peace on Earth, Leo / CD 4: My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : Live recordings from Sankei Hall in Tokyo, on July 11, 1966 (CD 1 and 2) and Shinjuku Kosei Nenkin Hall in Tokyo, on July 22, 1966 (CD 3 and 4). The music on CD 3 was originally released as Concert In Japan (Impulse 1973). The rest of the music had only previously been released in Japan.

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The Spirits Of Our Ancestors, Randy Weston, 1992, Verve

Tracks : African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1, The Healers, African Cookbook, La Elaha-Ella Allah/Morad Allah, The Call, African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2, The Seventh Queen, Blue Moses, African Sunrise, A Prayer For Us All

Musicians : Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, Benny Powell, Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad, Azzedin Weston, Big Black, Yassir Chadly

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African Sunrise: Selections From The Spirits Of Our Ancestors, Randy Weston, 1992, Antilles

Tracks : African Cookbook, The Call, African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2, The Seventh Queen, African Sunrise

Musicians : Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, Benny Powell, Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad, Azzedin Weston, Big Black, Yassir Chadly

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Over the Rainbow, New York Unit, 1992, Paddle Wheel

Tracks : Greensleeves, Naima, Summertime, Stormy Monday Blues, I've Never Been in Love Before, Skylark, Mara, Over the Rainbow

Musicians : John Hicks, Richard Davis (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7), Tatsuya Nakamura (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7 & 8)

Notes : This album was reissued in the US by Evidence in 1995 with the title Naima.

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The Major Works Of, John Coltrane, 1992, Impulse!

Tracks : CD 1: Ascension: Edition I, Om / CD 2: Ascension: Edition II, Kulu Se Mama, Selflessness

Notes : A 2 CD collection of Coltrane recordings for Impulse. Pharoah Sanders plays on all of the tracks.

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Very R.A.R.E. & Love And Peace, Elvin Jones, 1992, Konnex

Tracks : Sweet Mama, Passion Flower, Zange, Tin Tin Deo, Pitter Pat, The Witching Hour, Little Rock's Blues, Hip Jones, Korina, For Tomorrow, Sweet and Lovely, Origin

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Elvin Jones, Art Pepper, Roland Hanna, Richard Davis / Tracks 7 to 12: Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Richard Davis

Notes : A 2-on-1 CD release. Tracks 1 to 6 were originally released on Very R.A.R.E (1980) and tracks 7 to 12 were originally released on Love And Peace (1982).

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Ed Kelly And Pharoah Sanders, Ed Kelly And Pharoah Sanders, 1993, Evidence

Tracks : Rainbow Song, Newborn, You Send Me, Pippin, Answer Me My Love, You've Got To Have Freedom, Song For The Street People, West Oakland Strut, Lift Every Voice, Just The Two Of Us, Well You Needn't

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Ed Kelly, Pharoah Sanders, Peter Barshay, Eddie Marshall / Tracks 7 and 8: Ed Kelly, A.J. Johnson, Robert Stewart, Harley White, Mark Lignell / Tracks 9 to 11: Ed Kelly

Notes : Tracks 1 to 6 were originally released on Theresa in 1979 with the title Ed Kelly And Friend. The bonus tracks were recorded in 1992.

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Remember Who You Are, Norman Connors, 1993, MoJazz

Tracks : Remember Who You Are, I Can't Wait Till I See You Again, Only When She Cries, You And I, Tell Me A Bedtime Story, A Song For You, Naima, Lush Life, Just Like This, Kellie's Theme, Remember Who You Are (Reprise)

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on Naima.

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The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Don Cherry, Don Cherry, 1993, Mosaic

Notes : A 2 CD (or 3 LP) release that combines the three albums Complete Communion, Symphony For Improvisers and Where Is Brooklyn?. Pharoah Sanders played on the Symphony For Improvisers and Where Is Brooklyn? albums.

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Timelessness, Bheki Mseleku, 1994, Verve

Tracks : Timelessness, Vukani (Wake Up), Looking Within, C-Ton (Planet Earth), Through The Years, Yanini, Homeboyz, Ntuli Street, My Passion

Musicians : Bheki Mseleku, Michael Bowie, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Joe Henderson (track 1), Kent Jordan (tracks 4 & 8), Abbey Lincoln (track 5), Pharoah Sanders (track 6), Rodney Kendrick (track 7), Elvin Jones (track 9)

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Solomon's Daughter, Franklin Kiermyer, 1994, Evidence

Tracks : If I Die Before I Wake, Three Jewels, Akdemus, Peace On Earth, Solomon's Daughter, Birds Of The Nile

Musicians : Franklin Kiermyer, Pharoah Sanders, John Esposito, Drew Gress

Notes : An expanded 25th anniversary edition of this album was released in 2019.

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The Trance of Seven Colors, Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, 1994, Axiom

Tracks : La Allah Dayim Moulenah, Bala Moussaka, Hamdouchi, Peace In Essaouira (For Sonny Sharrock), Boulandi Samawi, Moussa Berkiyo / Koubaliy Beriah La'Foh, Salat Anbi, Casa Casa Atougra, Mahraba

Musicians : Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, Pharoah Sanders, Maleem Boubker Ghania, Maleem Mahmoud Ahkaraz, Maleem Abdellah Ghania, Abdellah Ahkaraz, El Moktar Ghania, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Mohamed Outanine, Abdellatif Abdellaoui, Hassan Machoure, Mohamed Boujmia, Abdellah Lamsouger, Hamadcha of Essaouira, Maleem Abdelkabir Addabachi, Abdelmalak Ben Hamou, Abderrahman Nimini, Abdelmoula Hnikkich, Mustapha Bousan, Zaida Ghania, Mina Ahkaraz, Saida Battach, Fatna Ifis, Fatima Labied, Hafida Ghania, J'mia Ghania, Khadija Ghania, Malika Ghania

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Rhythm Within, Steve Turre, 1995, Antilles

Tracks : Funky T, Morning, Since I Fell For You, Rhythm Within, Twilight Dreams, All Blues, Montuno Caracol, Body And Soul, African Shuffle

Musicians : Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Stanton Davis, Robin Eubanks, Jamal Haynes, Aaron Johnson, Frank Lacy, Douglas Purviance, Britt Woodman, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Andy Gonzalez, Victor Lewis, Jimmy Delgado, Kimati Dinizulu, Milton Cardona

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Rhythmagick, Aïyb Dieng, 1995, P-Vine

Tracks : Rhythmagick, Sabar, Takou, Daresalam, Bôka Devotion, Soweto Funk, Touba, Dungal Dub

Musicians : Aïyb Dieng, Pharoah Sanders, Bernie Worrell, Nicky Skopelitis, Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, Carlos Cordova, Trilok Gurtu, Daniel Ponce, Umar Bin Hassan

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Heaven & Earth, Jah Wobble, 1996, Island

Tracks : Heaven & Earth, A Love Song, Dying Over Europe, Divine Mother, Gone To Croatan, Hit Me, Om Namah Shiva

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the tracks Gone To Croatan and Hit Me. The musicians on those two tracks are: Jah Wobble, Pharoah Sanders, Bernie Worrell, Nicky Skopelitis, DXT, Rob Swift, Jerome 'Bigfoot' Brailey, and Aiyb Dieng.

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Into Another Light, Sonny Sharrock, 1996, Enemy EMY 156

Tracks : Broken Toys, Promises Kept, Dick Dogs, Who Are You, As We Used To Sing, Venus / Upper Egypt, J.D. Schaa, Blind Willie

Notes: A compilation of tracks taken from Enemy Records and Axiom Records albums. Pharoah Sanders plays on two of the tracks, Promises Kept and As We Used To Sing, which were originally released on the Ask The Ages album.

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Jali Kunda: Griots Of West Africa & Beyond, 1996, Ellipsis Arts

Tracks : Allah L'aake, Sunjata, Sinyaro, Mariama, Spring Waterfall, Jula Faso, Sunjata, Lanmbasy Dub, Jula Jekereh, Lambango, Samma, Sorrie, Yata Kaya, Lambango, Allah L'aake

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track Samma.

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Village, Wallace Roney, 1997, Warner Bros

Tracks : Affinity, Inner Urge, I Love You, The Pharoah, Aknaaba, Village, Eternal One, EBO, Oshirike

Musicians: Wallace Roney, Antoine Roney, Michael Brecker, Pharoah Sanders, Chick Corea, Robert "Baabe" Irving III, Geri Allen, Lenny White, Steve Berrios

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Cross Fire, Music Revelation Ensemble, 1997, DIW Records 927

Tracks : Law, Suspect, Devotion, Sweet, Proof, My Prayer, Evidence, Backbeat

Musicians : James Blood Ulmer, Pharoah Sanders (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7), John Zorn (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), Calvin "Hassen Truth" Jones, Cornell W. Rochester

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Time Has Come, The Last Poets, 1997, Mercury / Mouth Almighty Records

Tracks : The King Is Home, Kings Of Pain, The Time Has Come, Trapped, Panther, Down To Now, For The Millions, Silence Of The Jams, Do You Feel Good?, Hollow Wood, The King Is Home (Reprise)

Musicians : Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan, Don Babatunde, Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Aiyb Dieng, DXT, Chuck D (track 6), Khalil Hassan, Jamal Whatley

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Chakra: The Seven Centers, 1997, Meta Records

Tracks : Muladhara Chakra, Svadhishtthana Chakra, Manipura Chakra, Anahata Chakra, Vishuddha Chakra, Ajna Chakra, Sahasrara Chakra

Spoken word: Sarita Choudry, Willem Dafoe, Sharon Gannon, Umar Bin Hassan, David Life, Dechen Thurman

Musicians: Bill Laswell, Graham Haynes (tracks 1 & 7), Nicky Skopelitis (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 3 & 4), Trilok Gurtu (tracks 3, 4 & 5), Jah Wobble (track 4), Jeff Bova (track 4), DJ Cheb I Sabbah (track 2), A.R. Rahman (track 6), Talvin Singh (track 6)

Notes: Released digitally in 2019.

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Arc Of The Testimony, Arcana, 1997, Axiom

Tracks : Gone Tomorrow, Illuminator, Into The Circle, Returning, Calling Out The Blue Light, Circles Of Hell, Wheeless On A Dark River, The Earth Below

Musicians: Bill Laswell, Tony Williams, Graham Haynes (tracks 1 & 3), Byard Lancaster (tracks 3 & 5), Byard Lancaster (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 1 & 6), Buckethead (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Nicky Skopelitis (tracks 1 to 7)

Notes: Released digitally in 2021 with one bonus track.

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River Of Blood, Tisziji Muñoz, 1997, Anami Music

Tracks : Spirit, River Of Blood, Only If You Love, Orbital Reversals (Astro-Magnetic Anomalies), Purgatory Earth (Planetary Suffering And Handling The Levity-Gravity Factor), With Nothing To Lose, The Joy Of Good Spirits, Visiting This Planet

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Rashied Ali, John Hicks, Don 'Yaka' Pate, Dave Liebman (track ?), Pharoah Sanders (track 7)

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Present Without a Trace, Tisziji Muñoz, 1997, Anami Music

Tracks : Confrontation, Presence, The Dance Of The Visionaries, Without A Trace, Dearly Responsible, Understanding, Never Again

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Rashied Ali, Bernie Senensky, Don 'Yaka' Pate, Pharoah Sanders (track 3)

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Spirit World, Tisziji Muñoz, 1997, Anami Music

Tracks : Sound Of Sounds, Spirit-World Contemplation, Harmonic Heaven, The Final Words, Dance The Feeling Of Love, Thank You All Great Spirits (Thank You For Your Love), Purification By Fire, Sing Sweet Songs Of Peace, Blues For Planet Mirth, Live To Give Heart-Love

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, Bernie Senensky, Don 'Yaka' Pate

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Khepera, Randy Weston, 1998, Verve

Tracks : Creation, Anu Anu, The Shrine, The Shang, Prayer Blues, Boran Xam Xam, Portrait Of Cheikh Anta Diop, Niger Mambo, Mystery Of Love

Musicians : Randy Weston, Benny Powell, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Victor Lewis, Chief Bey, Min Xiao-Fen, Neil Clark

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TimePeace, Terry Callier, 1998, Polygram / Verve Forecast

Tracks : Ride Suite Ride (Intro), Lazarus Man, Keep Your Head Right, Aka New York Al, Traitor To The Race, C'est La Vie, Java Sparrow, Coyote Moon, People Get Ready / Brotherly Love, Love Theme From Spartacus, No More Blues, Timepeace / No One Has To Tell You / Build A World Of Love

Musicians : Terry Callier, Larry Bowen, Gary Plummley, Pharoah Sanders, Mark Edwards, Mike Kocour, Dave Onderdonk, Ernie Denov, Jim Mullen, John McLean, John Moulder, Howard Levy, Dave Barnard, Eric Hochberg, Alfredo Alias, Dave Trigwell, Hank Guaglianone, Morris Jennings, Paul Wertico, Boscoe D'Olivera, Pennington McGee, Suzanne Palmer, Toni Moore, Veronica Cowper

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Libra / Another Earth, Gary Bartz, 1998, Milestone 47077

Collects together the 1967 and 1968 albums Libra and Another Earth. Pharoah Sanders plays on Another Earth.

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Now is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory, Alex Blake Quintet, 2000, Bubble Core Records

Tracks : On The Spot, Intro, The Chief, Little Help Solo, Intro, Now Is The Time, Mystery Of Love

Musicians : Alex Blake, Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Victor Jones, Neil Clark, Chris Hunter (possibly)

Notes : Recorded live at the Knitting Factory in New York on December 6, 1999.

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Africa'N'Da Blues, Kahil El Zabar's Ritual Trio w/ Pharoah Sanders, 2000, Delmark 519

Tracks : Ka-Real (Take 2), Africanos / Latinos, Miles' Mode, Autumn Leaves, Africa N'da Blues, Pharoah's Song, Ka-Real (Take 1)

Musicians : Kahil El'Zabar, Ari Brown, Pharoah Sanders, Malachi Favors, Susana Sandoval (track 2)



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Ascension, John Coltrane, 2000, Impulse!

Tracks : Ascension (Edition II), Ascension (Edition I)

Musicians : John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, Pharoah Sanders Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, John Tchicai McCoy Tyner, Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones

Notes : A CD release of both recorded editions of Ascension. Both editions have previously been released separately.

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23 Skidoo, 23 Skidoo, 2000, Virgin

Tracks : Freeze Frame, Dirty Lo, Interzonal, Kendang, Catch 23, Crossfire, Where You At, Atmosfear, Dawning, Meltdown, Dusk To Dawn, Ayu

Musicians : Alex Turnbull, Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull, Sketch / Major (track 2), Paban Das Baul (tracks 2 & 4), Deckwrecka (tracks 3 & 10), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 4 & 9), Carl McIntosh (track 7), Roots Manuva (track 7), Chanan Hanspal (track 7), Eddie Tan Tan (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 11), Dennis Rollins (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 11), Michael "Bammi" Rose (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 11), Anne Stephenson (tracks 4, 5, 8 & 11), Gini Ball (tracks 4, 5, 8 & 11), Claire Orsler (tracks 4, 5, 8 & 11), Dinah Beamish (tracks 4, 5, 8 & 11)

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Dawning, 23 Skidoo, 2000, Virgin

Tracks : Dawning, Coded Heat, Ayu

Notess : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track Dawning on this 12" vinyl / CD single. The track is probably the same as on the 23 Skiddo album (see above)

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The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording, John Coltrane, 2001, Impulse!

Tracks : Introduction by Billy Taylor, Ogunde, My Favorite Things

Musicians : John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, Rashied Ali, Algie DeWitt, (possibly Juma Santos)

Notes : Recorded live at the Olatunji Center of African Culture in New York on April 23, 1967.

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Gigi, Gigi, 2001, Palm Pictures

Tracks : Gud Fella, Mengedegna, Tew Ante Sew, Abay, Bale Washintu, Guramayle, Sew Argeñ, Aynama, Kahn, Zomaye, Abet Wubet, Nafekeñ, Adwa

Musicians : Gigi, Bill Laswell, Art Baron, Henry Threadgill, Pharoah Sanders, Wayne Shorter, Mark Taylor, Abegasu Shiota, Amina Claudine Myers, Dereje Mekonnen, Herbie Hancock, Tony Cedras, David Gilmore, Nicky Skopelitis, Zakki Jewad, Thomas Gobena, Hamid Drake, Mikias Abebayehu, Karsh Kale, Abdou M'Boup, Aiyb Dieng, Melaku Gelaw, Setegne Satenaw, Abonesh Adenew, Dawit Melesse, Hebest Tirunehe, Imani Uzuri, Mizanekristos Yohannes, Tigist Shibabaw

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The Meta Collection, Bill Laswell/Various Artists, 2002, Meta Records

Tracks : Mantra (Edit) (Material), Beyond The Zero (Bill Laswell/Nils Petter Molvær), Amorphous (Bill Laswell), Waxing Moon (Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart), Samadhi State (Edit) (Bill Laswell / Laraaji / Pharoah Sanders), Remember (Buckethead), Mun Pa (Edit) (Somma), Lost Roads (Orchestral Suite - Edit) (Bill Laswell), Reflection (Edit) (Divination), Shining Stone (Edit) (Rasa)

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track Samadhi State. The musicians on that track are Pharoah Sanders, Bill Laswell, Laraaji, and Nicky Skopelitis.

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Light Blue Sun, Lili Haydn, 2003, Private Music

Tracks : Light Blue Sun (Prelude), Come Here, Anything, Wounded Dove, The Longing, Denied, The Chinese Song, Sweetness, Seek, Home, The Promised Land, Anything (Radio Edit)

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track The Promised Land.

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Divine Radiance, Tisziji Muñoz, 2003, Anami Music / Dreyfus

Tracks : Moment Of Truth, Visiting This Planet / Leaving This Planet, Initiation By Fire, Fatherhood, Divine Radiance

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Rashied Ali, Paul Shaffer, Don 'Yaka' Pate, Cecil McBee

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Asana 3: Peaceful Heart, Bill Laswell/Various Artists, 2003, Meta Records

Tracks : Invocation, Asha, I've Got A Passion, Aman (Peaceful Heart), Oceanic, Om Shanti Shanti Shanti (Mangala Mantra), Samadhi State

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track Samadhi State. The musicians on that track are Pharoah Sanders, Bill Laswell, Laraaji, and Nicky Skopelitis.

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Gwotet, David Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters, 2004, Justin Time

Tracks : Gwotet, O'leonso, Ouagadougou, La Jwa, Djolla Feeling, Go To Jazz, Ovwa, Gwotet (Radio Edit)

Musicians : David Murray, Pharoah Sanders (tracks 1, 3 & 7), Alexander Brown, Carlos Sonduy Dimet, Elpidio Chappotin Delgado, Leonardo Alarcon, Angel Ballester Veliz, Moises Marquez Leyva, Hervé Sambe, Christian Laviso, Jaribu Shahid, Hamid Drake, François Ladrezeau, Klod Kiavue

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Inspiration, Phil Ranelin, 2004, Wide Hive Records

Tracks : Freddie's Groove, HT's Waltz, One For Johnson, This One's For Trane, Horace's Scope, Black On The Nu, Beyond A Memory, Shades Of Dolphy (Prelude), Spirit Of Dolphy, Shades Of Dolphy (Encore)

Musicians : Phil Ranelin, Zano Musa, Keith Fiddmont, George Harper, Louis Van Taylor, Danny Grissett, Jeff Littleton, Lorca Hart, Taumbu / Pharoah Sanders (track 4), Dayna Sean Stephens (track 5), Wendell Harrison (track 7), Michael Session (track 9)

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Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70), Albert Ayler, 2004, Revenant

Notes : This is a nine CD box set collecting live recordings made between 1962 and 1970 and two interviews: Pharoah Sanders plays on one track, Venus/Upper and Lower Egypt, recorded in New York in 1968

Musicians : The musicians on that track are: Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Burrell, Sirone, Roger Blank

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The Invisible Man, Park Place with Paul Tillman Smith, 2004, Chump Change Records

Tracks : Just Like Magic, Baby Cakes, Send My Baby Back, Given You Everything, Funky Times, Show Me Yours, Splashing, Blackberry Kisses, Remember The Day, Miracles, He Loves Me Not, Higher Power, Crying For Love, April Fool, April Fool (Reprise)

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders (plays on the track Higher Power.

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Native Lands (CD/DVD), Will Calhoun, 2005, Half Note HN 4524

Tracks : CD: Afro Blue, Pyramids, Naked, Nefertiti, Ancient One First Born, Tateich, Umoja, Emanation, She, Three Cards Molly, Push, Dorita, East, Native Lands, Echoes Of Elvin / DVD: Will Calhoun's Travels To Brazil And Morocco / Harmolodic Studio Sessions

Musicians : Will Calhoun, Wallace Roney (tracks 1, 4 & 7), Antoine Roney (tracks 2 & 10), Pharoah Sanders (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7), Orrin Evans (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 12), Mos Def (track 13), Kevin Eubanks (track 2), Pandeiro (track 9), Stanley Jordan (track 11), Cheik Tdiane Seck (track 7), Buster Williams (tracks 1 & 7), John Benitez (tracks 4, 10 & 12), Marcus Miller (track 6), Tateich Calhoun (track 5), Naná Vasconcelos (track 14), Gregg Marret (track 12)

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The Best Of Jazz In Burghausen 2003, Various Artists, 2004, Double Moon

Tracks : Epitaph For Klook (Roman Schwaller Nonet), The Loco Motif (Roman Schwaller Nonet), Culture Mix (Billy Cobham Culture Mix), Dreamers (Billy Cobham Culture Mix), Little Red Rooster (The Music Revelation Ensemble Feat. Pharoah Sanders), Street Bride (The Music Revelation Ensemble Feat. Pharoah Sanders), Bimwa Swing (Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band), Dear Lord (Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band), Bluesiano (Joe Gallardo's Latino Blue), Summertime (Joe Gallardo's Latino Blue), Djangology (Django Reinhardt Group), Lady Be Good (Django Reinhardt Group), Just Friends (Joe Haider Trio)

Notes : A DVD relese of performances recorded live at Jazz In Burghausen 2003 on May 7-11, 2003.

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Beyond The Wall, Kenny Garrett, 2006, Nonesuch

Tracks : Calling, Beyond The Wall, Qing Wen, Realization (Marching Towards The Light), Tsunami Song, Kiss To The Skies, Now, Gwoka, May Peace Be Upon Them

Musicians : Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders (tracks 1–4 & 6–8), Mulgrew Miller (tracks 1–4 & 6–9), Bobby Hutcherson (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8), Robert Hurst III, Brian Blade, Rogerio Boccato (tracks 1 & 3–8), Jonathan Gandelsman (track 5), Neil Humphrey (track 5), Guowei Wang (track 5), Susan Jolles (track 5), Nedelka Echols (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8), Arlene Lewis (tracks 6 & 8), Dawn Caveness (tracks 6 & 8), Genea Martin (tracks 6 & 8), Geovanti Steward (tracks 6 & 8), Kevin Wheatley (tracks 6 & 8)

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The Voyage, Sleep Walker, 2006, Village Again / Especial Records

Tracks : Ai-No-Tabi, Into The Sun, The Southern Cross, Afloat, Lost In Blue, Kaze, Reminiscence, The Voyage

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the title track The Voyage. This track was later included on the album Into The Sun.

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Into The Sun, Sleep Walker, 2008, Jazzmin Records

Tracks : Brotherhood, Into The Sun, Resurrection (Tokyo Night Mix), River Of Love, Ai-No-Tabi, Wind, Eclipse, The Voyage

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on the track The Voyage which was originally released on the album The Voyage in 2006.

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Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium, Kenny Garrett, 2008, Mack Avenue

Tracks : The Ring, Intro To Africa, Sketches of MD, Wayne's Thang, Happy People

Musicians : Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders, Benito Gonzalez, Nat Reeves, Jamire Williams

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Ooh Live!, Kahil El Zabar's Ritual Trio w/ Pharoah Sanders, 2008, Bright Moments / Katalyst

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, In The Land Of Ooh!, This Little Light Of Mine, Ka's Blues

Musicians : Kahil El'Zabar, Ari Brown, Pharoah Sanders, Malachi Favors

Recorded live at the Hot House in Chicago on October 9, 2000.


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The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions, Clifford Jordan / Various Artists, 2008?, Mosaic MD 6-256

Tracks : Vienna, Doug's Prelude, Ouagoudougou, 872, Martin Luther King Jr. / I Know I Love, Girl, You Got A Home, Slide Hampton, Follow Me, Flying Fish, Rhythm X, Hour Glass, Charles Concept, C.B. Blues, That Moment Of Glance, Farid, Drum Expose, The Eternal Rhythm, In Walked Buhana, Shades Of General Lefty, Prince Of Peace, Balance, Izipho Zam, Mod House, Symphony For JR, Wilbur's Red Cross, A Real Nice Lady, For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard, By Myself, Mod House (Alt), For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard (Alt), Wilbur Reflects, Powerful Paul Robeson, The Glass Bead Games, Prayer To The People, Cal Massey, John Coltrane, Eddie Harris, Biskit, Shoulders, Bridgework, Maimoun, Alias Buster Henry, One For Amos

A 6 CD set that brings together albums recorded or produced by Clifford Jordan for Strata East. Includes previously released and unreleased material. The albums included are In The World (Clifford Jordan), Glass Bead Game (Clifford Jordan), Zodiac (Cecil Payne), Rhythm X (Charles Brackeen), Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Pharoah Sanders), a Wilbur Ware project that was not released until 2012 as Super Bass. Tracks from an unreleased Ed Blackwell project are also included.

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Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold, Sun Ra, 2009, ESP Disk 4054

Tracks : Cosmic Interpretation, The Other World, The Second Star Is Jupiter, The Now Tomorrow, Discipline 9, Gods On A Safari, The World Shadow, Rocket Number 9, The Voice Of Pan, Dawn Over Israel, Space Mates

Musicians : Sun Ra, Al Evans, Chris Capers, Teddy Nance, Bernard Pettaway, Robert Northern, Pharoah Sanders, Black Harold, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Robert Cummings, Pat Patrick, Alan Silva, Clifford Jarvis, Art Jenkins

Notes : Recorded live in New York in December 1964. Some of this music was originally released on a similarly titled LP on El Saturn Records in 1976.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Three, John Coltrane, 2009, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: The John Coltrane Quartet Plays, New Thing At Newport, Ascension, Meditations and Kulu Sé Mama. Pharoah Sanders plays on the Ascension, Meditations and Kulu Sé Mama albums.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Four, John Coltrane, 2011, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: Expression, Live At The Village Vanguard Again!, Om, Cosmic Music, and Selflessness. Pharoah Sanders plays on all the source albums.

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The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five, John Coltrane, 2011, Impulse!

Notes : A five CD box set that brings together the albums: Transition, Live In Seattle, Sun Ship, Infinity, and Concert In Japan. Pharoah Sanders plays on Live In Seattle, Infinity, and Concert In Japan.

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Divine Radiance Live!, Tisziji Muñoz, 2013, Anami Music

Tracks : Spirit Path, God-Fire (Pyramid), Ode To The Mother, Nature Boy, No Self, No Thought, No Mind, We Meet Again In Spirit, Purification By Fire, Fatherhood

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Paul Shaffer, Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, Don 'Yaka' Pate

Recorded live at the Village Underground in New York on June 10, 2013.

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Offering: Live at Temple University, John Coltrane, 2014, Impulse!

Tracks : Naima, Crescent, Leo, Offering, My Favorite Things

Musicians : Quintet: John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Johnson, Rashied Ali / Additional musicians: Arnold Joyner, Steven Knoblauch, Omar Ali, Charles Brown, Algie DeWitt, Robert Kenyatta

Notes : Recorded live at Temple University in Philadelphia on November 11, 1966.

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Spiral Mercury: Pharoah & The Underground, Chicago/São Paulo Underground feat. Pharoah Sanders, 2014, Clean Feed

Tracks : Gna Toom, Spiral Mercury, Blue Sparks From Her, Asasumamehn, Pigeon, Jagoda's Dream, The Ghost Zoo

Musicians : Rob Mazurek, Mauricio Takara, Pharoah Sanders, Guilherme Granado, Matthew Lux, Chad Taylor

Recorded live at the Jazz em Agosto Festival on August 11, 2013.

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Primative Jupiter: Pharoah & The Underground, Chicago/São Paulo Underground feat. Pharoah Sanders, 2014, Clean Feed

Tracks : Spiral Mercury, Primative Jupiter, This Ones For All Mothers, Asasumamchn

Musicians : Rob Mazurek, Mauricio Takara, Pharoah Sanders, Guilherme Granado, Matthew Lux, Chad Taylor

A vinyl only release.

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Mountain Peak, Tisziji Muñoz, 2014, Anami Music

Tracks : My Favorite Things, Body And Soul, Purification By Fire, Dindi / Lonnie's Lament / Dindi, Final Words, Visiting This Planet, The Creator Has A Master Plan

Musicians : Tisziji Muñoz, Pharoah Sanders, Bernie Senensky, Don 'Yaka' Pate, Ra Kalam Bob Moses

Recorded live at The Van Dyke in Schenectady on April 10, 1998.

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Music From Our Soul, Charnett Moffett, 2017, Motéma

Tracks : Music From Our Soul, Freedom, Mood Indigo, So What?, Come And Play, Love In The Galaxies, We Are Here To Play, Mediterranean, For Those Who Know, Just Need Love, Celestial Dimensions, Sound World Suite, Freedom Swing, Love For The People Encore

Musicians : Charnett Moffett, Pharoah Sanders, Stanley Jordan, Cyrus Chestnut, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Mike Clark, Victor Lewis, Babatunde Lea

Notes : Pharoah Sanders plays on tracks 1, 7 and 13.

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In the Key of the Universe, Joey DeFrancesco, 2019, Mack Avenue

Tracks : Inner Being, Vibrations in Blue, Awake and Blissed, It Swung Wide Open, In the Key of the Universe, The Creator Has a Master Plan, And So It Is, Soul Perspective, A Path Through the Noise, Easier to Be

Musicians : Joey DeFrancesco, Pharoah Sanders, Troy Roberts, Sammy Figueroa, Billy Hart

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Solomon's Daughter, Franklin Kiermyer, 2019, Dot Time Records

Tracks : If I Die Before I Wake, Three Jewels, Akdemus, Peace On Earth, Solomon's Daughter, Birds Of The Nile / Bonus tracks: Esra'elawi, Ibn Al-Hakim, I Pray My Soul To Take

Musicians : Franklin Kiermyer, Pharoah Sanders, John Esposito, Drew Gress

Notes : The first six tracks were originally released as Solomon's Daughter in 1994. This expanded edition marks the 25th anniversary edition of that release.

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Against Empite, Bill Laswell, 2020, M.O.D. Reloaded

Tracks : Golden Spiral, Tabu, Shadowline, The Seven Holy Mountains

Musicians : Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Peter Apfelbaum, Herbie Hancock, Jerry Marotta, Chad Smith, Hideo Yamaki, Satoyasu Shomura, Adam Rudolph

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Promises, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra, 2021, Luaka Bop

Tracks : Promises: Movement 1 / Movement 2 / Movement 3 / Movement 4 / Movement 5 / Movement 6 / Movement 7 / Movement 8 / Movement 9

Musicians : Sam Shepherd, Pharoah Sanders, London Symphony Orchestra (string section)

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A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle, John Coltrane, 2021, Impulse!

Tracks : A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement, Interlude 1, A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution, Interlude 2, A Love Supreme, Pt. 3: Pursuance, Interlude 3, Interlude 4, A Love Supreme, Pt. 4: Psalm

Musicians : John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones / Carlos Ward, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett

Notes : Recorded live at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965.

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Frankfurt, Material, 2021, Bill Laswell Bandcamp release

Tracks : Black Lotus, Frankfurt part 2, The Longing, Frankfurt part 4, Frankfurt part 5, Mantra - The Creator Has A Master Plan, Frankfurt encore

Musicians : Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Amina Claudine Myers, Lili Haydn, Hamid Drake, Karsh Kale, Aiyb Dieng

Notes : Recorded live at the Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt on October 25, 2002.

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Complete Communion & Symphony For Improvisers Revisited, Don Cherry, 2021, ezz-thetics 1122

Tracks : Complete Communion, Elephantasy, Symphony For Improvisers / Nu Creative Love / What's Not Serious / Infant Happiness, Manhattan City / Lunatic / Sparkle Plenty / Om Nu

Musicians : Tracks 1 & 2: Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, Edward Blackwell / Tracks 3 & 4: Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Karl Berger, Henry Grimes, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Ed Blackwell

Notes : A 2-on-1 release of Don Cherry Blue Note albums from 1966. Pharoah Sanders played on the Symphony For Improvisers album.

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Where Is Brooklyn? & Eternal Rhythm Revisited, Don Cherry, 2022, ezz-thetics 1129

Tracks : Awake Nu, Taste Maker, The Thing, There Is The Bomb, Unite, Eternal Rhythm part 1, Eternal Rhythm part 2

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 5: Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Henry Grimes, Edward Blackwell / Tracks 6 & 7: Don Cherry, Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Bernt Rosengren, Sonny Sharrock, Karl Berger, Joachim Kühn, Arild Andersen, Jacques Thollot

Notes : A 2-on-1 release of Don Cherry albums from the late 1960s. Pharoah Sanders played on the Where Is Brooklyn? album.

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Last updated July 2022