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Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", Sanders played a prominent role in the development of free jazz and spiritual jazz through his work as a member of John Coltrane's groups in the mid-1960s ...
Sep 24, 2022 · Pharoah was born Ferrell Sanders on Oct. 13, 1940, in Little Rock, Ark. His love of music began at home, through his choir-leading grandfather.
Sep 24, 2022 · Pharoah Sanders was born Farrell Sanders in Little Rock, Ark, on Oct. 13, 1940. His mother was a cook in a school cafeteria; his father worked for the city.
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Sep 24, 2022 · The saxophonist who collaborated with John Coltrane and other jazz greats on avant-garde and spiritual jazz died peacefully in Los Angeles. He released his most influential album, Karma, in 1969, featuring his side-and-a-half-long opus "The Creator Has a Master Plan". He also recorded with electronic music producer Floating Points in 2021.
Sep 27, 2022 · Pharoah Sanders obituary. US saxophonist who started his career with Sun Ra and John Coltrane and went on to find a more spiritual voice. Richard Williams. Tue 27 Sep 2022 12.35 EDT. Last modified ...
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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas at the height of the Jim Crow era, Pharoah Sanders was one of the last icons of his generation when he passed last fall, on September 24, 2022. He was handpicked by John Coltrane and played on his late-career masterpieces, and thereafter released a string of expansive recordings under his own name for the Impulse ...
Sep 24, 2022 · Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has died at the age of 81, according to an announcement Saturday by record label Luaka Bop and a statement from his representative.
