About Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders 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, and later through his solo work. He released more than thirty albums as a leader and collaborated extensively with vocalist Leon Thomas and pianist Alice Coltrane, among many others. Fellow saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world". Sanders first recorded with Coltrane on Ascension (recorded in June 1965), then on their dual-tenor album Meditations (recorded in November 1965). Pharoah's first album, Pharoah's First, was not what he expected. Starting in 1966, Sanders signed with Impulse! and recorded Tauhid, released the following year. In the 1970s, Sanders continued to produce his own recordings and also continued to work with Alice Coltrane on Journey in Satchidananda.
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