Pharoah Sanders Catalog

1964 (The age of 24)

Pharoah Sanders - Pharaoh Sanders Quintet  (ESP-Disk' ESP 1003)

Stan Foster (tp) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Jane Getz (p) William Bennett (b) Marvin Pattillo (per)
NYC, September 10, 1964
Seven By Seven
Bethera
** also issued on Get Back (It) GET 1003CD entitled "Pharaoh's First": ESP-Disk' ESPCD 1003: ESP-Disk' ESP 4008 entitled "Pharoah's First Quintet".

Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah's First Quintet  (ESP-Disk' ESP 4008)

Pharoah Sanders (intv)
unknown location, date
Bernard Stollman Meets Pharoah Sanders
Coming To New York
Meeting Sun Ra
Meeting John Coltrane
Comments On Other Musicians
Playing With Don Cherry
The Scene
Why The Music Changes
** reissue of ESP-Disk' ESP 1003 entitled "Pharaoh Sanders Quintet" + 8 bonus tracks.

1965 (The age of 25)

Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite  (Columbia 66203)

Ornette Coleman (as, tp) Pharoah Sanders (ts) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d) Joseph Tekula (dir) unidentified large studio band
NYC, June 15, 16 & 17, 1965
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 1
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 2
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 3
Chappaqua Suite, Pt. 4
** also issued on Columbia (F) 62896/97.

John Coltrane - Ascension, Ed. 1  (Impulse A 95)

Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson (tp) Marion Brown, John Tchicai (as) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965
90321-1Ascension, Ed. 1: Pt. 1
90322-1Ascension, Ed. 1: Pt. 2
** part of Impulse 314 543 413-2.

John Coltrane - Ascension, Ed. 2  (Impulse AS 95)

Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson (tp) Marion Brown, John Tchicai (as) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965
90321-2Ascension, Ed. 2: Pt. 1
90322-2Ascension, Ed. 2: Pt. 2
** part of Impulse 314 543 413-2.

John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders Live In Seattle  (Impulse AS 9202-2)

Donald Garrett (bcl, b) John Coltrane (ss, ts) Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)
"The Penthouse", Seattle, WA, September 30, 1965
91198Cosmos
91200Evolution
Tapestry In Sound
91199Out Of This World, Pt. 1&2
** also issued on Impulse GRD 2-146.

John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders Live In Seattle  (Impulse GRD 2-146)

Donald Garrett (bcl, b) John Coltrane (ss, ts) Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d): same session
"The Penthouse", Seattle, WA, September 30, 1965
Body And Soul
Afro Blue
** reissue of Impulse AS 9202-2 + 2 bonus tracks.

John Coltrane - Om  (Impulse A 9140)

Joe Brazil (fl) Donald Garrett (bcl, fl) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d) unknown (per) unknown (voice)
Camelot Sound Studios, Lynwood, WA, October 1, 1965
90435Om, Pt. 1
90436Om, Pt. 2

John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama  (Impulse A 9106)

Donald Garrett (bcl, b) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d) Frank Butler (d, per) Juno Lewis (vo, per)
Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1965
90676Kulu Se Mama
** also issued on Impulse 314 543 412-2.

John Coltrane - Selflessness Featuring My Favorite Things  (Impulse AS 9161)

Donald Garrett (bcl, b) John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d) Frank Butler (d, per) Juno Lewis (vo, per): same session
Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 14, 1965
90677Selflessness

John Coltrane - Meditations  (Impulse A 9110)

John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali, Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 23, 1965
90413The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost
-Compassion
90414Love
-Consequences
-Serenity
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 199.

1966

John Coltrane - Cosmic Music  (Coltrane Recording Corporation AU 4950)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl, picc, tamb, per) John Coltrane (ts, bcl, bells, per) Alice Coltrane (p, org, vib) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Ray Appleton (per)
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, February 2, 1966
90986Manifestation
90987Rev. King (Reverend King)
Pharoah Sanders (fl, bcl, ts) Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Jimmy Garrison (b, bass vln) Ben Riley (d, per)
The Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, NY, January 29, 1968
Lord, Help Me To Be
The Sun
** also issued on Coltrane Recording Corporation AU 5000; Impulse AS 9148.

The Mastery Of John Coltrane, Vol. 3 - Jupiter Variation  (Impulse IA 9360)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl, picc, tamb, per) John Coltrane (ts, bcl, bells, per) Alice Coltrane (p, org, vib) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Ray Appleton (per)
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, February 2, 1966
Peace On Earth

John Coltrane - Infinity  (Impulse AS 9225)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl, picc, tamb, per) John Coltrane (ts, bcl, bells, per) Murray Adler (concertmaster) James Getzoff or Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White (vln) Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum (vla) Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten (vlc) Alice Coltrane (p, org, vib) Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden (b) Rashied Ali (d) Ray Appleton (per)
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA, February 2, 1966
Peace On Earth (overdubbed version)
Leo (overdubbed version)

John Coltrane - Coltrane Live At The Village Vanguard Again!  (Impulse A 9124)

Pharoah Sanders (fl, ts, per) John Coltrane (ss, ts, bcl, per) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Emanuel Rahim (per)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, May 28, 1966
90644My Favorite Things
90645Naima
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 213.

The World According To John Coltrane  (VideoArts Music (J) VAVJ 165)

John Coltrane (ss, ts, per) Pharoah Sanders (ts, picc, per) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 2, 1966
My Favorite Things (incomplete)
Peace On Earth
Leo

John Coltrane - Second Night In Tokyo  (Impulse (J) YB 8508/10)

John Coltrane (ss, as, ts, per) Pharoah Sanders (as, ts, per) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Hisato Aikura (ann)
"Sankei Hall", Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 1966
announcement
Afro Blue
Peace On Earth
Crescent
announcement
Leo
announcement

John Coltrane - Coltrane In Japan  (Impulse (J) IMR 9036C)

John Coltrane (ss, as, ts, per) Pharoah Sanders (as, ts, per) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Hisato Aikura (ann): same personnel
"Shinjuku Koseinenkin Kaikan", Tokyo, Japan, July 22, 1966
announcement
Peace On Earth
My Favorite Things
Meditation / Leo
announcement
** also issued on Impulse (J) YB 8501/03.

Don Cherry - Symphony For Improvisers  (Blue Note BLP 4247)

Don Cherry (cor) Gato Barbieri (ts) Pharoah Sanders (ts, picc) Karl-Hans Berger (p, vib) Henry Grimes, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b) Ed Blackwell (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 19, 1966
1786 tk.2Symphony For Improvisers: Symphony For Improvisers / Nu Creative Love / What's Not Serious / Infant Happiness
1787 tk.5Manhattan Cry: Manhattan Cry / Lunatic / Sparkle Plenty / Om Nu
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84247.

Don Cherry - Where Is Brooklyn?  (Blue Note BST 84311)

Don Cherry (cor) Pharoah Sanders (ts, picc) Henry Grimes (b) Ed Blackwell (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 11, 1966
1783 tk.12There Is The Bomb
1784 tk.14Unite
1785 tk.15The Thing
1786 tk.16Awake Nu
1787 tk.17Taste Maker

Pharoah Sanders - Tauhid  (Impulse A 9138)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, as, picc, vo) Dave Burrell (p) Sonny Sharrock (g) Henry Grimes (b) Roger Blank (d) Nat Bettis (per)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 15, 1966
90673Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt
90674Aum / Venus / Capricorn Rising
90675Japan
** also issued on Impulse GRD 129.

The Best Of Pharoah Sanders  (Impulse AS 9229-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, as, picc, vo) Dave Burrell (p) Sonny Sharrock (g) Henry Grimes (b) Roger Blank (d) Nat Bettis (per): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 15, 1966
90673Upper Egypt

1967

John Coltrane - Expression  (Impulse A 9120)

Pharoah Sanders (fl, picc) John Coltrane (fl, ts) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1967
90769To Be
** also issued on Impulse GRD 131.

Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio  (Impulse AS 9156)

Pharoah Sanders (fl, bcl, ts) Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali, Ben Riley (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1967
Altruvista
Pharoah Sanders (fl, bcl, ts) Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Jimmy Garrison (b, bass vln) Ben Riley (d, per)
The Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, NY, January 29, 1968
Ohnedaruth
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 267.

Various Artists - Sacred Sources I: Live Forever  (Cohiba 697 124004-2)

John Coltrane (ss, ts) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Algie DeWitt (bata d) Juma (per) Billy Taylor (ann)
"Olatunji Center Of African Culture", NYC, April 23, 1967
Introduction
Ogunde (excerpt)

John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording  (Impulse 314 589 120-2)

John Coltrane (ss, ts) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Alice Coltrane (p) Jimmy Garrison (b) Rashied Ali (d) Algie DeWitt (bata d) Juma (per) Billy Taylor (ann): same session
"Olatunji Center Of African Culture", NYC, April 23, 1967
My Favorite Things

1968

The Jazz Composer's Orchestra  (JCOA LP 1001/02)

Steve Furtado, Lloyd Michaels (flh) Jimmy Knepper, Roswell Rudd (tb) Jack Jeffers (btb) Bob Northern, Julius Watkins (frh) Howard Johnson (tu) Al Gibbons, Steve Marcus (ss) Bob Donovan, Frank Wess (as) George Barrow, Pharoah Sanders, Lew Tabackin (ts) Charles Davis (bars) Carla Bley (p) Larry Coryell (g) Ron Carter, Eddie Gomez, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Steve Swallow, Steve Swallow (b) Beaver Harris (per) Michael Mantler (comp, cond)
NYC, May 8, 1968
Communications, No. 9
Communications, No. 10
Preview

1969

Pharoah Sanders - Izipho Zam  (Strata-East SES 1973-3)

Howard Johnson (tu) Sonny Fortune (as, fl) Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl, per, vo) Lonnie Liston Smith (p) Sonny Sharrock (g) Norris Jones, Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d) Chief Bey (African d) Nat Bettis, Tony Wiles (per) Leon Thomas (per, vo)
NYC, January 14, 1969
Prince Of Peace
Balance
Izipho Zam

Pharoah Sanders - Karma  (Impulse AS 9181)

Julius Watkins (frh) James Spaulding (fl) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Lonnie Liston Smith (p) Richard Davis, Reggie Workman (b) Billy Hart (d) Nat Bettis (per) Leon Thomas (per, vo)
NYC, February 14, 1969
The Creator Has A Master Plan, Pt. 1
The Creator Has A Master Plan, Pt. 2
Julius Watkins (frh) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Lonnie Liston Smith (p) Ron Carter, Reggie Workman (b) Freddie Waits (d) Leon Thomas (per, vo)
NYC, February 19, 1969
Colors
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 153.

Pharoah Sanders - Jewels Of Thought  (Impulse AS 9190)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, cbcl, reed fl, African thumb p, orchestra chimes, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, African fl, African thumb p, per) Cecil McBee (b, per) Richard Davis (b, per -2,3) Roy Haynes (d -1) Idris Muhammad (d, per) Leon Thomas (per, vo)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, October 20, 1969
1.Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
2.Sun In Aquarius, Pt. 1
3.Sun In Aquarius, Pt. 2
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 247.

1970 (The age of 30)

Alice Coltrane - Ptah, The El Daoud  (Impulse AS 9196)

Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders (ts, afl) Alice Coltrane (p, org, harp) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Chuck Stewart (bells, photographer)
The Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, NY, January 26, 1970
Ptah, The El Daoud
Turiya And Ramakrishna
Blue Nile
Mantra
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 201.

Pharoah Sanders - Summun, Bukmun, Umyun (Deaf, Dumb, Blind)  (Impulse AS 9199)

Woody Shaw (tp, yodeling, maracas, per) Pharoah Sanders (ss, cow h, bells, tritone whistle, cowbell, wood fl, thumb p, per) Gary Bartz (as, bells, cowbell, shakers, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, cowbell, thumb p, per) Cecil McBee (b) Clifford Jarvis (d) Anthony Wiles (cga, African per) Nathaniel Bettis (balafon, yodeling, African per)
A&R Studios, NYC, July 1, 1970
Summun, Bukmun, Umyun
Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 265.

Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda  (Impulse AS 9203)

Pharoah Sanders (ss, per) Alice Coltrane (harp) Vishnu Wood (oud) Charlie Haden (b) Rashied Ali (d)
"Village Gate", NYC, July 4, 1970
Isis And Osiris
Pharoah Sanders (ss, per) Alice Coltrane (p, harp) Tulsi (tamboura) Cecil McBee (b) Rashied Ali (d) Majid Shabazz (bells, tamb)
The Coltrane home studio, Dix Hills, NY, November 8, 1970
Journey In Satchidananda
Shiva-Loka
Stopover Bombay
Something About John Coltrane
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 228.

Pharoah Sanders - Thembi  (Impulse AS 9206)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, bells, per) Michael White (vln, per) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, el-p, claves, per) Cecil McBee (b, finger cymb, per) Clifford Jarvis (d, maracas, bells, per) James Jordan (ring cymb -3)
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, November 25, 1970
1.Astral Traveling
2.Red, Black And Green
3.Thembi
4.Love
Pharoah Sanders (ts, afl, koto, brass bells, balafon, maracas, cow h, fifes) Lonnie Liston Smith (p, ring cymb, shouts, balafon) Cecil McBee (b, bird effects) Roy Haynes (d) Nat Bettis, Chief Bey, Majid Shabazz, Anthony Wiles (African per)
The Record Plant, NYC, January 12, 1971
Morning Prayer
Bailophone Dance
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 253.

1971

Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity  (Impulse AS 9219)

Marvin Peterson (tp, per) Pharoah Sanders (ss, ts, balaphone) Carlos Garnett (ts, fl) Joe Bonner (p) Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee (b) Norman Connors, Billy Hart (d) Lawrence Killian (cga, talking d, balaphone)
NYC, November 24, 1971
Black Unity, Pt. 1
Black Unity, Pt. 2
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 219.

Pharoah Sanders - Village Of The Pharoahs  (Impulse AS 9254)

Pharoah Sanders (ss, bells) Joe Bonner (p) Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee (b) Norman Connors (d) Lawrence Killian (cga, per) Marvin Peterson (per)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 8, 1971
Mansion Worlds
Art Webb (fl) replaces Killian, Peterson
A&R Studios, NYC, November 22, 1972
Memories Of Lee Morgan
Pharoah Sanders (ss, per, vo -1/3, per, vo -4,5) Joe Bonner (p, shakuhachi, fl, per -1/3, per, vo -4,5) Kylo Kylo (tamboura, per -1/3) Calvin Hill (b) Jimmy Hopps (d -1/3) Kenneth Nash (sakara ceramic d, Indian murdungum d, per -1/3, per, whistles -4,5) Lawrence Killian (cga -1/3, per, vo -4,5) Sedatrius Brown (per, vo)
Wally Heider Sound Studios, San Francisco, CA, September 14, 1973
1.Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 1
2.Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 2
3.Village Of The Pharoahs, Pt. 3
4.Myth
5.Went Like It Came

Pharoah Sanders Live At The East  (Impulse AS 9227)

Marvin Peterson (tp) Carlos Garnett (fl, voice) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Harold Vick (ts, voice) Joe Bonner (p, harmonium) Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee (b) Norman Connors, William Hart (d) Lawrence Killian (cga, bailophon)
"The East", NYC, 1971
Healing Song
Lumkili, Pt. 1
Lumkili, Pt. 2
Memories Of J.W. Coltrane

1972

Pharoah Sanders - Love In Us All  (Impulse ASD 9280)

James Branch (fl) Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl) Joe Bonner (p) Cecil McBee (b) Norman Connors (d) Lawrence Killian, James Mtume, Badal Roy (per)
1972-1973
Love Is Everywhere
To John

Pharoah Sanders - Wisdom Through Music  (Impulse AS 9233)

James Branch (fl) Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, fl) Joe Bonner (p) Cecil McBee (b) Norman Connors (d) Lawrence Killian, James Mtume, Badal Roy (per)
NYC?, 1972
High Life
Love Is Everywhere
Wisdom Through Music
The Golden Lamp
Selflessness

1973

Pharoah Sanders - Elevation  (Impulse AS 9261)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, shaker, vo, bells, per) Joe Bonner (p, harmonium, cow h, wood fl, per, vo) Calvin Hill (b, vo, tamboura) Michael Carvin (d, vo) Lawrence Killian (cga, bell tree, vo) John Blue (per, vo)
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, September 7, 1973
Ore-Se-Rere
The Gathering
Jimmy Hopps (per, vo) replaces Killian
"The Ash Grove", Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 1973
Elevation
Spiritual Blessing
Michael White (vln) Joe Bonner (p) Calvin Hill (tamboura) Michael Carvin, Jimmy Hopps, Lawrence Killian, Kenneth Nash, Pharoah Sanders (per) Sedatrius Brown (vo)
Wally Heider Sound Studios, San Francisco, CA, September 13, 1973
Greetings To Saud (Brother McCoy Tyner)

1976 (The age of 36)

Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah  (India Navigation IN 1027)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, per) Bedria Sanders (harmonium) Munoz (g) Steve Neil (b) Lawrence Killian (per)
NYC, August, September, 1976
Harvest Time
Pharoah Sanders (ts, per, vo) Jiggs Chase (org) Munoz (g) Steve Neil (b) Greg Bandy (d) Lawrence Killian (per)
same location, date
Love Will Find A Way
Memories Of Edith Johnson
** also issued on India Navigation IN 1027xCD entitled "Harvest Time".

1977

Pharoah Sanders - Love Will Find A Way  (Arista AB 4161)

Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley (tp) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary (tb) Vince DeRosa, Sidney Muldrow (frh) Pharoah Sanders (ss, ts, per) William Green, Terry Harrington (sax) Ernie Watts (reeds) Hubert Eaves, Bobby Lyle, Khalid Kenneth Moss (key) David T. Walker, Wah Wah Watson (el-g) Donnie Beck (b -1,4,5,7) Alex Blake (b -2,3) Eddie Watson (b -6) James Gadson (d -1,4,7) Lenny White (d -2,3) Raymond Pounds (d -5,6) Norman Connors (d, per, timp, gongs, vo -2,7) Kenneth Nash (cga, bgo, cymb, gongs, per) Phyllis Hyman (vo) The Waters Family (back vo)
Burbank, CA, 1977
1.Love Will Find A Way
2.Pharomba
3.Love Is Here
4.Got To Give It Up
5.As You Are
6.Answer Me My Love
7.Everything I Have Is Good

1978

Pharoah Sanders/Norman Connors - Beyond A Dream  (Arista Novus AN 3021)

Duke Jones (tp) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Ralph Jones (ts, ss, fl) Bobby Lyle (p) Billy McCoy (p, el-p) Jacques Burvick (key) Greg Hill (g) Alex Blake (el-b) Norman Connors (d, timp, per) Petro Bass, Lawrence Killian (cga, per)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 22, 1978
Montreux Overture
The End Of The Beginning
Casino Latino

Ed Kelly And Pharoah Sanders  (Evidence ECD 22056-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss) Ed Kelly (p) Peter Barshay (b) Eddie Marshall (d)
December, 1978
Rainbow Song
Newborn
You Send Me
Pippin
Answer Me My Love
You've Got To Have Freedom

1980 (The age of 40)

Pharoah Sanders - Journey To The One  (Theresa TR 108/109)

Eddie Henderson (flh -2,6) Pharoah Sanders (ts -1/4,6/8,10, ts, tambura -5, ts, sleigh bells -9) John Hicks (p -1,2,6/8,10) Joe Bonner (p -4, p, el-p -9) Bedria Sanders (harmonium -5) Paul Arslanian (harmonium, wind chimes -3) Mark Isham (syn -9) James Pomerantz (sitar -5) Yoko Ito Gates (koto -3) Carl Lockett (g -1,7,9) Chris Hayes (g -10) Ray Drummond (b -1,2,6/8,10) Joy Julks (b -9) Idris Muhammad (d -1,2,6/8,10) Randy Merritt (d -9) Phil Ford (tabla -5) Michael "Babatunde" Olatunji (shekere, cga -9) Dee Dee Dickerson, Bobby McFerrin, Vicki Randle, Ngoh Spencer (vo -6,9) Claudette Allen (vo -9)
San Francisco, CA, 1980
1.Greetings To Idris
2.Doktor Pitt
3.Kazuko (Peace Child)
4.After The Rain
5.Soledad
6.You've Got To Have Freedom
7.Yamenja
8.Easy To Remember
9.Think About One
10.Bedria
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22016-2.

1981

Pharoah Sanders - Live  (Theresa TR 116)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, vo) John Hicks (p) Walter Booker (b) Idris Muhammad (d)
"Maiden Voyage", Los Angeles, CA, April 16-19, 1981
You've Got To Have Freedom
Easy To Remember
same personnel
"Kuumbwa Jazz Center", Santa Cruz, CA, April 20, 1981
Blues For Santa Cruz
Pharomba
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22223-2.

Pharoah Sanders - Live  (Evidence ECD 22223-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, vo) John Hicks (p) Walter Booker (b) Idris Muhammad (d): same personnel
"Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, April 12, 1981
Doktor Pitt
** reissue of Theresa TR 116 + 1 bonus track.

Pharoah Sanders - Rejoice  (Theresa TR 112/113)

Danny Moore (tp -4/7) Steve Turre (tb -4/7) Pharoah Sanders (ts, bells -1, ts, vo -2,3, ts -4/9) Lois Colin (harp -7,8) Bobby Hutcherson (vib -1,4,6,7) John Hicks (p -4/7) Joe Bonner (p -1,8,9, p, vo -2,3) Peter Fujii (g, vo -2,3) Art Davis (b -1,4/7) Jorge Pomar (b, vo -2,3) Elvin Jones (d -1) Billy Higgins (d -4/7) Big Black (cga, vo -2,3) Michael "Babatunde" Olatunji (a go-go bells -1, d, shakere, vo -2,3) Flame Braithwaite, Bobby London, Sakinah Muhammad, Carroll Wilson Scott, Yvette S. Vanterpool (vo -4,7) George V. Johnson Jr. (vo -6) B. Kazuko Ishida (voice -1) William S. Fischer (vo arr -4,7)
NYC & San Francisco, CA, 1981
1.Rejoice
2.Highlife
3.Nigerian Juju Highlife
4.Origin
5.When Lights Are Low
6.Moments Notice
7.Centaral Park West
8.Ntjilo Ntjilo / Bird Song
9.Farah
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22020-2.

Pharoah Sanders - Shukuru Featuring Leon Thomas  (Theresa TR 121)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, voice) William Henderson (key) Ray Drummond (b) Idris Muhammad (d) Leon Thomas (vo -3,4)
Berkeley, CA, 1981
1.Shukuru
2.Body And Soul
3.Mas In Brooklyn (Highlife)
4.Sun Song
5.Too Young To Go Steady
6.Jitu
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22022-2.

Pharoah Sanders - Shukuru Featuring Leon Thomas  (Evidence ECD 22022-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, voice) William Henderson (key) Ray Drummond (b) Idris Muhammad (d)
Berkeley, CA, 1981
For Big George
** reissue of Theresa TR 121 + 1 bonus track.

1982

Pharoah Sanders - Heart Is A Melody  (Theresa TR 118)

Pharoah Sanders (ts -1/3, ts, vo -4) William Henderson (p) John Heard (b) Idris Muhammad (d) Paul Arslanian (bells, whistle -4) Andy Bey, Flame Braithwaite, Cort Cheek, Janie Cook, Mira Hadar, Deborah McGriff, Jes Muir, Kris Wyn (vo -3) William Fischer (arr, dir -3)
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, January 23, 1982
1.Ole
2.On A Misty Night
3.Heart Is A Melody Of Time (Hiroko's Song)
4.Goin' To Africa (Highlife)
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22063-2.

Pharoah Sanders - Heart Is A Melody  (Evidence ECD 22063-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) John Heard (b) Idris Muhammad (d)
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, January 23, 1982
Naima
Rise 'N' Shine
** reissue of Theresa TR 118 + 2 bonus tracks.

Elvin Jones/McCoy Tyner - Love And Peace  (Trio (J) PAP 25023)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Jean-Paul Bourelly (g) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 13 & 14, 1982
Little Rock's Blues
Hip Jones
Korina
For Tomorrow
Sweet And Lovely
Origin

1987 (The age of 47)

Pharoah Sanders - Africa  (Timeless (H) SJP 253)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) John Hicks (p) Curtis Lundy (b) Idris Muhammad (d)
Monster, Holland, March 11, 1987
You've Got To Have Freedom
Naima
Origin
Speak Low
After The Morning
Africa
** also issued on Timeless (H) CDSJP 253.

Pharoah Sanders - Africa  (Timeless (H) CDSJP 253)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) John Hicks (p) Curtis Lundy (b) Idris Muhammad (d): same session
Monster, Holland, March 11, 1987
Heart To Heart
Duo
** reissue of Timeless (H) SJP 253 + 2 bonus tracks.

Pharoah Sanders - Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong  (Dr. Jazz FW 40952)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Donald Smith (el-p) Tarik Shah (b) Greg Bandy (d) Leon Thomas (vo -1,4,6)
NYC, July 13, 1987
1.Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong
2.Equinox
3.Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4.If It Wasn't For A Woman
5.Clear Out Of This World
6.Next Time You See Me

Pharoah Sanders - A Prayer Before Dawn  (Theresa TR 127)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) John Hicks (p -7) William Henderson (p, syn) Alving Queen (d -5) Brian McLaughlin (tabla -5) Lynn Taussig (sarod, chandrasarang -5)
San Francisco, CA, September, 1987
1.The Light At The Edge Of The World
2.Dedication To James W. Clark
3.Softly For Shyla
4.The Greatest Love Of All
5.Midnight At Yoshi's
6.Living Space
7.After The Rain
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22047-2.

Pharoah Sanders - A Prayer Before Dawn  (Evidence ECD 22047-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p, syn)
San Francisco, CA, September, 1987
In Your Own Sweet Way
Christmas Song
** reissue of Theresa TR 127 + 2 bonus tracks.

1989

Pharoah Sanders - Moon Child  (Timeless (H) SJP 326)

Pharoah Sanders (ss, ts) William Henderson (p) Stafford James (b) Eddie Moore (d) Cheikh Tidlane Fale (pec)
Paris, France, October 12 & 13, 1989
Moon Child
Moon Rays
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
All Or Nothing At All
Soon
Moniebah
** also issued on Timeless (H) CDSJP 326.

1990 (The age of 50)

Pharoah Sanders - Welcome To Love  (Timeless (H) CDSJP 358)

Pharoah Sanders (ss, ts) William Henderson (p) Stafford James (b) Eccleston W. Wainwright Jr. (d)
Yerres, France, July 17, 18 & 19, 1990
My One And Only Love
Say It (Over And Over Again)
You Don't Know What Love Is
I Want To Talk About You
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
The Nearness Of You
Moonlight In Vermont

Pharoah Sanders - Welcome To Love  (Evidence ECD 22137-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ss, ts) William Henderson (p) Stafford James (b) Eccleston W. Wainwright Jr. (d): same session
Yerres, France, July 17, 18 & 19, 1990
Soul Eyes
Lament
The Bird Song

1992

New York Unit - Over The Rainbow  (Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 136)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) John Hicks (p) Richard Davis (b -1/4) Tatsuya Nakamura (d -1/4)
NYC, June 15, 1992
1.Greensleeves
2.Naima
3.Summertime
4.Mara
5.Over The Rainbow
** also issued on Evidence ECD 22107-2 entitled "Naima".

Pharoah Sanders - Crescent With Love  (Venus (J) TKJV 19058)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Charles Fambrough (b) Sherman Ferguson (d)
NYC, October 19 & 20, 1992
Lonnie's Lamennt
Softly For Shyla
Wise One
Naima
Crescent
** also issued on Venus (J) TKCV 79039.
** part of Venus (J) TKCV 79001.

Pharoah Sanders - Crescent With Love  (Venus (J) TKCV 79039)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Charles Fambrough (b) Sherman Ferguson (d): same session
NYC, October 19 & 20, 1992
After The Rain
** reissue of Venus (J) TKJV 19058 + 1 bonus track.

Pharoah Sanders - Ballads With Love  (Venus (J) TKJV 19025)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Charles Fambrough (b) Sherman Ferguson (d): same session
NYC, October 19 & 20, 1992
Misty
In A Sentimental Mood
Too Young To Go Steady
Feeling Good
Light At The Edge Of The World
** also issued on Venus (J) TKCV 79040.
** part of Venus (J) TKCV 79001.

Pharoah Sanders - Ballads With Love  (Venus (J) TKCV 79040)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Charles Fambrough (b) Sherman Ferguson (d): same session
NYC, October 19 & 20, 1992
Body And Soul
** reissue of Venus (J) TKJV 19025 + 1 bonus track.

1995 (The age of 55)

Pharoah Sanders - Message From Home  (Verve 314 529 578-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, fl, bells, bowls, vo) Michael White (vln) William Henderson (p, el-p, vo) Bernie Worrell (key, vo) Jeff Bova (prog, key) Jali Foday Musa Suso (kora, dousongonni, vo) Dominic Kanza (g) Charnett Moffett (b) Steve Neil (b, el-b) Hamid Hank Drake (d, tabla, frame d, vo) Aiyb Dieng (chatan, cga, bells, gongs, vo) Fanta Mangasuba, Fatoumata Sako, Mariama Suso, Salie Suso (back vo)
Brooklyn, NY, 1995
Our Roots (Began In Africa)
Nozipho
Tomoki
Ocean Song
Kumba
Country Mile

1998

Pharoah Sanders/Hamid Drake/Adam Rudolph - Spirits  (Mah/Meta Records 004)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, wood fl, hindehoo, vo) Hamid Drake (trap d, der, tabla, frame d, vo) Adam Rudolph (handumset, udu d, thumb p, talking d, bendir, bamboo fl, overtone singing, gong, per)
live in concert, 1998
Sunrise
Morning In Soweto
The Thousand Petalled Lotus
I And Thou
Uma Lake
Ancient People
Calling To The Lumiinous Beguins
Roundhouse
Molimo
Sunset

Pharoah Sanders - Save Our Children  (Verve 314 557 297-2)

Pharoah Sanders (ts, ss, double reed, bells, voice) William Henderson (p, harmonium) Tony Cedras (harmonium) Bernie Worrell (org, el-p, syn) Jeff Bova (syn, prog) Alex Blake (b) Trilok Gurtu (d, tabla, per) Abdou Mboup (talking d, voice) Zakir Hussain (tabla, wooden box, mbira, voice) Abiodun Oyewole (voice)
1998
Save Our Children
Midnight In Berkeley Square
Jewels Of Love
Kazuko
The Ancient Sounds
Far-Off Sand

2003 (The age of 63)

Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan  (Venus (J) TKCV 35321)

Pharoah Sanders (ts) William Henderson (p) Ira Coleman (b) Joe Farnsworth (d)
Wonder Station, Tokyo, Japan, April 23, 2003
I Want To Talk About You
Moon Rays
Tokyo Blues
Greatest Love Of All
The Creator Has A Master Plan
Welcome
Tina
It's Easy To Remember

Pharoah Sanders - With A Heartbeat  (Gravity Limited EVL 2015-2)

Graham Haynes (cor, electronics) Pharoah Sanders (ts, fl) Jeff Bova (key) Nicky Skopelitis (g, el-sitar) Bill Laswell (b, fl, key, arr) Trilok Gurtu (tabla, voice) Dr. Jean-Louis Zink (heatbeats)
2003
Across Time
Morning Tala
Alankara (Beats Of The Heart)
Gamaka

Others

Randy Weston - The Spirits Of Our Ancestors  (Verve 314 511 896-2)

Idrees Sulieman (tp -1) Benny Powell (tb -1) Pharoah Sanders (ts) Billy Harper, Dewey Redman (ts -1) Randy Weston (p) Jamil Nasser (b) Alex Blake (b -2) Idris Muhammad (d) Big Black, Azzedin Weston (per) Yassir Chadly (genbri, karkaba -2)
BMG Studios, NYC, released March 17, 1992
1.African Cookbook
2.Blue Moses

Terry Callier - TimePeace  (Verve 314 537 317-2)

Larry Bowen (tp) Gary Plummley, Pharoah Sanders (ts) Howard Levy (hca) Mark Edwards, Mike Kocour (p, org) Terry Callier (ac-g, vo) Ernie Denoy, John McLean, John Moulder, Jim Mullen, Dave Onderdonk (g) Dave Barnard (bag) Eric Hochberg (bag, bass vln) Alfredo Alias, Hank Guaglione, Morris Jennings, Dave Trigwell, Paul Wertico (d) Boscoe D'Olivera (per) Pennington McGee (per, vo) Veronica Cowper, Toni Moore, Suzanne Palmer (vo)
released September, 1999
Ride Suite Ride (Intro)
Lazarus Man
Keep Your Heart 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
Time Peace / No One Has To Tell You / Build A World Of Love