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Pharoah Sanders

Avant-garde JazzFree JazzHard BopJazzJazz FunkJazz SaxophoneSpiritual Jazz
Labels:Luaka Bop, Timeless Records, Jazzline, Elemental Music Records SL·8 releases tracked·Latest: Love is Here - The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings (Sep 11, 2025)

Pharoah Sanders, originally named Farrell Sanders and born on October 13, 1940, is an American jazz saxophonist. He was a former member of John Coltrane’s bands during the mid-1960s. Sanders is renowned for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his utilization of “sheets of sound”. He has released more than 30 albums as a leader and has worked extensively with Leon Thomas, Alice Coltrane, and Rinai Maurice, among others.

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