Live in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings)

Live in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings) is an LP album by American free jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded live at the Grand Auditorium, Studio 104 of Maison de la Radio, Paris, France on November 17, 1975 and released in 2020 on the Transversales Disques label. It features recordings of Sanders performing with a quartet featuring pianist Danny Mixon, bassist Calvin Hill, and drummer Greg Bandy. The album fills in a chronological gap between Sanders' final Impulse! albums (Love in Us All and Elevation, recorded in 1973) and Pharoah, recorded in 1976 for India Navigation.

Live in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings)
Live album by
Pharoah Sanders
Released2020
RecordedNovember 17, 1975
StudioStudio 104, Grand Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, Paris, France
Genrejazz
LabelTransversales Disques TRS15
ProducerJonathan Fitoussi, Sébastien Rosat
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork[1]
All About Jazz[2]

Reception

In a review for Pitchfork, Mark Richardson assigned the album a rating of 9 out of 10, and awarded it "Best New Reissue". He wrote: "Sanders' group rolled up all the best qualities from his early-1970s LPs into a set that bursts with joy and discovery, positive vibrations radiating in every direction" and notes that "the overriding mood here is one of comfort and bliss." He concluded: "Love is everywhere. Could it be? Whatever contrary evidence exists elsewhere in the world, now or any other time in history, Sanders makes a convincing case for its omnipresence on this particular day 45 years ago."[1]

Chris May, writing for All About Jazz, awarded the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting that Sander's 1975 quartet was "shortlived and otherwise unrecorded". He declared: "Hardcore Sanders connoisseurs will find Live In Paris (1975) a worthwhile addition to their collections."[2]

Track listing
  1. "Love is Here : Part 1" (Sanders) – 6:11
  2. "Love is Here : Part 2" (Sanders) – 7:35
  3. "Farrell Tune" (Sanders) – 7:43
  4. "The Creator Has A Masterplan" (Sanders) – 8:53
  5. "I Want To Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 4:51
  6. "Love Is Everywhere" (Sanders) – 8:25

Personnel

References
  1. Richardson, Mark (April 13, 2020). "Pharoah Sanders: Live in Paris (1975)". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. May, Chris (April 3, 2020). "Pharoah Sanders: Live in Paris (1975)". All About Jazz. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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