Village of the Pharoahs

Village of the Pharoahs is the eighth album by American saxophonist and composer Pharoah Sanders, released in 1973 on the Impulse! label.[1]

Village of the Pharoahs
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedDecember 8, 1971, November 22, 1972 and September 14, 1973
GenreJazz
Length38:45
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Wisdom Through Music
(1972)
Village of the Pharoahs
(1973)
Elevation
(1973)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "there are many more significant Pharoah Sanders records than this one".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders
  1. "Village of the Pharoahs Part 1" - 7:15
  2. "Village of the Pharoahs Part 2" - 5:00
  3. "Village of the Pharoahs Part 3" - 4:50
  4. "Myth" - 1:44
  5. "Mansion Worlds" - 9:11
  6. "Memories of Lee Morgan" - 5:34
  7. "Went Like It Came" - 5:11
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 8, 1971 (track 5), at A & R Recording Studios in New York City on November 22, 1972 (track 6), and at Wally Heider Sound Studios in San Francisco, California on September 14, 1973 (tracks 1-4 & 7)

Personnel

References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed January 5, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2012
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