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 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | December 8, 1971, November 22, 1972 and September 14, 1973 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:45 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Ed Michel | |||
Pharoah Sanders chronology | ||||
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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
- "Village of the Pharoahs Part 1" - 7:15
- "Village of the Pharoahs Part 2" - 5:00
- "Village of the Pharoahs Part 3" - 4:50
- "Myth" - 1:44
- "Mansion Worlds" - 9:11
- "Memories of Lee Morgan" - 5:34
- "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
- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, vocals, bells
- Joe Bonner - piano, shakuhachi, flute, percussion, vocals
- Stanley Clarke (track 5), Calvin Hill (tracks 1-4 & 7), Cecil McBee (track 5) - bass
- Norman Connors - drums (track 5)
- Kylo Kylo - tambura, percussion (tracks 1-3 & 7)
- Lawrence Killian - conga, percussion, vocals (tracks 1-5 & 7)
- Jimmy Hopps - drums, percussion, vocals (tracks 1-3 & 7)
- Kenneth Nash - sakara, murdunom, percussion, whistles (track 1-4 & 7)
- Sedatrius Brown - vocals (track 1-4 & 7)
References
- Impulse! Records discography accessed January 5, 2012
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2012
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