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Pharoah

    With Pharoah Sanders’ blessing, we present the definitive, remastered version of Pharoah, his seminal record from 1977, in an embossed 2 LP box set. Alongside the original record, we’re including two previously unreleased live performances of his masterpiece, “Harvest Time," and a 24-page booklet with rarely seen photographs and ephemera, which tell the story of this album and this moment in Pharoah’s life in a way that has never been done before—including through interviews with many of the participants and a conversation with Pharoah himself.

    For those of you who already know this record, then you know that its origin story is as elusive as Pharoah was about everything Pharoah. It was born out of a misunderstanding between him and the India Navigation producer Bob Cummins, and was recorded when he was at a crossroads in his career with an unlikely crew. Among them was a guitarist who was also a spiritual guru, an organist who would go on to co-write and produce “The Message,” and a classically trained pianist—his wife at the time, Bedria Sanders—who played the harmonium despite never having seen one. At times ambient and serene, at others funky and modal, PHAROAH radically departed from his earlier work. And it became beloved.

    Last fall, we were working with Pharoah on this project when he unexpectedly passed away. At first, it was hard to know what to do. We loved him, and the reason you do all of this is not solely for the music, but also for the person who made it. It’s their personality, their humor, and their wishes that drive you forward. So, we decided to go deep into the research. We set out to create something that showed Pharoah and his music in a new light.

    Over the next few months, we’re going to share with you all the amazing things we found, from personal photos of Pharoah to newspaper clippings that people saved in their time capsules. (Sign up at the link in our bio to get updates.) And we’re going to share the live versions of “Harvest Time,” which turn the original piece on its head.

    For seasoned listeners and new acolytes both, Pharoah will never sound the same.

    TRACK LISTING

    2LP
    Pharoah
    A1. Harvest Time
    B1. Love Will Find A Way
    B2. Memories Of Edith Johnson
    Harvest Time Live 1977
    C1. Harvest Time Live – Version 1
    D1. Harvest Time Live – Version 2

    CD1 - Pharoah
    1. Harvest Time
    2. Love Will Find A Way
    3. Memories Of Edith Johnson
    CD2 - Harvest Time Live 1977
    1. Harvest Time Live – Version 1
    2. Harvest Time Live – Version 2

    Pharoah Sanders

    Black Unity (Verve By Request Series)

      For 1971’s Black Unity, Pharaoh Sanders added groove to foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his previous Impulse! albums. The result is a piercing and emotive 37-minute rhythm-driven title track exploration of African, Latin, aborigine and Native American sounds. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      1. Black Unity – Part 1
      Side B
      2. Black Unity – Part 2


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