Pharoah Sanders – Village of the Pharoahs

Released in 1973 on Impulse! Records

Recorded 1971-1973


Style: Spiritual Jazz, Free Jazz

Vibe: Communal, Driving, Triumphant, Epic, Earthy, Energetic, Hypnotic, Intense, Loose, Mystical, Passionate, Spiritual, Tribal, Uplifting, Warm, Dance

Musical Attributes: Acoustic, Complex, Collective Improvisation, Percussive, Dense, Thematic, Suite


Lineup / Instrumentation:

Pharoah Sanders– Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Bells, Percussion, Vocals
Art Webb – Flute
Joe Bonner – Piano, Flute, Percussion, Vocals
Calvin Hill – Upright Bass
Cecil McBee – Upright Bass
Stanley Clarke– Upright bass
Jimmy Hopps – Drums
Norman Connors – Drums
Lawrence Killian – Congas, Percussion
Kenneth Nash – Drums, Whistles, Percussion
Kylo Kylo – Tambour, Percussion
Sedatrius Brown – Percussion, Vocals
Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson – Percussion


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