Pharoah Sanders, the revered tenor saxophone player who was part of John Coltrane’s band in the 1960s and helped popularize the spiritual jazz movement, died Saturday in Los Angeles, his label announced.
He was 81.Luaka Bop revealed the news on social media. “Always and forever the most beautiful human being,” the label wrote.
See the full post below.Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo GalleryBorn Farrell Sanders on October 13, 1940, in Little Rock, AK, he briefly studied music at Oakland Junior College before relocating to New York, where he played with Sun Ra — who gave Sanders the “Pharoah” nickname.
The Sun Ra live album Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold was recorded on New Year’s Eve 1964, but not released until 1976.After recording his debut solo album, Pharoah’s First, he began playing live gigs and recording with Coltrane.
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