Heart is a Melody

Heart is a Melody
Heart is a Melody
Live album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1983
Recorded	January 23, 1982
Venue	Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Post-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length	63:09
Label	Theresa TR 118
Producer	Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders chronology

Heart is a Melody is a live album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1982 and released on the Theresa label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	^[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "There are some fiery moments but few surprises on this date chiefly recommended to Sanders fans".^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Sanders "appears to be rethinking his strategy... turning back to standards-playing for the first time in many years," but noted that "one can't help feeling that in these years Sanders marked time musically."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated

"Olé" (John Coltrane) – 22:13
"On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:00
"Heart Is a Melody of Time (Hiroko's Song)" (William S. Fischer, Pharoah Sanders) – 7:32
"Goin' to Africa (Highlife)" – 3:49
"Naima" (Coltrane) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Rise 'n' Shine" (Stephen Ballantine, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Youmans) – 15:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, vocals
William Henderson – piano
John Heard – bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
Paul Arslanian – bells, whistle (track 4)
Andy Bey, Flame Braithwaite, Cort Cheek, Janie Cook, Mira Hadar, Deborah McGriff, Jes Muir, Kris Wyn – vocals (track 3)
William Fischer – vocal arranger and director (track 3)

References

^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 13, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Heart is a Melody – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.

[1] Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 13, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. Heart is a Melody – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.

[5] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.

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