Moon Child is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1989 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1]
| Moon Child | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | October 12 & 23, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Studio Davout, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:23 | |||
| Label | Timeless SJP 326 | |||
| Producer | Wim Wigt | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy commented: "The results may have originally disappointed some of Sanders' fans, but with time the saxophonist clearly reinvented himself as a more traditional improviser capable of thoughtful and pensive deliberations".[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Moon Child "the straightest jazz album [Sanders had] made for years," and noted: "you can readily hear the kind of thing Sanders is after, a hypnotic groove that allows the horn to float almost at will."[3]
Track listing
edit- "Moon Child" (Pharoah Sanders) - 8:10
- "Moon Rays" (Horace Silver) - 6:15
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 12:19
- "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 9:25
- "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:31
- "Moniebah" (Abdullah Ibrahim) - 10:43
Personnel
edit- Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- William Henderson - piano
- Stafford James - bass
- Eddie Moore - drums
- Cheikh Tidiane Fall - percussion
References
edit- ^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 15, 2015
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Moonchild – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 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.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.