Moon Child is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1989 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1]

Moon Child
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1990
Recorded	October 12 & 23, 1989
Studio	Studio Davout, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:23
Label	Timeless SJP 326
Producer	Wim Wigt
Pharoah Sanders chronology
A Prayer Before Dawn (1987) Moon Child (1990) Welcome to Love (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

1. "Moon Child" (Pharoah Sanders) - 8:10
2. "Moon Rays" (Horace Silver) - 6:15
3. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 12:19
4. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 9:25
5. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:31
6. "Moniebah" (Abdullah Ibrahim) - 10:43

Personnel

• Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• William Henderson - piano
• Stafford James - bass
• Eddie Moore - drums
• Cheikh Tidiane Fall - percussion

References