Pharoah is an album by the saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1976 and released on the India Navigation label.[1]

Pharoah
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1976
Recorded	August & September 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:20
Label	India Navigation IN 1027
Producer	India Navigation Company
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Elevation (1974) Pharoah (1976) Love Will Find a Way (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[4]

In a review for AllMusic, John Bush acknowledged that "the playing is excellent," but stated that Sanders was "beginning to drift into watery new age muzak." He concluded: "Clearly, Pharoah Sanders was losing his way a full ten years after the death of John Coltrane."[2]

A writer for The Jazz Spot called the album "one of the most underrated records of the artist's career," and noted that the three tracks "denote an enormous originality and honesty." He commented: "Its diversity is complemented with a regular and uniform quality throughout the recording."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders

1. "Harvest Time" - 20:15
2. "Love Will Find a Way" - 14:31
3. "Memories of Edith Johnson" - 5:40

Personnel

• Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
• Bedria Sanders - harmonium (track 1)
• Clifton "Jiggs" Chase - organ (tracks 2 & 3)
• Tisziji Munoz - guitar
• Steve Neil- bass
• Greg Bandy - drums (tracks 2 & 3)
• Lawrence Killian - percussion

References