Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
Sun Ra · 1976
71 min · 11 tracks · jazz fusion · swing · free jazz
An ethereal blend of cosmic jazz and avant-garde improvisation, echoing the vastness of space through sound.
Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold is an album by Sun Ra, released in 1976. An ethereal blend of cosmic jazz and avant-garde improvisation, echoing the vastness of space through sound. Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold is significant for its fusion of traditional jazz elements with experimental sounds, contributing to the evolution of jazz fusion. The album showcases Sun Ra's unique approach to music, which influenced a generation of artists within the avant-garde jazz scene and beyond, receiving positive critical attention for its innovative structure and improvisational style. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold sound like?
An ethereal blend of cosmic jazz and avant-garde improvisation, echoing the vastness of space through sound. Rooted in jazz fusion and swing.
What makes Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold by Sun Ra notable?
Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold is significant for its fusion of traditional jazz elements with experimental sounds, contributing to the evolution of jazz fusion. The album showcases Sun Ra's unique approach to music, which influenced a generation of artists within the avant-garde jazz scene and beyond, receiving positive critical attention for its innovative structure and improvisational style. Released in 1976, this album came during Sun Ra's prolific period, following his acclaimed work 'Space Is the Place' (1973). By this time, he had already established himself as a pioneer of avant-garde jazz, and collaborations with notable musicians like Pharoah Sanders marked a further exploration into cosmic themes and free-form experimentation.
How many songs are on Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold?
Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold has 11 tracks, running approximately 71 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 Cosmic Interpretation 1:57
- 2 The Other World Standout 19:52
- 3 The Second Stop Is Jupiter 2:19
- 4 The Now Tomorrow 9:56
- 5 Discipline 9 Standout 11:31
- 6 Gods on a Safari 2:56
- 7 The World Shadow 7:09
- 8 Rocket Number 9 Standout 3:57
- 9 The Voice of Pan 5:17
- 10 Dawn Over Israel 3:53
- 11 Space Mates 2:49
Release Date
January 1, 1976
Artist Origin
United States
Runtime
71 min 36 sec
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