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Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pharoah Sanders (born Farrell Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022)[1] [2][3] was an American jazz saxophonist.
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Pharoah Sanders | |
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Birth name | Farrell Sanders |
Born | (1940-10-13)October 13, 1940 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | September 24, 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, free jazz, avant-garde jazz, world fusion, ethno-jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
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Years active | 1964–2022 |
Labels | Douglas, Theresa, Impulse!, Strata East, Luaka Bop |
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Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once called him as "probably the best tenor player in the world."[4]
In 1968 he participated in Michael Mantler and Carla Bley's Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association album The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, featuring Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Larry Coryell and Gato Barbieri. Sanders died on September 24, 2022, at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 81.[5][6]