Moon Child (Pharoah Sanders album)

Moon Child
Moon Child
Studio album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1990
Recorded	October 12 & 23, 1989 at Studio Davout, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:23
Label	Timeless SJP 326
Producer	Wim Wigt
Pharoah Sanders chronology

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

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

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]

Track listing[]

"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[]

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

References[]

^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 15, 2015
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Loewy, Steve. Moonchild – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 15, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Loewy, Steve. Moonchild – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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