The Complete Pharoah Sanders Theresa Recordings - New Mosaic

[John L]

31 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

My Pharoah Sanders Mosaic set finally arrived after a three day trip to Columbus and back for some reason. And it's the lowest number I ever remember getting . . . #013. Which is in keeping with the unlucky year I'm having.

May your Pharoah Sanders LUCKY 13 change your year for the better!

[jazzbo]

Thanks! I've had one auto and audio problem after another. . . hopefully this trend has finished now.

[medjuck]

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What do I have to do to make this image show?  

 

What I was trying to show was a picture I had taken of Pharoah at a rock festival.  Mark Stryker's excellent notes mentions Sander's influence on Kamasi Washington. Right after I took the photo I can't seem to reproduce I walked about 300 feet to see Washington who was beginning to play at a different stage.   The influence was obvious.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 05:36 AM by medjuck

[OliverM]

My box arrived here in Paris. Looking forward to digging in!

[mjazzg]

On 8/26/2025 at 4:55 PM, Clunky said:

Mosaic - not received any notice to pay VAT yet ( it's been five days or so). I've yet to order a Mosaic from JM 

Thanks, fingers crossed. I only ever get VAT requests prior to delivery, held until paid. Never retrospectively, don't like that idea at all

[gmonahan]

I'm now into disc 6 of the set. The most pleasant surprise for me has been the slow and pretty stuff. I never thought of Sanders as a ballad player, and I've especially enjoyed discovering that, especially on discs 5 and (so far) six. I'm less enthused about the fast things, especially when he starts what Mark calls (in what I agree with others are some very fine notes) "caterwauling in the stratosphere." But even there, he comes down to earth more often than he used to in the old Impulse days, and I especially enjoy John Hicks' piano. So, while I'm not over the moon like others, I think it was a worthwhile buy. Thanks to Lon and others for encouraging me to get it!

[jazzbo]

I'm really glad you have been enjoying it and that I didn't steer you wrong! I too love the ballad playing, and over the years I've come to enjoy it all, even the elements (such as the vocal chorus bits) that I didn't when I first encountered the material.

Pharoah developed in important ways over the years, even progressing into a new sort of smoother cosmicness in the Verve years. What an artist.

[medjuck]

Is it heretical to wonder if Trane had lived longer would his path have been similar to those of Pharoah, Archie Shepp and Alice Coltrane.