Pharoah Sanders Featuring Vocalist Sedatrius Brown – Village Of The Pharoahs

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Label:	Impulse! – AS-9254, ABC Records – AS-9254
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Press, Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1973
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Free Jazz, Modal, Avant-garde Jazz

Tracklist

A1	Village Of The Pharoahs, Part One Bass – Calvin Hill Congas – Lawrence Killian Drums – Jimmy Hopps Drums [Sakara And Murdunom], Percussion – Kenneth Nash Piano, Flute, Percussion, Shakuhachi – Joe Bonner Soprano Saxophone, Vocals, Percussion – Pharoah Sanders Tambura, Percussion – Kylo Kylo Vocals, Percussion – Sedatrius Brown	7:15
A2	Village Of The Pharoahs, Part Two Bass – Calvin Hill Congas – Lawrence Killian Drums – Jimmy Hopps Drums [Sakara And Murdunom], Percussion – Kenneth Nash Piano, Flute, Percussion, Shakuhachi – Joe Bonner Soprano Saxophone, Vocals, Percussion – Pharoah Sanders Tambura, Percussion – Kylo Kylo Vocals, Percussion – Sedatrius Brown	5:00
A3	Village Of The Pharoahs, Part Three Bass – Calvin Hill Congas – Lawrence Killian Drums – Jimmy Hopps Drums [Sakara And Murdunom], Percussion – Kenneth Nash Piano, Flute, Percussion, Shakuhachi – Joe Bonner Soprano Saxophone, Vocals, Percussion – Pharoah Sanders Tambura, Percussion – Kylo Kylo Vocals, Percussion – Sedatrius Brown	4:50
A4	Myth Bass – Calvin Hill Percussion, Whistle – Kenneth Nash Vocals, Percussion – Joe Bonner, Lawrence Killian, Pharoah Sanders, Sedatrius Brown	1:44
B1	Mansion Worlds Bass – Cecil McBee, Stanley Clark* Congas, Percussion – Lawrence Killian Drums – Norman Connors Percussion – Marvin Peterson* Piano – Joe Bonner Soprano Saxophone, Bells – Pharoah Sanders	9:11
B2	Memories Of Lee Morgan Bass – Cecil McBee, Stanley Clark* Drums – Norman Connors Flute – Arthur Webb* Piano – Joe Bonner Soprano Saxophone, Bells – Pharoah Sanders	5:34
B3	Went Like It Came Bass – Calvin Hill Congas – Lawrence Killian Drums – Jimmy Hopps Percussion – Kenneth Nash, Kylo Kylo Piano – Joe Bonner Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Percussion – Pharoah Sanders Vocals, Percussion – Sedatrius Brown	5:11

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mixed At – Westlake Audio
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Published By – Pharoah Sanders Music
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

Design – Tim Bryant (2)
Engineer – Baker Bigsby (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Dixon Van Winkle (tracks: B2), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: B1)
Mixed By – Baker Bigsby
Photography By – Philip Melnick
Producer – Ed Michel
Written-By – Pharoah Sanders

Notes

A1 to A4 and B3 recorded September 14, 1973 at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco.

B1 recorded December 8, 1971 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

B2 recorded November 22, 1972 at A & R Recording Studios, New York City.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): AS-9254-A
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): AS-9254-A
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 1): TI AS-9254-A REI ④ B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 1): TI AS-9254-B REI ⑥ B3
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 2): TI AS-9254-A REI ③
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 2): TI AS-9254-B REI ⑥
Pressing Plant ID (Etched both sides runout): T

Other Versions (5 of 13)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Village Of The Pharoahs (LP, Album, Promo)	Impulse!	AS-9254	US	1973
New Submission	Village Of The Pharoahs (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Impulse!, Impulse!, ABC Records, ABC Records	AS-9254, SMAS-95646	US	1973
New Submission	Village Of The Pharoahs (8-Track Cartridge, Album)	Impulse!	8027-9254	US	1973
New Submission	Village Of The Pharoahs (LP, Album, Stereo)	ABC Impulse!, ABC Impulse!	3C 064-95726, AS-9254	Italy	1974
Recently Edited	Village Of The Pharoahs (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Impulse!, ABC Records	AS-9254	France	1974

Reviews

sasebo Jan 16, 2023
Edited 2 months ago
If this had come from anyone else except Sanders, it would've been hailed as non-stop spiritual tour-de-force. But because there are no bells or yodelling it get's a bad rap, probably from the same folks who dismiss his other LPs for the yodelling