Album · 2012
Tracklist
Disc 1 – The Don Cherry Quintet (1-3-63) & The Paul Bley Quartet (5-25-64)
01. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Coming To NY
02. Cocktail Piece (first var.) take 1
03. Cocktail Piece (first var.) take 2
04. Studio Engineer Announcement
05. Cherry’s Dilemma
06. Studio Engineer Announcement
07. Rememberance (first var.)
08. Medley: Thelonious Monk Compositions
09. Don Cherry Interview – Ornette’s Influence Pt.1
10. Don Cherry Interview – Ornette’s Influence Pt.2
11. Paul Bley Interview – 1960s Avant Garde
12. Generous 1 take 1 (Setting Levels)
13. Generous 1 take 2
14. Walking Woman take 1
15. Walking Woman take 2
16. Ictus
17. Note: After Session Conversation
Disc 2 – The Pharoah Sanders Quintet (9-27-64)
01. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Musician he Performed With Pt.1
02. Bernard Stollman Interview – Meeting Pharoah Sanders
03. Seven by Seven
04. Bethera
05. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Musician he Performed With Pt.2
Disc 3 – Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra -Live At Judson Hall, New York (12-30-64)
01. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Meeting Sun Ra
02. Dawn Over Israel
03. The Shadow World
04. The Second Stop Is Jupiter
05. Discipline #9
06. We Travel The Spaceways
Disc 4 – Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra – Live at Judson Hall, New York (12-31-64)
01. Sun Ra Interview – Being Neglected as an Artist
02. Gods on Safari
03. The Shadow World
04. Rocket #9
05. The Voice of Pan Pt. 1
06. Dawn Over Israel
07. Space Mates
08. The Voice of Pan Pt. 2
09. The Talking Drum
10. Conversation With Saturn
11. The Next Stop Mars
12. The Second Stop is Jupiter
13. Pathway to the Outer Known
14. Sun Ra Interview – Meeting John Coltrane
15. Pharoah Sanders Interview – John Coltrane
16. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Playing at Slug’s/Max Gordon
17. Pharoah Sanders Interview – Closing Comments
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Bass – Alan Silva (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13), David Izenzon (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 1-12 to 1-16), Ronnie Boykins (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Cornet, Piano – Don Cherry (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8)
Drums – J.C. Moses (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8), Paul Motian (tracks: 1-12 to 1-16)
Flute, Drums [Log Drums] – Black Harold (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Piano – Joe Scianni (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8), Paul Bley (tracks: 1-12 to 1-16)
Piano, Celesta [Celeste] – Sun Ra (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Tenor Saxophone – Pharoah Sanders
Trombone – Teddy Nance (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Trumpet – Al Evans (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
Voice [Space Voice] – Art Jenkins (tracks: 3-2 to 3-6, 4-2 to 4-13)
About this release
ESP Disk – ESP-4069 (US)
This four CD set documents the first recordings of the iconic tenor saxophonist, prior to his well known association with John Coltrane. Beginning with two previously unreleased sessions with Ornette Coleman alumni Don Cherry and Paul Bley, followed by Pharoah’s debut date as a leader for ESP-Disk’ and concluding with the first issue ever of the complete the December 30 and 31, 1964 Sun Ra at Judson Hall concerts, Sanders only known recordings with the Arkestra the set also includes rare recorded interviews with Sanders, Cherry, Bley and Ra by ESP-Disk’ music producer Michael D. Anderson.
Disc #1,2 & 3 : Stereo Tracks
Disc #4 : Mono Tracks
Thanks to snobb for the addition