Moon Child (Pharoah Sanders album)

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

Moon Child
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedOctober 12 & 23, 1989 at Studio Davout, Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length52:23
LabelTimeless SJP 326
ProducerWim Wigt
Pharoah Sanders chronology
A Prayer Before Dawn
(1987)
Moon Child
(1990)
Welcome to Love
(1990)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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

  1. "Moon Child" (Pharoah Sanders) - 8:10
  2. "Moon Rays" (Horace Silver) - 6:15
  3. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 12:19
  4. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 9:25
  5. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:31
  6. "Moniebah" (Abdullah Ibrahim) - 10:43

Personnel

References

  1. Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 15, 2015
  2. Loewy, Steve. Moonchild – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
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