Pharoah Sanders in 1969/1970 The following article appeared in Jazz Monthly, the March 1970 edition. However it refers to Pharoah Sanders' latest album as Tauhid, released in 1967. The article may have been written before 1970, or Karma and Jewels of Thought had not yet been released in the UK. The article is interesting as a contemporary account from 1969/1970, before modern thoughts on Coltrane had solidified. It describes how Coltrane needed Sanders more than Sanders needed Coltrane, so that he would inject the needed impetus into his 'classic' quartet. Coltrane's motives were easier to understand than Sanders' and the author questioned whether joining Coltrane would have been the right musical direction for Sanders, and in joining such a tight-knit group. Coltrane got the positive stimulation he wanted, but it had the opposite effect on the rest of his quartet. A GOOD LOOK AT PHAROAH SANDERS / Simon Randolph W ith the appearance of any new develo...
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