Heart is a Melody
| Heart is a Melody | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1982 | |||
| Venue | Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA | |||
| Genre | Post-bop, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 63:09 | |||
| Label | Theresa TR 118 | |||
| Producer | Pharoah Sanders | |||
| Pharoah Sanders chronology | ||||
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Heart is a Melody is a live album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1982 and released on the Theresa label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "There are some fiery moments but few surprises on this date chiefly recommended to Sanders fans".[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Sanders "appears to be rethinking his strategy... turning back to standards-playing for the first time in many years," but noted that "one can't help feeling that in these years Sanders marked time musically."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated
- "Olé" (John Coltrane) – 22:13
- "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:00
- "Heart Is a Melody of Time (Hiroko's Song)" (William S. Fischer, Pharoah Sanders) – 7:32
- "Goin' to Africa (Highlife)" – 3:49
- "Naima" (Coltrane) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Rise 'n' Shine" (Stephen Ballantine, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Youmans) – 15:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, vocals
- William Henderson – piano
- John Heard – bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Paul Arslanian – bells, whistle (track 4)
- Andy Bey, Flame Braithwaite, Cort Cheek, Janie Cook, Mira Hadar, Deborah McGriff, Jes Muir, Kris Wyn – vocals (track 3)
- William Fischer – vocal arranger and director (track 3)
References
- ^ Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 13, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Heart is a Melody – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.