Pharoah Sanders recorded his debut album for ESP in the mid-60s, but it wasn't until he started playing with his old friend John Coltrane that he would fully unleash the fury of his saxophone on the world of free jazz. The records Sanders played on for Coltrane laid the foundation of what was to come for both the world of free jazz and for Sanders as a musician. After Coltrane's tragic death Sanders would record further with Alice Coltrane, John's widow, on the album Karma (1969 – Impulse!), which is universally accepted as Sanders' masterpiece. Along with musicians Alice Coltrane and singer Leon Thomas, Sanders helped to create the genre of spiritual jazz.

By this point in his career and on the album Tidal Waves presents here (Moon Child, recorded in 1989), Sanders had largely withdrawn from the kind of screeching avant-gardism on which he at first staked his reputation. On Moon Child Sanders plays with an all-star line-up consisting of Stafford James (Sun Ra) on bass, William Henderson (Roy Ayers) on piano, and Eddie Moore (Sonny Rollins) on drums. Moon Child, with its attractively spacey vocals, is reminiscent of the days of "The Creator Has a Master Plan," and this mood is kept throughout the album and in the choice of cosmic tunes represented on it.

On this album the legendary saxophonist clearly reinvented himself as a more traditional improviser, capable of thoughtful and pensive deliberations. Catchy mystical New Age vocals, astrological references... Pharoah may remain an acquired taste, but few jazzmen can equal his unique formula of mastering the ‘groove'. Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents: the official reissue of this fantastic album containing these rare 1989 French sessions, back on vinyl for the first time since 1990.

Features:
• Deluxe 180g vinyl LP edition
• Rare French recordings from 1989 (with an all-star line-up)
• First vinyl reissue since 1990