高品質なアナログ盤制作を行うレーベルMusic On Vinylがファラオ・サンダース「Moon Child」をカラーLP盤で再発!
タイムレスに吹き込ん名盤『アフリカ』以降同路線を突っ走ってきたファラオが80年代末に辿り着いた究極のアコースティック・ジャズ作品。ソプラノのブロウが激しいタイトル曲から、ホレス・シルヴァー作「ムーン・レイズ」、師匠であるコルトレーンも録音したスタンダード「夜は千の目を持つ」なども豪快に聴かせるファラオ80年代の人気盤!
発売・販売元 提供資料(2023/07/12)
By this point in his career, Sanders had largely withdrawn from the kind of screeching avant-gardism on which he at first staked his reputation. The opening "Moon Child," with its attractively spacy vocals, is reminiscent of the days of "The Creator Has a Master Plan," but this version sounds too contrived to rival the classic earlier recording. The mood is subdued throughout and the choice of tunes definitely on the conservative side ("All or Nothing at All" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," among the six tracks). William Henderson is lovely on piano, while the drummer (Eddie Moore) and percussionist (Cheikh Tidiane Fale) keep to the quiet side. 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. ~ Steven Loewy
Rovi