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...saxophonic transcendence, Pharoah Sanders has finally come to resemble his ancient Egyptian predecessors in appearance. Capped by a cylindrical black hat, with his long white beard flowing majestically onto his purple-span-gled shirt and sporting a nasty pair of shades, Sanders cut a mean figure at the Regattabar last Saturday night. The other members of the Pharoah Sanders Quartet wore loose-fitting African clothing, creating an atmosphere quite at odds with the upscale Regattabar and its corporate clientele. Unfortunately, it was only the visual appearance of Pharoah's group that was striking, as the saxophone master's normally fertile...
...Regattabar at the Charles Hotel...
...this latest incarnation of Sanders--thesophisticated elder statesman--that one would haveanticipated at the Regattabar. But the spirit ofthe 1970's seemed to resurge while the Sandersgroup was here, and, with the exception of onelovely version of the ballad "It's Easy ToRemember," the entire set consisted of the sort ofeasily digestable yet funky vamps that one couldcall "Crowd-pleasures...
...summer. The album, Feed the Fire, is titled after a Geri Allen composition--a rare sign of tribute from Dame Carter, who is widely known as one of the toughest and most critical taskmasters in jazz. Carter's tyrannical ways were amply demonstrated in her own appearance at the Regattabar last year, when she lambasted her bass player on stage for not getting the changes right. Unlike the poor bassist, Allen was not cowed by Carter's aggressiveness. The level of tension during the London concert at which feed the Fire was recorded actually seemed to stoke her creative furnaces...
Allen's performance last week at the Regattabar in Cambridge gave tangible proof that her reputation is well deserved. With bassist Ron Carter and drummer Lenny White, Allen offered listeners five searingly original improvisations on both her own compositions and jazz standards. Allen's performance in Cambridge lived up to the expectations raised by her recent stunning recorded work...