Moon Child (Pharoah Sanders album)

Moon Child is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1989 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy commented: "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".

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Moon Child "the straightest jazz album [Sanders had] made for years," and noted: "you can readily hear the kind of thing Sanders is after, a hypnotic groove that allows the horn to float almost at will."

Track listing

 * 1) "Moon Child" (Pharoah Sanders) - 8:10
 * 2) "Moon Rays" (Horace Silver) - 6:15
 * 3) "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 12:19
 * 4) "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 9:25
 * 5) "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:31
 * 6) "Moniebah" (Abdullah Ibrahim) - 10:43

Personnel

 * Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
 * William Henderson - piano
 * Stafford James - bass
 * Eddie Moore - drums
 * Cheikh Tidiane Fall - percussion