Pharoah

Posted in: AEW, Comics, Sports, TV, WWE | Tagged: aew, newlitg, wweThere's nothing Bleeding Cool readers like more than a story about a dog. And Pharoah jumping from the AEW to WWE Raw ticked all those boxes.Published Sat, 01 Jul 2023 03:28:10 -0500 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:24:12 -0500 | There's nothing that Bleeding Cool readers like more than a story about a dog. And Pharoah jumping from the AEW to WWE Raw has, apparently, ticked all those boxes. The world can seem like a terrible and strange…

Posted in: Comics, TV | Tagged: aew, newlitg, wwe, WWE RawEveryone loves a dog like Pharoah, whetehr at AEW or WWE Raw, right? This is what you were reading on Bleeding Cool yesterday.Published Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:07:10 -0500 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:08:14 -0500 | I know AEW stands for one thing, and WWE stands for something else, but now my knowledge is exhausted so I'm going to leave it at that. But everyone loves a dog like Pharoah, right? The world can seem like a terrible and strange place…

The day the music died was 24 September 2022. On that Saturday, the legendary tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, a man who blew his horn “as if he was a dragon breathing fire”, passed on, at age 81. With his death came the end of a majestic era, a time of saxophone spirituality and musical mysticism that will probably never be surpassed or even replicated. Sanders, like so many of his generation, channeled spirit into song, drawing inspiration from a panoply of sacred sources.For a while, younger hip-hop generations also…

When I was eight or nine, my father took me to see Pharoah Sanders in a little bitty club. I remember it was fun being out at night, but I also remember how powerful the music was, and how I feel I’ve always recognised his very unique sound on his saxophone. It’s like something from the cosmos: raspy, but super-soulful and pure, at times very beautiful, almost sweet, but he also adds lots of details like growls, without it ever sounding harsh. And his skill was beyond any type of technical comprehension. He could play…

“Coltrane was the father; Pharoah was the son, and I was the Holy Ghost,” said jazz musician Albert Ayler. Pharoah Sanders and Ayler were sidemen to Coltrane on many crucial recordings, and, like Coltrane, Sanders could cut it both ways: roll out a spiritual groove that landed like breakers on the shore, or splice the air itself into a trigonometry of fire and aether. He leant into a broadly multicultural spiritualism in his music, but could take flight in ferocious exaltations on his saxophone. His music spoke volumes,…

Pharaoh Sanders, revered American jazz saxophonist, has died aged 81. The news was confirmed by Sanders’ label, Luaka Bop, on Twitter. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away,” the label’s statement read. “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” More news to come. Pharaoh Sanders, revered American jazz saxophonist, has died aged 81. The news was confirmed by…