Heart is a Melody

Heart is a Melody
Live album by Pharoah Sanders
Released	1983
Recorded	January 23, 1982
Venue	Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Post-bop, avant-garde jazz
Length	63:09
Label	Theresa TR 118
Producer	Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders chronology
Pharoah Sanders Live... (1982) Heart is a Melody (1983) Shukuru (1985)

Heart is a Melody is a live album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, recorded in 1982 and released on the Theresa label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "There are some fiery moments but few surprises on this date chiefly recommended to Sanders fans". ^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that Sanders "appears to be rethinking his strategy... turning back to standards-playing for the first time in many years," but noted that "one can't help feeling that in these years Sanders marked time musically." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Pharoah Sanders except as indicated

1. "Olé" (John Coltrane) – 22:13
2. "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:00
3. "Heart Is a Melody of Time (Hiroko's Song)" (William S. Fischer, Pharoah Sanders) – 7:32
4. "Goin' to Africa (Highlife)" – 3:49
5. "Naima" (Coltrane) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Rise 'n' Shine" (Stephen Ballantine, Buddy DeSylva, Vincent Youmans) – 15:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, vocals
• William Henderson – piano
• John Heard – bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Paul Arslanian – bells, whistle (track 4)
• Andy Bey, Flame Braithwaite, Cort Cheek, Janie Cook, Mira Hadar, Deborah McGriff, Jes Muir, Kris Wyn – vocals (track 3)
• William Fischer – vocal arranger and director (track 3)

References

1. Pharoah Sanders discography accessed January 13, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Heart is a Melody – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1259. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 593.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 765.