Pharoah Sanders - Love is Here - The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings (2025)

Pharoah Sanders’ awe-inspiring 1974 Parisian adventures in cosmic-spiritual jazz mark a break from label strictures to full artistic freedom, ranging from magisterial pipe organ improv to jazz blues tear outs and hearted homage to his departed muse John Coltrane across a riveting 2 hour session.

“Transcendence Sounds proudly presents 'Love is Here', a monumental archival release featuring - for the first time ever - the complete recordings of Pharoah Sanders at Maison de la Radio's Studio 104 in Paris on November 17, 1975. Transferred from the original stereo tape reels and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, these sessions stand as one of the last major unreleased treasures from the golden era of spiritual jazz.

Performing with an extraordinary ensemble - Danny Mixon (piano, organ), Calvin Hill (bass), and Greg Bandy (drums) - Sanders offered a deeply expressive, stylistically expansive performance. The set opens with a meditative improvisation on pipe organ, followed by the sweeping three-part suite "Love is Here", the driving pulse of "Pharoah's 'Blues", and a transcendent reading of "I Want to Talk About You". Coltrane's influence is honoured through high-octane renditions of "Moment's Notice" and "Lazy Bird", before reaching an ecstatic, participatory climax with "Love Is Everywhere", shared joyfully with the audience.

'Love is Here' captures Sanders at a pivotal moment. After parting ways with Impulse! in 1974, he entered a period of reorientation. No longer tethered to label expectations, Sanders embraced full artistic freedom. His performance in Paris reflects a shift from the fiery energy of his early free jazz years to a more spiritual, cosmic voice - without abandoning his raw intensity.”

Tracklist:
1-1 Pharoah Sanders - Improvisation with Pipe Organ (Live) [9:06]
1-2 Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Here [Part 1] (Live) [6:25]
1-3 Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Here [Part 2] (Live) [13:32]
1-4 Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Here [Part 3] (Live) [7:41]
1-5 Pharoah Sanders - Piano Medley into Pharoah’s Blues (Live) [16:24]
1-6 Pharoah Sanders - I Want To Talk About You (Live) [4:51]
1-7 Pharoah Sanders - Moment’s Notice (Live) [13:41]
1-8 Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan (Live) [12:25]
1-9 Pharoah Sanders - Ferrell’s Tune (Live) [7:46]
1-10 Pharoah Sanders - Lazy Bird (Live) [10:00]
1-11 Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Everywhere (Live) [11:58]