Sonny sharrock ask the ages 1991 sharrock just might be my favorite electric guitarist, his playing is alternatively explosive many mansions, promises kept and tender who does she hope to be. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Pharoah sanders all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. There are moments of such quietness and beauty laid out in relief to the power of sonny s melodic leads. The edgar cayce story on reincarnation signet by cerminara, gina isbn. Sonny s classic final album swings between deep, lyrical melodicism and passages of pure fire music and features jazz legends pharoah sanders on tenor saxophone and elvin jones, member of the john coltrane quartet, on drums. Many mansions and, if you know nothing about the book, there is an air of mystery attached, too. All formats, book, cassette, cd, clothing, digital, dvd, misc, vhs, vinyl. Sharrock started his ascension playing guitar for herbie mann, a flautist and progenitor of the emerging world music genre. The joan and irwin jacobs foundation has helped ksds adapt to technology changes by digitizing and archiving more than. Many mansions 1943, lychgate 1945, the dark star 1951, and gods magic 1960. The question came tuesday at the many mansions shadow hills homework club. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Ask the ages is sonny sharrock s masterpiece, and sadly it was also the last album he would record before his premature death in 1994.
Sonny sharrock many mansions ask the ages, 1991 everything about this track is amazing the drums, the bass, the riff. I cant think of anyone whod power pharoah sanders and sonny sharrock along like this. Features pharoah sanders saxes, sonny sharrock guitar, charnett moffett bass, and pheroaan aklaff drums. As an improvisational vehicle, its very coltrane but so sonny at the same time, and saxophonist pharoah sanders rules on this record. Many mansions is interesting in that it is little more than a simple. A brand new book ten girls ago 19921996 here it comes again yesterdays cloud disneys america haunted episodes. Many mansions has many wonderful residents and supporters that contribute their time, energy, and hearts to our mission.
A set recorded during that tremendous late 80s early 90s point when guit aris t sonny sharrock was really hitting on all creative burners and one that also features the legendary pharoah sanders on tenor, who gives the record a slightly different vibe than some of sharrocks other records from the time. Sharrock is not the kind of jazz guitarist who is prone to rapidfire scales and complex chords. Sonny was the guy he chose, and sonny did it right. Sonny sharrock, pharoah sanders, elvin jones ask the. He was once married to singer linda sharrock, with whom he sometimes recorded and performed. Ask the ages 1991 was the last album released by jazz guitarist sonny sharrock before his. Which is probably why i never refuse to read a book that has been recommended to me by a friend. Ask the ages 1991 was the last album released by jazz guitarist sonny sharrock before his death in 1994 though posthumously released albums followed.
Black woman documents sonny sharrocks temporary departure from the confines of herbie manns always invaluable patronage. When the record was released i was aware of sharrocks reputation yet this record totally passed me by. Connecting issues such as reincarnation, spiritual healing, past life regression, hypnosis, karma, and parapsychology, many mansions looks. Those who arent familiar with sonny sharrock go straight to pharoah. When sonny put his chipmunk face on, those smooth grooves would shatter. In 1991, he recorded his masterpiece, ask the ages for axiom records. For some inexplicable reason, mann felt he needed a coltrane. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Gina cerminara examines how cayce penetrated the previous lives of his subjects, and performed fantastic cures and prophecies that made him the most remarkable clairvoyant in modern history. Jul 12, 2009 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Elvins not quite as good on this as on ebr it was 25 years later but he makes the album. Detailing the great contributions of psychic edgar cayce, dr. Certainly the experimental forays of records by frisell and frith carry on ideology that sharrock brought using the guitar as the weapon of means. Sonny sharrock, promises kept who does she hope to be as we used to sing many mansions once upon a time philly dog with herbie mann greenalishi, jan 10, 2020 at 7.
Hive mind records present the first vinyl issue of sonny sharrocks seminal final album, ask the ages. Ask the ages by sonny sharrock 604565264619 vinyl lp. Ease your mind, soothe your soul and groove through the night with music of the soul on all soul, no borders. I hope to find more jazz songs to suggest for rocksmith 2014. What is less well known is, after the battle of britain dowding devoted most of his life to exploring life after death. Sharrock s ampedup attack delivers juice to the furious assault of pharaoh sanders on reeds, elvin jones on drums, and charnett moffat on bass. He has also recorded three solo lps at the beginning of the 70s with his wife lynda sharrock on vocals before discreetly disappearing from the musical scene. Warren harding sonny sharrock august 27, 1940 may 25, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist. Gina cerminaras account of these healingsand an affirmation of the ageold belief in reincarnation. While most players were spending their woodshedding time learning wes montgomery licks, sonny sharrock was opening. Jan 14, 2018 recorded at deutsches jazz festival frankfurt, germany, 1st of november 1992. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Is there a forum somewhere where this idea is being hashed out. August 27, 1940may 25, 1994 was an american jazz guitarist.
Convert me to your favorite artist with 7 deep album cuts. Sonny sharrock leads this group with some of the most muscular cording, with a little bit of feedback, and a single note run pallet that keeps pace with sanders and knows when to lay back and let the amazing rhythm section keep things rolling. He played in the 60s with miles davis, pharoah sanders, roy ayers, herbie mann and many other greats. Black woman documents sonny sharrock s temporary departure from the confines of herbie manns always invaluable patronage. One of few guitarists in the first wave of free jazz in the 1960s, sharrock was known for his inc read more. Up next is many mansions which swings like crazy, the band hits a. Malcolm street in ossining was officially renamed sonny sharrock way. All soul, no borders thu oct 24 with josh weinstein on 88. Sonny sharrock many mansions hq audio ask the ages, 1991. Sonny sharrock ask the ages sonny sharrock g pharoah sanders ts,ss charnett moffett b elvin jones d rec. He was married to singer linda sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed one of few guitarists in the first wave of free jazz in the 1960s, sharrock was known for his heavily chorded attack, his highly amplified bursts of feedback, and his use of saxophonelike lines played loudly on guitar. While most players were spending their woodshedding time learning wes montgomery licks, sonny sharrock was opening up the jazz guitar to a new world of endless possibility. Sonny sharrock was one of the first american freejazz guitarists.
He has also recorded three solo lps at the beginning of the 70s with his wife lynda sharrock on. Up next is many mansions which swings like crazy, the band hits a groove on this one that will take you to venus and back. Its the most challenging jazz work he recorded as a leader, and its the clearest expression of his roots as a jazz player, drawing heavily on coltranes modal postbop and concepts of freedom. Dizzy gillespie sonny stitt sonny rollins the eternal. Around the time of recording, sharrock was struggling to express his own musical ideas within the rigid framework of the successful mann bands. Hive mind records present the first vinyl issue of sonny sharrock s seminal final album, ask the ages, originally released on cd in 1991. They support our efforts to break the cycle of poverty in ventura county, and we could not succeed without their help. A set recorded during that tremendous late 80s early 90s point when guitarist sonny sharrock was really hitting on all creative burners and one that also features the legendary pharoah sanders on tenor, who gives the record a slightly. Connecting issues such as reincarnation, spiritual healing, past life regression, hypnosis, karma, and parapsychology, many mansions looks at the legacy of edgar cayces work in an authoritative and engaging dialogue. Jan 23, 2011 sonny sharrock ask the ages sonny sharrock g pharoah sanders ts,ss charnett moffett b elvin jones d rec. The youngsters, ranging in age from 5 to 11, were allowed to choose a book to take home. Many mansions is a reworking of sharrock s track johns children from byard lancasters its not.
Sonny sharrock 19401994 was a jazz guitarist who grew up, lived much of his life and ultimately died in ossining. When the record was released i was aware of sharrock s reputation yet this record totally passed me by. She tells how cayce saw past the barriers of space and time, how he penetrated the previous lives of his subjects, and performed the fantastic cures and prophesies that made him the most remarkable clairvoyant in modern. Remembering sonny sharrock, the american guitarist. Many mansions by lord dowding white crow books books. Recorded at deutsches jazz festival frankfurt, germany, 1st of november 1992. Sharrocks approach owed far more to rock than any of these four guitarists and the supercharged vamps on ask the ages harked back to the spiritual music of later coltrane. Sharrock s approach owed far more to rock than any of these four guitarists and the supercharged vamps on ask the ages harked back to the spiritual music of later coltrane.
Many mansions is interesting in that it is little more than a simple melody at its core, rather than a chord progression, and the solos happen over the repetitions of the melody. As we used to sing follows the same formula on this one sonny really cuts loose while pharoah gets in some earth shaking elephant honks on his horn, elvin as always is smashing every fucking thing in sight. Sonnys classic final album swings between deep, lyrical melodicism and passages of pure fire music. Sonny sharrock black woman download mp3 flac sonny boy williamson broken download mp3 flac steve marcus, miroslav vitous, sonny sharrock, daniel humair green line download mp3 flac sonny clark trio sonny clark trio download mp3 flac paul anka music ages vol 3 download mp3 flac sonny rollins sonny rollins download mp3 flac. For this, his most notable outing since his debut, he rounded up all sorts of star power and they make great support for his inimitable style. Macys provided 1,035 books through the reading is fundamental campaign. In fact, after decades of neglect, the guitar came to dominate jazz music in the last quarter of the century the way the saxophone had dominated until the 1960s.
It was produced by bill laswell and sharrock, who performed with saxophonist pharoah sanders, bassist charnett moffett, and drummer elvin jones. Black woman marks an early opportunity for sharrocks own voice to be heard. Sonny sharrock pictured here with linda sharrock, then his wife approach his guitar like albert ayler played his saxophone a fiercely, yet tenderly out of bounds. Who does she hope to be as we used to sing many mansions once upon a time philly dog with herbie mann. Aris san all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums.
I suppose ask the ages might not be the kind of thing for everyone, but in my book. Ask the ages is sonny sharrocks masterpiece, and sadly it was also the last album he would record before his premature death in 1994. Milford graves babi music 1977 i saw milford and it changed my life. Edgar cayce was clearly one of the most remarkable psychics who ever lived. By the mid 1970s, the fusion of jazz with rock had had the effect of greatly increasing the status of the guitar in jazz music. Known for a dissonant avantgarde improvisational style, he studied at the berklee college of music in boston and later played and recorded with miles davis, herbie mann, larry coryell, the sun ra arkestra, the adderly brothers, herbie hancock, and john mclaughlin to name a few. The recording was produced by sharrock and mod technologies founder and bassist bill laswell. Jan 25, 2017 ksds playlist archive wednesday, january 25th 2017. Sonny sharrock, promises kept who does she hope to be. Guitarist sonny sharrock had been recording since 1969, in a variety of formats.
Sharrock was also inducted into ossining high schools hall of fame. The following are a few stories about many mansions which have been compiled from the residents. Julian cope presents head heritage unsung sonny sharrock. French guitarist noel akchotes 2004 album sonny ii features tracks written, performed and inspired by sharrock. Download sonny sharrock ask the ages mp3, flac album free. Sonny sharrock, pharoah sanders, elvin jones ask the ages. Mar 30, 2015 the question came tuesday at the many mansions shadow hills homework club. I just wish elvin had played in more challenging situations after he left coltrane. Ksds playlist archive wednesday, january 25th 2017.