It’s been a wild two weeks. We really want to tell you about how Floating Points brought down the house at the Hollywood Bowl this past week (more on that later), but first:

Pharoah Sanders’ cult classic, immensely beloved, totally moving, seminal album 

 is finally back out in the world again—for the first time since a small run was originally pressed in 1977.

The reviews so far have been overwhelming and wonderful: 

 (8.9) hailed it as “unearthly magic,” and 

 (★★★★★) said it was “an ethereal masterpiece.” If you have time, we recommend Adam Shatz’s review in the 

, which goes deep into the history of this album.

The most special reviews have, of course, been coming from you, the people buying the record. Thank you for emailing us and DM-ing us and leaving reviews on Discogs. It makes us so happy to hear from you. And a special shout out to 

, “This is a holy shit level box set. One of the best I’ve ever seen.”

Celebrate Pharoah with us in New York City on Oct 12 and Oct 14

This past Sunday marks the anniversary of Pharoah’s passing, and on October 13 he would have turned 83 years old. We’re honoring him with two events in New York and would love for you to join us.

The first event will feature a conversation with Bedria Sanders and writer Andy Beta, who covered Pharoah’s work for many years.

, was married to Pharoah when he made this record, and she was instrumental in making it happen—she even played harmonium on it. This will take place at 

 from 6-8pm. You can get tickets by venmo-ing @luakabop: $8 pre-sale, $10 at the door. 

There’s also going to be a performance of The Harvest Time Project: A Tribute to Pharoah Sanders at 

This will be the first of a worldwide series of evolving live iterations of his iconic 1977 record, each time with a different ensemble reinterpreting the record’s seminal track, “Harvest Time.” There will be performances later in the fall at 

 in London (Nov 16), as part of the London Jazz Festival.

The National Sawdust celebration will feature the legendary original Pharoah guitarist Tisziji Muñoz as special guest, along with Jeff Parker, James Brandon Lewis, and Chad Taylor, under the musical direction of Joshua Abrams. You can get tickets 

Let us tell you about Sam Shepherd’s one-time only wonderful performance of 

, his collaboration with Pharoah, at the Hollywood Bowl last week.

It was an incredible evening. As one reviewer noted in the 

, it was so quiet (as quiet as an audience of tens of thousands can be) that you could hear the cicadas in the trees during the musical pauses. (You can see photos and videos from the night 

 to get an idea of how beautiful it was). We’re in awe of Sam and what he created, and very thankful that we got to participate in making this happen.

Sam asked that the show feature a short film of Pharoah, and so we made 

. It played right before Sam took the stage with his all-star ensemble.

P.S. If you want to hear more stories about the making of 

, you can find them on his website as part of our historical and emotional look at Pharoah’s life in the late seventies. Check out the artifacts that we’ve uncovered at 

P.P.S. The images from the bowl were taken by the high-flying Atiba Jefferson.

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