A Prayer Before Dawn

~ Release by Pharoah Sanders (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Light at the Edge of the World
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
The Light at the Edge of the World (in 1987-09)
composer:
Piero Piccioni (Italian score composer)
5:11
2Dedication to James W. Clark
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
recording of:
Dedication to James W. Clark (in 1987-09)
composer:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist)
5:18
3Softly for Shyla
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
recording of:
Softly for Shyla (in 1987-09)
composer:
William Henderson (jazz pianist)
5:22
4After the Rain
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
piano:
John Hicks (American jazz pianist) (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
After the Rain (in 1987-09)
composer:
John Coltrane
6:36
5The Greatest Love of All
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
The Greatest Love of All (in 1987-09)
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Golden Horizon Music Corp. (in 1986), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
8:27
6Midnight at Yoshi’s
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
drums (drum set):
Alving Queen (in 1987-09)
other instruments [chandrasarang] and sarod:
Lynn Taussig (in 1987-09)
tabla:
Brian McLaughlin (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
recording of:
Midnight at Yoshi’s (in 1987-09)
composer:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist)
5:57
7Living Space
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
Living Space (in 1987-09)
composer:
John Coltrane
4:35
8In Your Own Sweet Way
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
In Your Own Sweet Way (in 1987-09)
composer:
Dave Brubeck
publisher:
Derry Music
7:09
9The Christmas Song
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1987-09)
recorded at:
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-09)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (in 1987-09)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
7:25