Moon Child (Pharoah Sanders album)
# Moon Child (Pharoah Sanders album)

Moon Child is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1989 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | |

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy commented: "The results may have originally disappointed some of Sanders' fans, but with time the saxophonist clearly reinvented himself as a more traditional improviser capable of thoughtful and pensive deliberations".

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Moon Child "the straightest jazz album [Sanders had] made for years," and noted: "you can readily hear the kind of thing Sanders is after, a hypnotic groove that allows the horn to float almost at will."

## Track listing

* "Moon Child" (Pharoah Sanders) - 8:10
* "Moon Rays" (Horace Silver) - 6:15
* "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) - 12:19
* "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 9:25
* "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:31
* "Moniebah" (Abdullah Ibrahim) - 10:43

## Personnel

* Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* William Henderson - piano
* Stafford James - bass
* Eddie Moore - drums
* Cheikh Tidiane Fall - percussion
