music clip of the day

Great horn players don’t play—they sing.

Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone, with Paul Arslanian, harmonium), “Kazuko,” live, California (Marin Headland), 1982

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lagniappe

Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost.

—Albert Ayler

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radio

Want more of the late Albertina Walker?

This week’s Gospel Memories (WLUW-FM)—available here—is devoted entirely to her music.