# Pharoah Sanders Quartet at Yoshi's, January 3, 2014

[Pharoah Sanders Quartet](http://pharoahsanders.wordpress.com/about/)  
2014-01-03  
[Yoshi's](http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/)  
[510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=510+Embarcadero+West,+Jack+London+Square,+Oakland,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, January 3, 2014

## Early Show

[8:08 PM band onstage, lights down, welcome]

01. [8:09 PM] ? Dear Lord
02. [8:17 PM] Moment's Notice
03. [8:32 PM] ? ballad - ?polka dots and rainbows?
04. [8:47 PM] ?
05. [9:06 PM] ?
06. [9:25 PM] ? yeah yeah  
[show ends 9:31 PM, no encore]

## Late Show

[10:25 PM band onstage, lights down, welcome]

01. [10:27 PM] ? All Or Nothing At All
02. [10:52 PM] ?
03. [10:56 PM] ? >>
04. [11:15 PM] ? pseudo Spain #
05. [11:37 PM] the theme  
[show ends 11:47 PM, no encore]


## Performers

* [Joseph Farnsworth](http://joefarnsworthjazz.com/): drums;
* William Henderson: piano, keyboards, talking drum, percussion;
* [Nathaniel Reeves](http://www.natreeves.net/): bass;
* [Pharoah Sanders](http://pharoahsanders.wordpress.com/about/): tenor saxophone, # ? piston oboe, bombarde or other unidentified double reed, vox.


## Notes 

While I'm glad I made it out, and extra glad that I was able to stick around for both shows, I'm sorry to report that Pharoah seems to be continuing to decline. He's still got plenty of spunk and soul, but the energy is turned down quite a bit from the heyday of his past. On the plus side, this means you get to hear more from the sidemen, and this group really shines, but still, the reason I attend is to hear Pharoah, not to watch him listening to the band.

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[Event URL](http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/3881)