Promises “Movement 1“ by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders at Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles, June 2019. This was the first moment Pharoah Sanders ever heard the Promises composition, and his first take on playing. It became Movement 1 and the opening of the album. Promises is out now wherever you listen: A continuous piece of music in nine movements for saxophone, strings, keyboards and electronics, composed by Sam Shepherd. Pharoah Sanders: Tenor Saxophone and Voice. Sam Shepherd: Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Oberheim 4 voice & OB-Xa, Solina String Ensemble, Therevox ET-4.3, EMS Synthi, ARP 2600 and Buchla 200e. The strings of the London Symphony Orchestra. Recorded at Sargent Recorders, Los Angeles, California. Engineered by Sean Cook. London Symphony Orchestra; Written and arranged by Sam Shepherd, Conducted by Sally Herbert, Recorded at Air Studios, London. Engineered by Jeremy Murphy. Recorded by John Prestage. Assisted by Ashley Andrew-Jones and Gianluca Massimo. LSO led by Carmine Lauri. Score preparation by Olli Cunningham and Colin Rae. Mixed by Sam Shepherd at EMS4, London. Assisted by Tim Pennells. Lacquer cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Cover Painting ‘Congress’ by Julie of ‘Congress’ © Julie Mehretu. Photo by Tom Powel of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. Design and layout by Paul Diddy. Executive Produced by Yale Evelev and Eric Welles-Nyström. Dedicated to the memory of Tom Relleen. Editor: Savannah Weymouth Sound design: Justin Tripp Cinematography: Eric Welles-Nystrom