The piece begins with its central motif: a short pattern of notes played by Shepherd on synthesiser, piano and harpsichord. The album consists of a single musical composition written by Sam Shepherd, divided into nine movements. Promises has been called an ambient record, noted for its 'dreamlike' quality. Sam Shepherd (left) and Pharoah Sanders (right) The orchestra included violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. The strings were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at AIR Studios in London in the summer of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was primarily recorded at Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2019. He further enlisted the London Symphony Orchestra to perform arrangements he had written. Shepherd composed the music and played numerous electronic and non-electronic instruments. He later befriended Shepherd, who is 40 years his junior, over lunch and, eventually, proposed that the two of them produce a collaborative album. Sanders became aware of Shepherd's work in 2015 when he was impressed by the debut Floating Points album Elaenia. For Pharoah Sanders, Promises was the only studio album he released in over a decade, before his death the next year. The previous Floating Points album, Crush, was released in 2019. Sam Shepherd, a British DJ, musician and producer, has produced numerous projects in the field of electronic music under the name Floating Points. Promises was the final album Sanders released before his death in 2022. The album has received acclaim from music critics, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Mercury Prize. It consists of a single 46-minute composition noted for its 'dreamlike' quality. It was released on 26 March 2021 through the New York label Luaka Bop. Promises is a 2021 studio album by the British electronic musician Floating Points, the American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Live in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings) Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra

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