Pharoah Sanders (1940–2022), tenor saxophonist whose searing tone and trance vamps defined spiritual jazz. After late-’60s work with John Coltrane, he led expansive sessions mixing chants, overtones and global textures. Essentials: Tauhid; Karma (“The Creator Has a Master Plan”); Jewels of Thought; Thembi; Black Unity; Journey to the One; later, Promises (with Floating Points & LSO).