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Concert for the Comet Kohoutek [2006 Reissue]

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Concert for the Comet Kohoutek Sun Ra CD
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  • Artist: Sun Ra
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 825481030335
  • Item Number: ALE103033
  • Release date: 02/28/2006
  • 1. Kohoutek Intro [Live]
  • 2. Astro Black [Live]
  • 3. Variations of Kohoutek Themes [Live]
  • 4. Journey Through the Outer Darkness [Live]
  • 5. Enlightenment
  • 6. Unknown Kohoutek [Live]
  • 7. Discipline [Live]
  • 8. Outer Space E.M. (Emergency) [Live]
  • 9. Space Is the Place
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Concert for the Comet Kohoutek [2006 Reissue] by Sun Ra on CD


Released in the early '90s, Concert for the Comet Kohoutek captures a typically inspired night by Sun Ra & the Intergalactic Space Research Arkestra. Recorded in late 1973, on this date the Arkestra were guided by a musical theme composed around the idea of the Comet Kohoutek, which was passing close to Earth at the time. Typically, the release vaults between cosmic vocal songs that speak of Truth and other such brashly capitalized affairs (such as "Astro Black"), almost straight-ahead big-band jazz arrangements ("Variations of Kohoutek Themes"), and frighteningly evil free explorations ("Journey Through the Outer Darkness"). Much of the Arkestra's appeal lies in its ability to navigate gracefully through these moods. Unfortunately, the balance is too even here, and the band doesn't commit to any of the ideas. There isn't enough free music to let the listener become lost, the few Sun Ra compositions (in the traditional sense) that appear are too undeveloped and sloppy to truly appreciate, and the cosmic platitudes always worked better in their purely instrumental forms. An enjoyable listen, but not an important date. ~ Jesse Jarnow, Rovi
  • Artist: Sun Ra
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 825481030335
  • Item Number: ALE103033
  • Release date: 02/28/2006
  • Label: ESP-Disk
  • Genre: Jazz, Avant-Garde
  • Style: Modern Creative, World Fusion, Free Jazz, Experimental, Progressive Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, African Jazz, Experimental Big Band
  • Album Time: 55:18

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  • Concert for the Comet Kohoutek Sun Ra CD
Concert for the Comet Kohoutek Sun Ra CD