The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
Sun Ra - CD
- Artist: Sun Ra
- Format: CD
- Year: 1994, 2003, 2006
- UPC: 5013929310926
- Item Number: RRY931092
- Release date: 07/18/2006
- 1. Bassism
- 2. Of Sounds and Something Else
- 3. What's That?
- 4. Where Is Tomorrow?
- 5. The Beginning
- 6. China Gates
- 7. New Day
- 8. Tapestry from an Asteroid
- 9. Jet Flight
- 10. Looking Outward
- 11. Space Jazz Reverie
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The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra by Sun Ra on CD
Sun Ra's only release for the Savoy label is a gem. Recorded in October of 1961, this is probably the first recording the Arkestra made after arriving in New York. As such, you're dealing with a smallish Arkestra (seven main instrumentalists, joined by vocalist Ricky Murray on "China Gate") that's still playing the boppish, highly arranged music characteristic of the Chicago years (1954-1961). Ra sticks to acoustic piano for the entire session, but various percussion instruments are dispersed throughout the band, giving a slightly exotic flavor to some of the tunes. John Gilmore plays bass clarinet on a couple tunes (as well as some great tenor solos), and Marshall Allen's flute playing is excellent, as always. This album was produced by Tom Wilson, who also produced the first Sun Ra LP, Jazz by Sun Ra (1956) for the Transition label, later reissued by Delmark as Sun Song (Wilson later went on to sign the Mothers of Invention to Verve and "electrified" Bob Dylan). With the exception of "The Beginning," all the tunes are very accessible. This is one to play for the mistaken folks who think the Arkestra did nothing but make noise. Excellent. [The 2003 mastering job sounds great.] ~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide
- Artist: Sun Ra
- Format: CD
- Year: 1994, 2003, 2006
- UPC: 5013929310926
- Item Number: RRY931092
- Release date: 07/18/2006
- Label: FiveFour, Lone Hill Jazz, Savoy Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Experimental Big Band, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz
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- Cosmos
- Fate in a Pleasant Mood/When S
- Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra [18 Tracks]
- It's After the End of the World
- Live at Montreux
- Live in Cleveland
- Live in Paris at the Gibus
- Monorails and Satellites
- Nothing Is
- Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2
- Rocket Ship Rock
- Rocket Ship Rock
- Secrets of the Sun [Bonus Track]
- Somewhere Else
- Spaceship Lullaby (1954-60)
- The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 2
- The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 2
- The Magic City
- The Night of the Purple Moon
- The Solar-Myth Approach, Vol. 1
- The Solar-Myth Approach, Vol. 2
- The Solar-Myth Approach, Vols. 1-2 (Import)
- Toward the Stars
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