Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette - VINYL LP
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Enshrined in the Penguin Jazz Guide's InchCore CollectionInch, this quintessential platter of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago ensemble showcases the brilliant tenor sax stylings of John Gilmore, and introduces Arkestra mainstays Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, and Ronnie Boykins. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage, as his interstellar traveler persona began to transform the band (and the music). Many of the early works on these recordings would remain staples in Arkestra set lists for the rest of Sun Ra's life. Includes the complete, contemporaneous Sound Sun Pleasure LP, rare stereo mixes, and bonus tracks. Album Tracks 1. Enlightment (Stereo)Saturn 2. Velvet 3. Ancient Aiethopia (Stereo) 4. 'Round Midnight 5. You Never Told Me That You Care 6. Hour of Parting 7. Back in Your Own Back Yard 8. I Could Have Danced All Night 9. State Street (Alternate, Previously Unreleased) 10. Blues from Saturn (Previously Unreleased) 11. Hours After (Single Version) 12. Great Balls of Fire (Single) 13. Horoscope (Stereo, Incomplete, Previously Unreleased)
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- GenreJazzDescriptionEnshrined in the Penguin Jazz Guide's InchCore CollectionInch, this quintessential platter of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago ensemble showcases the brilliant tenor sax stylings of John Gilmore, and introduces Arkestra mainstays Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, and Ronnie Boykins. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage, as his interstellar traveler persona began to transform the band (and the music). Many of the early works on these recordings would remain staples in Arkestra set lists for the rest of Sun Ra's life. Includes the complete, contemporaneous Sound Sun Pleasure LP, rare stereo mixes, and bonus tracks. Album Tracks 1. Enlightment (Stereo)Saturn 2. Velvet 3. Ancient Aiethopia (Stereo) 4. 'Round Midnight 5. You Never Told Me That You Care 6. Hour of Parting 7. Back in Your Own Back Yard 8. I Could Have Danced All Night 9. State Street (Alternate, Previously Unreleased) 10. Blues from Saturn (Previously Unreleased) 11. Hours After (Single Version) 12. Great Balls of Fire (Single) 13. Horoscope (Stereo, Incomplete, Previously Unreleased)ArtistSun Ra and His ArkestraTitleJazz in SilhouetteFormatVINYLLabelCosmic Myth Records
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Enshrined in the Penguin Jazz Guide's InchCore CollectionInch, this quintessential platter of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago ensemble showcases the brilliant tenor sax stylings of John Gilmore, and introduces Arkestra mainstays Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, and Ronnie Boykins. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage, as his interstellar traveler persona began to transform the band (and the music). Many of the early works on these recordings would remain staples in Arkestra set lists for the rest of Sun Ra's life. Includes the complete, contemporaneous Sound Sun Pleasure LP, rare stereo mixes, and bonus tracks. Album Tracks 1. Enlightment (Stereo)Saturn 2. Velvet 3. Ancient Aiethopia (Stereo) 4. 'Round Midnight 5. You Never Told Me That You Care 6. Hour of Parting 7. Back in Your Own Back Yard 8. I Could Have Danced All Night 9. State Street (Alternate, Previously Unreleased) 10. Blues from Saturn (Previously Unreleased) 11. Hours After (Single Version) 12. Great Balls of Fire (Single) 13. Horoscope (Stereo, Incomplete, Previously Unreleased)
Official expanded 2xLP / 2xCD edition with fourteen tracks of alternate versions and studio takes, and the CD version contains an additional four CD only tracks. Liner notes by avid fan Ira Kaplan from Yo La Tengo, and additional essay from longtime Ra blogger Rodger Coleman (NUVOID Sun Ra Sundays). Vinyl gatefold jacket includes a 12x12 insert reproduction of the original LP jacket art.When Sun Ra released his debut Saturn in 1957, it signaled the Arkestra's mission for the future. The cover declared the album a Inch21st Century Limited Edition.Inch The compositions on Supersonic Jazz conveyed optimism and hope, bringing a message auguring the World of Tomorrow. Ra declared this the first dimension of a fresh art form, as he set about evolving a new American music - a composite of the past and future, the known coalescing with the unknown. The album, not very well received upon , reveals a vibrant universe of sound, with highly developed arrangements and sophisticated musicianship, especially Ra's innovative keyboard work and John Gilmore's astonishing soloing. Album Tracks 1. LP One 2. India 3. Sunology 4. Advice to Medics 5. Super Blonde 6. Soft Talk 7. Sunology, Part 2 8. Kingdom of Not 9. Portrait of the Living Sky 10. Blues at Midnight 11. El Is the Sound of Joy 12. Springtime in Chicago 13. Medicine for a Nightmare 14. 15. LP Two 16. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 1) 17. New Horizons (Take 1) 18. El Viktor (Take 1) 19. Adventure in Space 20. Delilah 21. Soft Talk (Take 1) 22. Medicine for a Nightmare (Alternate) 23. Saturn #2 24. Delight (Take 2) 25. Space Aura (Take 2) 26. State Street (Alternate) 27. Stratosphere 3 01 28. Velvet (Alternate) 29. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 2)
For more than two decades alto saxophonist Marshall Allen has carried on the legacy and sound of the Sun Ra Arkestra - he turned 98 in 2022 and as evidenced by Living Sky, his influence and leadership remain undiminished. On the group's first recording since the pandemic and their Grammy nomination, bandleader Marshall Allen and company give us something we can hold onto, an instrumental album rich in spirituality to guide us through the unknown yet again. The album includes the first studio recording of Sun Ra's elaboration of Frederic Chopin's InchPrelude in A MajorInch, first instrumental recording of Ra's InchSomebody Else's IdeaInch. Features Allen's InchDay of the Living SkyInch, a meditative work that is a belated response to Sun Ra's composition InchNight of the Living SkyInch which is also featured in the album. Album Tracks 1. Chopin (Frédéric Chopin) 2. Somebody Else's Idea (Sun Ra) 3. Day of the Living Sky (Marshall Allen) 4. Marshall's Groove (Marshall Allen) 5. Night of the Living Sky (Sun Ra) 6. Firefly (Marshall Allen) 7. Wish Upon a Star (Leigh Harline)
Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Contains bonus tracks not found on the CD. Forever alterable, young again and freshly strengthened, the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen presents itself on Live at the Babylon the 14-piece Centennial Dream Arkestra at Istanbul's Babylon music club. It is a landing to the spot on the hundredth birthday of it's founder, Jack-of-all-trades Sun Ra, kicking off the jubilee tour 2014, which led the band around the globe. The ensemble sparks with a briskness that is testimony to the timelessness and infinity of the mission. The jubilee-concert at the Babylon is an illustration of to the enthusiasm of the brothers Mehmet and Ahmet Ulug. The tenacious Sun Ra fans indeed made it happen, to bring the Sun Ra Arkestra to Istanbul for the very first time on April 1990. These recordings stem from the never-ending rehearsals in Sun Ra's headquarter, and their musical treasure has never before been unveiled in front of an audience, and also never before been recorded with decent quality. Being reconstructed from the original, compositions such as 'Ra #2' and 'Carefree #2' experience a splendid resurrection, be it in the live concert or on the recording Live at the Babylon. It is a sensation. It is Sun Ra rediscovered. Album Tracks 1. Astro Black 2. Ra #2 3. Saturn 4. Discipline 27B 5. Stardust 1. Care Free #2 2. Sometimes I'm Happy 3. Dancing Shadows 4. Satellites Are Spinning
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