The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1
Released: Apr 20, 1965
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Released: Apr 20, 1965
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This album -- along with its companion -- Heliocentric Worlds, Vol. 2 -- are considered to be among Sun Ra's most groundbreaking. Perhaps that is due in part to the increased exposure afforded to...
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The Solar Myth Approach, Vol. 2
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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Recorded between 1970-1971, The Solar Myth Approach, Vol. 2 is comprised of solo keyboard explorations by Sun Ra, couched in between two free-form workouts by his whole Arkestra. Kicking off the...
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Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab in Egypt
Released: 1984
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Released: 1984
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This important reissue should be greeted joyfully by Sun Ra aficionados, as it fills a hole in his discography, but it is neither stellar Ra nor great jazz. The beautifully packaged CD collects...
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Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy/Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
Released: 1961
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Released: 1961
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There has always been some controversy revolving around Sun Ra, but few of his albums ever generated more discussion than Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy, which covers half the 12 numbers on this...
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My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2
Released: 1969
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Released: 1969
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Considered a classic by some of his fans, this CD release of music originally put out on Sun Ra's Saturn label is actually more erratic. The band numbers (utilizing a 15-piece group with eight...
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Night of the Purple Moon
Released: 1970
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Released: 1970
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This one is quirky, even in the Sun Ra catalog. Ra fronts a quartet, playing nothing but miniMoog and Rocksichord, along with Stafford James on electric bass, Danny Davis on alto, and John Gilmore...
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Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways
Released: 1956
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Released: 1956
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Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways is a great pairing of two classic Saturn LPs from the Chicago period. Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth was recorded in two sessions, one in late 1956 and...
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We Travel the Spaceways/Bad and Beautiful
Released: 1956
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Released: 1956
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Much like Evidence's Fate in a Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out two-fer, We Travel the Spaceways/Bad and Beautiful also features one album from the Chicago period and one from the New York period....
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When Sun Comes Out
Released: 1962
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Released: 1962
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When Sun Comes Out is one of the first recordings after the Arkestra relocated to New York City late in 1961. This change of location also marked a change in overall sound. The New York period saw...
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Nothing Is - GET BACK/CALIBRE
Released: May 1966
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Released: May 1966
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Sun Ra and his Arkestra issued only a handful of titles on the groundbreaking indie ESP-Disk' label. Each title respectively contains some of their most expressive musical statements to date. The...
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