Nidhamu
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Nidhamu is more music from the Egyptian tour of 1971, with the bulk of the material coming from a show at the Ballon Theater in Cairo. "Space Loneliness, No. 2" starts with a tone poem, then goes...
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Dance of Innocent Passion
Released: 1980
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Released: 1980
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Dance of Innocent Passion was recorded at the Squat Theater in New York in 1980. The title cut is another one of those gloriously uplifting tunes that Sun Ra builds from the simplest of parts, and...
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Ra to the Rescue
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Ra to the Rescue is a live set recorded at the Squat Theater in New York in 1982. It's quite well recorded, although some of the tracks are faded or edited somewhat abruptly. "Ra to the Rescue...
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Aurora Borealis
Released: 1981
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Released: 1981
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Aurora Borealis is a very interesting album of solo piano from Sun Ra. Side A features two Ra compositions, "Aurora Borealis" and "Omniscience," both of which feature pretty melodic passages laced...
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I, Pharaoh
Released: 1980
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Released: 1980
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I, Pharaoh has some fine material, but the less than perfect sound quality detracts somewhat from the experience. "Rumpelstiltskin" is a solo piano piece that starts out pretty noisy but gets quite...
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Cosmo-Earth Fantasy
Released: 1974
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Released: 1974
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Cosmo-Earth Fantasy consists of the side-long title cut and a side recorded live at Temple University. It's got an odd sound, with what sounds like some kind of harp or strings, a very odd keyboard...
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Universe in Blue
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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The Universe in Blue is a fantastic set. The title cut is just a slow blues soloing showcase with Sun Ra's "intergalactic space organ," trumpet (not sure who), John Gilmore's tenor sax, and back to...
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Space Probe
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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Space Probe dates from 1969-1970, and is a bit of an odd album. "Primitive" starts things out; basically it's a percussion piece featuring James Jacson's log drum and lots of hand percussion....
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Sleeping Beauty
Released: 1980
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Released: 1980
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This is the great late-night Sun Ra chillout album you never knew about. The band had been working in a more groove-oriented setting off and on for over a year, as evidenced by the albums...
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Horizon
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This rare platter contains material documented during Sun Ra and his Arkestra's first Egyptian visit, and as such is exceedingly important in Ra's voluminous canon, as much of his personal and...
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