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Sun Ra - The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra
Sun Ra - The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra
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Sun Ra - The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra

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Release Date: 30/09/2022
Format: LP
Label: Craft Recordings
Catalogue Number: 7241969


This special 60th Anniversary reissue of groundbreaking jazz artist Sun Ra’s iconic 1962 album The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra features all-analog re-mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI. The package includes Tom Wilson’s original liner notes, plus insightful new essays by jazz historian Ben Young, as well as by Irwin Chusid, who is also a journalist, radio personality, and author.

Engineered by Paul Cady, the sessions featured nine players, including Ra on piano, Bernard McKinney (later known as Kiane Zawadi, on trombone and euphonium), Marshall Allen (alto sax, flute, among other reed instruments), John Gilmore (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Pat Patrick (bass saxophone), Ronnie Boykins (bass), Willie Jones (drums), Leah Ananda (conga), and Ricky Murray (vocals).

Recorded in just one day, on October 10, 1961, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra featured 11 tracks. Among the selections is the Latin-influenced opener, “Bassism,” the bluesy “Of Sounds and Something Else,” and the aptly named, “What’s That?,” which breaks into a four-saxophone improvisation, stands out as an example of Ra’s early experimental work.

Tracklist:

1. Bassism
2. Of Sounds and Something Else
3. What's That? 
4. Where is Tomorrow? 
5. The Beginning
6. China Gates (Victor Young) 
7. New Day 
8. Tapestry From An Asteroid
9. Jet Flight 
10. Looking Outward 
11. Space Jazz Reverie 

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