Gilles Peterson was given the opportunity to work with Sun Ra's catalog, and this 2-disc anthology does not disappoint. It has to be the best sounding Ra comp I've ever heard. The music selection ranges from 1957-1980, and though Ra fans will have a lot of this music already, there are four previously unreleased (live) tracks, which is a nice touch.
A search here didn't yield any prior thread on this comp, but there might be one. Anyone else purchased this set? I didn't think I'd like this Ra compilation as much as I do, so I thought I'd share the recommendation here. A big .
Tracklist here. (Scroll down.)