AndrewHill Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Landed these Ra titles in the used bins yesterday: Sun Ra & his Intergalactic Research Arkestra: Black Myth/Out in Space-MPS 2 cd set Sun Ra-Dance of the Living Image vol. 4:The Lost Reel Collection-Transparency 2 cd set The Transparency set is neat because its a rehearsal tape that largely sounds like gig with a few interuptions and/or talking, tuning and rehearsing. I guess the box the reel was in was originally labeled as a concert given in Mexico in '74, but turned out to be this. The Black Myth/Out in Space set, however, is of a different caliber. It contains two complete concerts given in Germany in 1970 and all I can say is WOW . Not only is it well recorded, this band is on fire and it inludes Alan Silva no less. The music recorded here kind of reminds me of a mix of the Heliocentric Worlds meets Space is the Place, with lots of freak outs put in Overall, great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 L.... The Black Myth/Out in Space set, however, is of a different caliber. It contains two complete concerts given in Germany in 1970 and all I can say is WOW . Not only is it well recorded, this band is on fire and it inludes Alan Silva no less. The music recorded here kind of reminds me of a mix of the Heliocentric Worlds meets Space is the Place, with lots of freak outs put in Overall, great stuff I'm with you on that! The title track "Out in Space" is some of the greatest space stuff I ever heard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) Got my copy of Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue yesterday in the mail. Awesome! Four additional tracks, and this one is mastered from the master tapes. (Last one was from an lp). Yay Atavistic and keep them coming! Hope they have "Omniverse", http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/al...GTH=full#review and "The Antique Blacks" on their reissue list too! Another classic, originally released on Impulse in 1973, with Ronnie Boykins prominently in great form on bass: http://www.the-temple.net/sunradisco/astroblack.html Edited January 13, 2008 by jostber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 i know this dude who used to know ronnie boykin's son, and he said he was a pretty bad kid and got into a lot of trouble cause his dad left him and his mom and never was around because he had to practice with the arkestra all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 L.... The set, however, is of a different caliber. It contains two complete concerts given in Germany in 1970 and all I can say is WOW . Not only is it well recorded, this band is on fire and it inludes Alan Silva no less. The music recorded here kind of reminds me of a mix of the Heliocentric Worlds meets Space is the Place, with lots of freak outs put in Overall, great stuff :Black Myth/Out in Spacetup I'm with you on that! The title track "Out in Space" is some of the greatest space stuff I ever heard! That's a great CD! "Out in Space" is a classic; it goes on forever and Sonny plays seven different keyboards. Silva has this incredible cello solo on one of the sets. The CD was reissued in its original format--ie. no bonus material, which is silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Here's the session information for "Black Myth" and "Out in Space": http://www.the-temple.net/sunradisco/blackm.html http://www.the-temple.net/sunradisco/outin.html Edited January 14, 2008 by jostber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Got my copy of Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue yesterday in the mail. Awesome! Four additional tracks, and this one is mastered from the master tapes. (Last one was from an lp). Yay Atavistic and keep them coming! Finally got around to getting this one (Some Blues) I have Strange Strings on right now Blues up next if I can manage the listening time Atavistic also sent some nice posters with the CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sound Sun Pleasure Holiday for Soul Dance Super-Sonic Jazz Jazz In Silhouette Languidity Greatest Hits Stay Awake - "pink elephants..." Question: The tune "Where Pathways Meet" on Languidity seems the odd duck of the Sun Ra I own and I dig dat duck. Any recs as to cuts or albums that have the overt skwank and funk reminiscent of them elephants enjoying a slurp at a late night watering hole? Seems I'm missing some essential mid seventies for this sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) Ok I need some advice on a Sun Ra box set that I have on hold. Its from Freedom/Arista and its a three cd box set. Its gotten mixed reviews on CDnow for mostly sound quality reasons. Does anyone have this set? Is it worth $22 used? Here's the cover: Edited January 25, 2008 by Holy Ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 No clue what's on it, 'cept maybe Pictures of Infinity (Black Lion), which is solid and "out," if memory serves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ok I need some advice on a Sun Ra box set that I have on hold. Its from Freedom/Arista and its a three cd box set. Its gotten mixed reviews on CDnow for mostly sound quality reasons. Does anyone have this set? Is it worth $22 used? Here's the cover: It's pretty good. It contains Pictures of Infinity plus two CDs of live dates, one from the early 1971. Discographical details are complicated. See http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry/disc_b.htm#48b for info. I'm glad I own it, but would rank it between the Shandar sets and Solar-Myth Approach in terms of priority. I have no issues with the sound. Funny that some people would considering it's Sun Ra we're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ok I need some advice on a Sun Ra box set that I have on hold. Its from Freedom/Arista and its a three cd box set. Its gotten mixed reviews on CDnow for mostly sound quality reasons. Does anyone have this set? Is it worth $22 used? Here's the cover: It's pretty good. It contains Pictures of Infinity plus two CDs of live dates, one from the early 1971. Discographical details are complicated. See http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry/disc_b.htm#48b for info. I'm glad I own it, but would rank it between the Shandar sets and Solar-Myth Approach in terms of priority. I have no issues with the sound. Funny that some people would considering it's Sun Ra we're talking about. Thank you for the review. I normally buy anything by Sun Ra, but I was primarily concerned with the sound not the quality of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Got my copy of Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue yesterday in the mail. Awesome! Four additional tracks, and this one is mastered from the master tapes. (Last one was from an lp). Yay Atavistic and keep them coming! Finally got around to getting this one (Some Blues) I have Strange Strings on right now Blues up next if I can manage the listening time Atavistic also sent some nice posters with the CD Got "Some Blues.." too from Atavistic some days ago. It's great to heat John Gilmore playing "My Favourite Things", and the vibe other songs too are very reminiscent of Coltrane. This session is from 1977, and some bonus cuts 1973 are included too. Great package from Atavistic again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ok I need some advice on a Sun Ra box set that I have on hold. Its from Freedom/Arista and its a three cd box set. Its gotten mixed reviews on CDnow for mostly sound quality reasons. Does anyone have this set? Is it worth $22 used? Here's the cover: It's pretty good. It contains Pictures of Infinity plus two CDs of live dates, one from the early 1971. Discographical details are complicated. See http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry/disc_b.htm#48b for info. I'm glad I own it, but would rank it between the Shandar sets and Solar-Myth Approach in terms of priority. I have no issues with the sound. Funny that some people would considering it's Sun Ra we're talking about. Thank you for the review. I normally buy anything by Sun Ra, but I was primarily concerned with the sound not the quality of music. i have some records which i hardly listen to because of the sound and this box clearly doesn't belong to them... i wouldn't use them to test whether my new hifi system works well either if i had one, but the sound on these discs clearly doesn't distract attention from the music... i don't have much sun ra but i really enjoy these albums, especially the second one, spaceways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'd like to get Some Blues... and Disco 3000. Maybe a trek to DMG this weekend is in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'd like to get Some Blues... and Disco 3000. Maybe a trek to DMG this weekend is in order. A prudent decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sound Sun Pleasure Holiday for Soul Dance Super-Sonic Jazz Jazz In Silhouette Languidity Greatest Hits Stay Awake - "pink elephants..." Question: The tune "Where Pathways Meet" on Languidity seems the odd duck of the Sun Ra I own and I dig dat duck. Any recs as to cuts or albums that have the overt skwank and funk reminiscent of them elephants enjoying a slurp at a late night watering hole? Seems I'm missing some essential mid seventies for this sound. That's a great song, one of my favourites too. An album that really grooves is "On Jupiter". It will be released by ArtYard in a 2 CD-version: http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=dwr...ef=upcoming.php Now it's available on vinyl: http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=37847 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 "Media Dreams" is now soon available in a deluxe 2CD-version from ArtYard: http://www.the-temple.net/astroblack/news.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Heard some cuts off of Disco 3000 and have elevated that set to 'high priority' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Yes, that's a nice one. . . . Media Dreams sesms to still be "delayed". . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Heard some cuts off of Disco 3000 and have elevated that set to 'high priority' ! Yeah, it's really fine. Can't wait to dig into Media Dreams. Now if they'll just reissue the Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I like the Atavistic series. John Corbett seems to know his Ra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I would like to check out those books he recently had published. Corbett was a reader/advisor on my MA thesis, but I haven't talked with him in a while. He's doing the gallerist thing, and seems to be having a successful go of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogak Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 there is a good my favorite things on one of the horo sessions also (quartet version). strange celestial road is still available on CD and is sort of like that lanquidity music you enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogak Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 no one ever talks about cosmos, which has been out as a french? japanese? mini LP CD for a while. sun ra mostly plays a phased clavinet(or this is how it sounds to me)...electric bass and craig harris on trombone. not funky...sort of spacy swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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