jostber Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 This Ra is now out: This twofer completes the Egypt trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Darn. Doesn't seem available in the States yet. . .but emusic has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Well, I've read a bit at the beginning of this trhead and a bit at the end... and I still don't know. I bought "Secrets of the sun" last year - I have a strong yearning to collect all the Calvin Newborn I can - and really feel like getting some more of Sun Ra. They're so interesting and such fun to listen to. When I was young ( ) I had "Sun song", "Sound of joy" and "Futuristic sounds of". Flogged 'em when times got hard and never bought them again. Well, they're on the agenda for this year. But I want something new (to me) - I heard "Secrets of the sun" back in the sixties, 'cos my mate has a copy, so that one isn't really new to me. I feel very inclined, after reading the bit that TTK posted about Les Baxter, to go for the two that he mentioned: Of the Sun Ra 50s/60s albums I have, I hear the exotica influence most on "Fate in a Pleasant Mood" and "When the Sun Comes Out." Seems to me that these are going to move me a bit more into SR. Advice anyone? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) MG, here is a Sun Ra exotica compilation I made, track titles and the LPs or CDs they came from: Overtones of China -Sound of Joy China Gates -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Circe (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Watusa -Space Towers Brazilian Sun -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Looking Outward -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra El Viktor -Sound of Joy Dimensions In Time -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Adventure-Equation -Space Towers Planet Earth -Sound of Joy The Beginning -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Space Mates (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Ankh -Sound of Joy New Day -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Paradise -Sound of Joy Ancient Aiethopia -Jazz In Silhouette The Nile -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Africa -Spaceship Lullaby As you can see, lots of stuff from Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out (which is a 2 on 1 CD) and Futuristic Sounds of... Edited February 5, 2009 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 MG, here is a Sun Ra exotica compilation I made, track titles and the LPs or CDs they came from: Overtones of China -Sound of Joy China Gates -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Circe (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Watusa -Space Towers Brazilian Sun -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Looking Outward -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra El Viktor -Sound of Joy Dimensions In Time -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Adventure-Equation -Space Towers Planet Earth -Sound of Joy The Beginning -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Space Mates (excerpt) -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Ankh -Sound of Joy New Day -The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Paradise -Sound of Joy Ancient Aiethopia -Jazz In Silhouette The Nile -Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Africa -Spaceship Lullaby As you can see, lots of stuff from Fate In A Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out (which is a 2 on 1 CD) and Futuristic Sounds of... And a lot from "Sound of joy", too. Doesn't look like there's much risk of me making a mistake if I get this twofer. Thanks TTK. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jostber Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) When talking about the great "Sound Of Joy" and "Sun Song", I would get the Japanese Mini LP versions or the vinyls for best sound. You should also check out the classic "Jazz In Silhouette". I also love the Evidence CD release of "When Angels Speak Of Love". For many of the 50-60's records originally released on Saturn like "Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow", "Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy", "My Brother The Wind, Pt.1" and more, the sound are better on the vinyl releases from early 2000, IMHO. Shops like Honest Jon's and System Records in UK have these. The Evidence CD's has great liner notes though, and the "Greatest Hits" from 2000 is a great collection with good sound. "Lanquidity", "Live In Montreux", "On Jupiter", "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Solar Myth Approach, Vol.1" and "The Solar Myth Approach, Vol.2" are also must-haves in my book. For the Solar Myth's the vinyls have the best sound. Edited February 5, 2009 by jostber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldB3 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) Listening to Lanquidity right now, I love it. Its one of those albums where I could see the connection for it would make you want to start a band with others that loved it as much as you do. I use to go see him in the late 80's whenever I could but the only other Ra I have is Jazz In Silhouette. I look forward to picking up more records from this thread. Any advice on where to go next? I was thinking maybe Nuclear War and Super - Sonic Jazz. Edited February 5, 2009 by WorldB3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Listening to Lanquidity right now, I love it. Its one of those albums where I could see the connection for it would make you want to start a band with others that loved it as much as you do. I use to go see him in the late 80's whenever I could but the only other Ra I have is Jazz In Silhouette. I look forward to picking up more records from this thread. Any advice on where to go next? I was thinking maybe Nuclear War and Super - Sonic Jazz. Here are my suggestions: Supersonic Jazz (also reissued as Supersonic Sounds) Cosmos Unity Solo Piano Vol. 1 St. Louis Blues Nubians of Plutonia Fate in a Pleasant Mood Bad and Beautiful Angels and Demons at Play Mayan Temples Visits Planet Earth Sun Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldB3 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Here are my suggestions: Supersonic Jazz (also reissued as Supersonic Sounds) Cosmos Unity Solo Piano Vol. 1 St. Louis Blues Nubians of Plutonia Fate in a Pleasant Mood Bad and Beautiful Angels and Demons at Play Mayan Temples Visits Planet Earth Sun Song THANK YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Here are my suggestions: Supersonic Jazz (also reissued as Supersonic Sounds) Cosmos Unity Solo Piano Vol. 1 St. Louis Blues Nubians of Plutonia Fate in a Pleasant Mood Bad and Beautiful Angels and Demons at Play Mayan Temples Visits Planet Earth Sun Song THANK YOU! Those are good suggestions HP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Good lord, I've lost track of how many Sun Ras I have. In a trade some years ago, I received 70 lp transfers of OOP Sun Ra dates. Now that Art Yard and Atavistic have reissued some, I have picked those up as well. I am nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah, me too. I think I'm somewhere near or over 50 titles, thanks to an explosion of new and a truck load of used cd hauls last year, and yet I still feel that there is still more that I need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Yet another Sun Ra release, on Leo, Live in Cleveland 1975. http://www.jazzloft.com/p-49267-live-in-cleveland-1975.aspx Edited February 10, 2009 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Good lord, I've lost track of how many Sun Ras I have. In a trade some years ago, I received 70 lp transfers of OOP Sun Ra dates. Now that Art Yard and Atavistic have reissued some, I have picked those up as well. I am nuts! Oh, don't be so hard on yourself. With Ra, after you get past your 200th album, you no longer feel nuts about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yet another Sun Ra release, on Leo, Live in Cleveland 1975. http://www.jazzloft.com/p-49267-live-in-cleveland-1975.aspx That looks promising. That was a good era for Sun Ra live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 My modest Sun Ra pile - in order of purchase: Jazz In Silhouette Greatest Hits Lanquidity Strange Strings The Night Of The Purple Moon Angels And Demons At Play/The Nubians Of Plutonia Secrest Of The Sun Until very recently I've been bemused and not all that impressed In fact, it often seemed to me that Sun Ra albums did what many consider would be impossible - they were even more sloppy than the Grateful Dead! I dunno - maybe that's the point. In any case, I'm really, really digging those last two albums named - they seem to strike the right balance between the early, older styles and spacey stuff, with a bit of exotica - always been a sucker for that kinds of thing - thrown in. Strange Strings I find fascinating, but a little too ... well it's not that it's too out there for me, at all, but I just kinda get bored with it. I have the singles double CD on its way from Amazon. Incredibly, I gave away a review copy I scored on its release. Whereas now I reckon it'll please me plenty. I found Lon's comments about the Ra lecture interesting. I'm not sure I'm up for reading the Szwed book if he not only addresses Ra's philosophy and schtick but also endorses it. Is that the case? I can dig it, but if I get too close to that sort of thing I feel I may slip back into a state of Ra cynicism. Ra albums I feel may push my blast off button: Atlantis The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz When Angels Speak of Love Music From Tomorrow's World Other Planes of There The Magic City Great Lost Sun Ra Albums: Cymbals & Crystal Spears Fate in a Pleasant Mood/When Sun Comes Out Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy/Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Nuclear War Sun Song Cosmos Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways Sound Sun Pleasure We Travel the Spaceways/Bad and Beautiful Music From Tomorrow's World My Brother the Wind, Vol. 2 Mayan Temples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Strange Strings didn't blow your socks off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Strange Strings didn't blow your socks off? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Space Towers What album is Space Towers? Does it have an alternate title? Year? Never heard of that one. I have Space Probe, but that's probably not it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Space Towers What album is Space Towers? Does it have an alternate title? Year? Never heard of that one. I have Space Probe, but that's probably not it. It is a comp. Everything on Space Towers came from another album. On the comp I made, I took some tracks from Space Towers, so I'm not sure which original albums they were from. I will post info on the Space Towers comp when I find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-1968 April 24 - August 2, 2009 http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/sunra.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Art Yard Records has just reissued Horizon from 1971: This is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Weiss Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 (edited) Interview with Robert Barry Edited May 5, 2009 by Michael Weiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Many thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Happy arrival day Sunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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