Sun Ra discography
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The Sun Ra
discography
is one of the largest in music history
. The American jazz
keyboardist, bandleader and composer recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums, comprising well over 1000 songs, and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century.
were usually printed in editions of 75 copies per album, and were sold primarily at live performances. Many of Sun Ra's early albums were recorded at home by Ra himself on wire
or early tape recorders
, and are decidedly lo-fi. Despite the technological limitations, Ra used some innovative recording techniques, and these recordings provided an unprecedented level of documentation, and were inspirational in showing how artists could take control of the means of production and distribution of their works.
Prior to the 1970s, most of these albums were produced in Chicago through the El Saturn Records
Research enterprise established by Ra and his colleague Alton Abraham, while later El Saturn Records
were produced in Philadelphia. A batch of the most significant recordings were licensed to Impulse! Records
in the mid-1970s. They were not as successful as hoped, and were deleted from the Impulse catolog, becoming available around the world as inexpensive "cut-outs" and making the music more widely available.
Most El Saturn Records
were hand-decorated by Arkestra members, and these LP records sometimes sell for high prices among collectors. These El Saturn Records
releases, dating from the 1950s to at least the late 1980s, typically had little or no information as to performers or recording dates, and sometimes didn't even list the songs on the album, often pressing one LP side from one era with another from a different decade, leading to some confusion among completists and fans.
After Sun Ra's death, many of his recordings were released on compact disc
for the first time by Evidence Records or Ihnfinity Music. As is the case with an artist whose output is so extensive, there is quite a bit of debate regarding his "best" albums. Of all these recordings, many critics and enthusiasts feel that the 1959 big band
album Jazz In Silhouette
is the best entry-point into his work.
Sun Ra
Sun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...
discography
Discography
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is one of the largest in music history
Music history
Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is the highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies the composition, performance, reception, and criticism of music over time...
. The American jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
keyboardist, bandleader and composer recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums, comprising well over 1000 songs, and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century.
History
His own El Saturn RecordsEl Saturn Records
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra....
were usually printed in editions of 75 copies per album, and were sold primarily at live performances. Many of Sun Ra's early albums were recorded at home by Ra himself on wire
Wire recording
Wire recording is a type of analog audio storage in which a magnetic recording is made on thin steel or stainless steel wire.The wire is pulled rapidly across a recording head which magnetizes each point along the wire in accordance with the intensity and polarity of the electrical audio signal...
or early tape recorders
Magnetic tape
Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic. It was developed in Germany, based on magnetic wire recording. Devices that record and play back audio and video using magnetic tape are tape recorders and video tape recorders...
, and are decidedly lo-fi. Despite the technological limitations, Ra used some innovative recording techniques, and these recordings provided an unprecedented level of documentation, and were inspirational in showing how artists could take control of the means of production and distribution of their works.
Prior to the 1970s, most of these albums were produced in Chicago through the El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra....
Research enterprise established by Ra and his colleague Alton Abraham, while later El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra....
were produced in Philadelphia. A batch of the most significant recordings were licensed to Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
in the mid-1970s. They were not as successful as hoped, and were deleted from the Impulse catolog, becoming available around the world as inexpensive "cut-outs" and making the music more widely available.
Most El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra....
were hand-decorated by Arkestra members, and these LP records sometimes sell for high prices among collectors. These El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records
El Saturn Records is the name of an American record label. The label was one of the most active artist-owned record labels created in 1957 by Alton Abraham. Notable albums produced by the label include works by Sun Ra....
releases, dating from the 1950s to at least the late 1980s, typically had little or no information as to performers or recording dates, and sometimes didn't even list the songs on the album, often pressing one LP side from one era with another from a different decade, leading to some confusion among completists and fans.
After Sun Ra's death, many of his recordings were released on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
for the first time by Evidence Records or Ihnfinity Music. As is the case with an artist whose output is so extensive, there is quite a bit of debate regarding his "best" albums. Of all these recordings, many critics and enthusiasts feel that the 1959 big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
album Jazz In Silhouette
Jazz in Silhouette
Jazz in Silhouette is a jazz album by Sun Ra and His Arkestra. Recorded on March 6, 1959 and released May of the same year. The album was recorded in Chicago during a session that also included the whole of Sound Sun Pleasure!! and Interstellar Low Ways from the album of the same name...
is the best entry-point into his work.
Studio
| Recorded | Album | Credited artist | Original Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Jazz by Sun Ra Jazz by Sun Ra Jazz By Sun Ra is the debut album to be released by Sun Ra. The record label for the first pressing says "07-12-56", presumably when it was recorded. The LP originally appeared on Tom Wilson's short-lived Transition Records... (aka Sun Song) |
Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Transition |
| 1956 | Super-Sonic Jazz Super-Sonic Jazz Super-Sonic Jazz is an album by Sun Ra, recorded in 1956 at RCA Studios, Chicago. Super-Sonic Jazz was the first album to be released on Saturn records, the label run by Sun Ra and Alton Abraham, and was one of only three albums by Sun Ra to have been available in the 1950s... |
Le Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1956 | Sound of Joy Sound of Joy Sound of Joy is an album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra. It features the Arkestral lineup during the last few months of 1956, after trombonist Julian Priester left to join Lionel Hampton, Charles Davis became a regular member of the band, and Victor Sproles took over on bass... |
Sun Ra and the Arkestra | Delmark |
| 1956-58 | Visits Planet Earth | Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1958-59 | The Nubians of Plutonia The Nubians of Plutonia The Nubians of Plutonia is an album recorded by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra c.1958 - 1959 and released c.1966 on his own Saturn label. Originally released in a blank sleeve under the title Lady With The Stockings, the album had gained its current title, and sleeve by Richard Pedreguera, by... (aka The Lady with the Golden Stockings) |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1959 | Jazz in Silhouette Jazz in Silhouette Jazz in Silhouette is a jazz album by Sun Ra and His Arkestra. Recorded on March 6, 1959 and released May of the same year. The album was recorded in Chicago during a session that also included the whole of Sound Sun Pleasure!! and Interstellar Low Ways from the album of the same name... |
Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1959 | Sound Sun Pleasure!! Sound Sun Pleasure!! Sound Sun Pleasure!! is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra. Recorded March 6, 1959 , it wasn't released until 1970 on Sun Ra's Saturn label... |
Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1959-60 | Interstellar Low Ways Interstellar Low Ways Interstellar Low Ways is an album recorded by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra, mostly recorded in Chicago, 1960, and probably released in 1966 on his own Saturn label. Originally titled Rocket Number Nine, the album had acquired its present name, and the red-on-white... (aka Rocket Number Nine) |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1960 | Fate In A Pleasant Mood Fate in a Pleasant Mood Fate in a Pleasant Mood is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra recorded in Chicago, mid 1960 and originally released on his own Saturn label in 1965. The album was reissued by Impulse! in 1974, and by Evidence in 1993... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1960 | Holiday For Soul Dance Holiday for Soul Dance Holiday For Soul Dance is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra recorded in Chicago, mid 1960 and originally released on his own Saturn label in 1970. The album was reissued by Evidence on Compact disc in 1992... |
Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1956-60 | Angels and Demons at Play Angels and Demons at Play Angels and Demons at Play is a jazz album by the American musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra.Side one was recorded in 1960, including two tracks taken from the mammoth session either at Hall Recording Company or at the RCA Studios , around 17 June 1960 whilst the tracks on side two were... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1956-61 | We Travel The Space Ways We Travel the Space Ways We Travel the Space Ways is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Recorded mostly in 1960, the album was released in 1967, on Sun Ra's own label Saturn. The album brings together a number of eras and personnel of the Arkestra, and was probably mostly recorded... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1961 | The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded October 10, 1961 for the Savoy label. The first record to be recorded by a pared-down Arkestra after leaving Chicago, the album is often considered one of the most accessible records in Ra's... (aka We are in the Future) |
Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Savoy Records Savoy Records Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part in popularizing bebop.Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part... |
| 1961 | Bad and Beautiful Bad and Beautiful (album) Bad and Beautiful is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Arkestra. Recorded in 1961 in New York at the Choreographers' Workshop, 414 W. 51st St., the album was the second to be recorded in New York by the Arkestra after leaving Chicago, but would remain unreleased until 1972... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1962 | Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Often considered the first of Ra's 'outside' recordings , the album was the first to make extensive use of a discovery by the Arkestra's drummer and engineer, Tommy Hunter;Art Forms of... |
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1962 | Secrets of the Sun Secrets of the Sun Secrets of the Sun is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. The album is considered one of the more accessible recordings from his 'Solar' period... |
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1962 | What's New? | Sun Ra | Saturn |
| 1963 | When Sun Comes Out When Sun Comes Out For the song by Harold Arden and Ted Koehler, see When the Sun Comes OutWhen Sun Comes Out is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra... |
Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinty Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1963 | Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Recorded in 1963 but not released until 1967 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, the record has become one of the most discussed of Ra's New York recordings... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1963 | When Angels Speak of Love When Angels Speak of Love When Angels Speak of Love is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Originally released in 1966 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, the record would have only been available by mail order or sold at Arkestra concerts, and is one of the rarest of all Saturn releases... |
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1964 | Other Planes of There Other Planes of There Other Planes of There is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded in 1964, the album had been released by 1966 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label... |
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1965 | The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One is a 1965 album by the jazz musician Sun Ra. The back cover describes it as an "album of compositions and arrangements by Sun Ra played by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra".... |
Sun Ra | ESP-Disk |
| 1965 | The Magic City The Magic City The Magic City is an album by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded in two sessions in 1965, the record was released on Ra's own Saturn label in 1966... |
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1965 | The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two is a 1965 recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Where Volume One of the Heliocentric Worlds series had predominantly featured short abstract pieces, Volume Two features longer pieces performed by a smaller group, making it closer... |
Sun Ra | ESP-Disk |
| 1966 | Strange Strings Strange Strings Strange Strings is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra. Recorded in 1966, the album was released by 1967 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label. The record was reissued on compact disc by Atavistic in 2007.... |
Sun Ra and his Astro- Infinty Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1966 | Monorails and Satellites, Vol 1 & Vol 2 Monorails and Satellites Monorails and Satellites, volumes 1+2 are two albums of solo piano compositions by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra. Recorded in 1966, Volume 1 was released in 1968 and Volume 2 in 1969, both on Sun Ra's own Saturn label. The first volume was reissued on compact disc by Evidence in 1992, whilst... |
Sun Ra | Saturn |
| 1968 | Continuation | Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinity Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1967-69 | Atlantis Atlantis (Sun Ra album) Atlantis is an album by Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinity Arkestra released in 1969.The album heavily features the "Solar Sound Instrument" - a Hohner Clavinet. One of the 4 compositions which originally featured on Side 1 of the original release was substituted by a different piece for... |
Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinity Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1961-70 | Out There A Minute | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Blast First |
| 1962-70 | The Invisible Shield (aka Janus, A Tonal View of Times Tomorrow, Vol. 2, Satellites are Outerspace) | Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra | |
| 1970 | My Brother the Wind | Sun Ra and his Astro-Solar Infinity Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1970 | The Night of the Purple Moon | Sun Ra | Saturn |
| 1970 | My Brother the Wind Volume II (Otherness) | Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1971 | Solar Myth Approach Vols 1+2 | BYG Actuel BYG Actuel BYG Actuel was a French record label specializing in free jazz. The label also released a small number of non-jazz recordings by artists such as Musica Elettronica Viva, Freedom and Gong.-History:... |
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| 1972 | Astro Black | Sun Ra | Impulse! |
| 1972 | Discipline 27 | Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1972 | Space is the Place Space Is the Place (album) Space is the Place is a jazz album by Sun Ra. It was released in 1973. This album was originally issued in LP format on the ABC Records label, Blue Thumb Records; in the CD era it was issued with the Impulse! label.-Track listing:... |
Sun Ra | Blue Thumb |
| 1972 | Space Is the Place (soundtrack) Space Is the Place (soundtrack) Space is the Place is an album by Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra. The music was recorded in early 1972 in San Francisco, California for the film Space Is the Place. However, the music remained unreleased until Evidence Music issued a compact disc in 1993.During the late-1960s and... |
Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra | |
| 1972 | Crystal Spears | Sun Ra | |
| 1972 | Cymbals | Sun Ra | |
| 1953-73 | Deep Purple Deep Purple (Sun Ra album) Deep Purple is an album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra featuring Stuff Smith on violin.-Pressings:*Saturn LP 485 *side A reissued on Evidence 22014 *side B reissued on Evidence 22217... |
Sun Ra and his Arkestra featuring Stuff Smith on violin | Saturn |
| 1973 | Outer Space Employment Agency | Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra | |
| 1973 | Pathways to Unknown Worlds | Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra | Impulse! |
| 1973 | Friendly Love | Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra | Evidence Music, Inc. |
| 1976 | Cosmos | Sun Ra | Cobra |
| 1977 | Unity | Horo Records Horo Records -HDP series:*HDP 1-2 Irio De Paula orchestra Casinha Branca*HDP 3-4 Sam Rivers trio Black Africa 1*HDP 5-6 Sam Rivers trio Black Africa 2*HDP 7-8 Ran Blake solo piano Open City*HDP 9-10 Max Roach quartet The Loadstar*HDP 11-12 Michael Smith duo Elvira Madigan... |
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| 1977 | Solo Piano Volume 1 | Sun Ra | Improvising Artists Inc |
| 1978 | New Steps | Sun Ra Quartet | Horo |
| 1978 | Other Voices Other Blues | Sun Ra Quartet | Horo |
| 1978 | Visions Visions (Sun Ra album) Visions is a duet album issued on LP format credited to Walt Dickerson and later reissued on CD credited to Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson.- Track listing :#Astro#Utopia#Visions#Constructive Neutrons#Space Dance... |
Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson Walt Dickerson Walter Roland Dickerson was an American jazz vibraphone player, most associated with post-bop.... |
SteepleChase Records SteepleChase Records SteepleChase Records is a jazz record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time... |
| 1978 | Lanquidity Lanquidity Lanquidity is a jazz album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra released in 1978. It is quite different from his earlier recordings in the sense that it was more of a fusion inspired recording. It also features two guitarists which were seldom used in the Arkestra. The funk influence is also considerable,... |
Sun Ra | Philly Jazz Philly Jazz Philly Jazz was a small record label from Philadelphia. Sunny Murray's Apple Cores features Cecil McBee on bass, Frank Foster on soprano saxophone, pianist Don Pullen and guitarist Monnette Sudler. Hamiet Bluiett, Fred Hopkins, Arthur Blythe, and Oliver Lake also each appear on one track... |
| 1978 | Disco 3000 | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1978 | The Other Side of the Sun | ||
| 1979 | Of Mythic Worlds | Sun Ra | Philly JazzAllmusic review |
| 1979 | On Jupiter | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | |
| 1979 | Strange Celestial Road | Sun Ra Arkestra | Rounder Records Rounder Records Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students... |
| 1979 | I, Pharaoh | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | |
| 1979 | Sleeping Beauty | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1979 | God Is More than Love Can Ever Be | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | |
| 1980 | Aurora Borealis | Sun Ra | |
| 1982 | A Fireside Chat with Lucifer | Sun Ra and his Outer Space Arkestra | |
| 1982 | Celestial Love | Sun Ra and his Outer Space Arkestra | |
| 1982 | Nuclear War | Sun Ra | |
| 1986 | Reflections in Blue Reflections in Blue Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987.-Reception:... |
Sun Ra Arkestra | Black Saint Black Saint/Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:... |
| 1986 | Hours After Hours After Hours After is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1989... |
Sun Ra Arkestra | Black Saint |
| 1988-89 | Somewhere Else (Posthumously Released Outtakes album) | ||
| 1989 | Blue Delight Blue Delight -Track listing:#"Blue Delight" - 11:10#"Out of Nowhere" - 5:26#"Sunrise" - 11:48#"They Dwell on Other Planes" - 14:41#"Gone with the Wind" - 5:51#"Your Guest is as Good as Mine" - 5:53#"Nashira" - 4:09... |
A&M A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:... |
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| 1990 | Purple Night Purple Night Purple Night is a jazz album by free jazz pioneer Sun Ra.The album was the second in a short-term recording deal with major label A&M Records, who had a "Modern Masters Jazz Series" imprint going at the time... |
A&M | |
| 1990 | Mayan Temples Mayan Temples Mayan Temples is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1990 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label.-Reception:... |
Sun Ra Arkestra | Black Saint |
Live
| Recorded | Album | Credited artist | Original Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Music from Tomorrow's World: Chicago 1960 | Sun Ra and His Arkestra | Atavistic |
| 1964 | Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold Featuring Pharoah Sanders and Black Harold is a jazz album by Sun Ra, recorded live in 1964, but not released until 1976, on Ra and Alton Abraham's El Saturn label.... |
ESP-Disk | |
| 1966 | Nothing Is Nothing Is Nothing Is is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1966 and released on the ESP-Disk label in 1970.-Reception:... |
Sun Ra | ESP-Disk |
| 1966-68 | Outer Spaceways Incorporated | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Black Lion Records Black Lion Records Black Lion Records was a jazz record label based in London, England.Black Lion was founded by Alan Bates in 1968. The label had two series of releases, one for British jazz musicians and one for international musicians... |
| 1968 | Pictures Of Infinity | Sun Ra | Black Lion |
| 1970 | It's After the End of the World | Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra | MPS Records |
| 1971 | Nidhamu Nidhamu Nidhamu is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, documenting their first visit to Egypt.... |
Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra | |
| 1971 | Live in Egypt 1 Live in Egypt 1 Live in Egypt 1 is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, documenting their first visit to Egypt.... |
Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra | |
| 1971 | Horizon Horizon (Sun Ra album) Horizon is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, forming part of the documentation of their first visit to Egypt.It was recorded at the Ballon Theatre, Cairo... |
Sun Ra and his Arkestra | |
| 1973 | What Planet Is This? | Sun Ra and His Space Arkestra | Leo |
| 1973 | Concert for the Comet Kohoutek | ESP-Disk | |
| 1973 | Live in Paris at the "Gibus" | ||
| 1974 | Out Beyond the Kingdom Of | Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra | |
| 1974 | The Antique Blacks | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1976 | Live at Montreux Live at Montreux (Sun Ra album) Live at Montreux is an album by Sun Ra recorded on the summer 1976 tour of the European jazz festivals under the billing Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Cosmo Arkestra.-2xCD version:CD 1#"For the Sunrise" - 3:48#"Of the Other Tomorrow" - 7:47... |
Inner City Records Inner City Records Inner City Records, an American jazz record label now based in Elmsford, New York, was founded in 1976 by Irv Kratka, owner of Music Minus One, and Eric Kriss, an independent producer. Affiliated labels included Guitar World and Classic Jazz... |
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| 1976 | A Quiet Place in the Universe | Leo | |
| 1977 | St. Louis Blues (solo piano) | Sun Ra | Improvising Artists Improvising Artists -Discography:... |
| 1977 | Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | Saturn |
| 1977 | Solo Piano Recital Teatro La Fenice | Leo | |
| 1978 | Springtime in Chicago | Leo | |
| 1979 | Omniverse | ||
| 1979 | Live from Soundscape | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | DIW Records DIW Records DIW Records is a Japanese record label. It is a subsidiary label of Disc Union and specializes in jazz and avant garde music. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.-Discography:... |
| 1980 | Sunrise in Different Dimensions Sunrise in Different Dimensions Sunrise in Different Dimensions is a 1980 live jazz album by the Sun Ra Arkestra documenting a concert at the Gasthof Morhen in Willisau, Switzerland from February 24, 1980. The album intermingles a variety of Sun Ra originals with covers of jazz standards... |
the Sun Ra Arkestra | Hathut Records Hathut Records Hathut Records is a Swiss record label specialising in jazz and contemporary classical music.Founded in 1975 by Werner X. Uehlinger to document the work of saxophonist / trumpeter Joe McPhee... |
| 1980 | The Complete Detroit Jazz Center Residency | Transparency | |
| 1983 | Sun Ra Meets Salah Ragab Salah Ragab Salah Ragab was an Egyptian drummer and musician credited with founding Egyptian jazz.-Early life:A Major in the Egyptian Army through the 1960s, he first attempted to form a jazz band in 1964, with American saxophonist Mac X. Spears... (Recorded in Egypt) |
Leo | |
| 1983 | Love in Outer Space | Leo | |
| 1984 | Cosmo Sun Connection | Sun Ra and his Arkestra | |
| 1984 | Live at Praxis '84 | Leo | |
| 1985 | Live at Club Lingerie | Transparency | |
| 1985 | Live at Myron's Ballroom | Transparency | |
| 1986 | A Night in East Berlin | Sun Ra and his Cosmo Discipline Arkestra | Leo |
| 1988 | Live at Pitt-In, Tokyo | Sun Ra Arkestra | DIW |
| 1989 | Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney) | Sun Ra & his Intergalactic Arkestra | Leo |
| 1989 | Stardust from Tomorrow | Leo | |
| 1990 | Live in London 1990 | Sun Ra and His Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra | Blast First Blast First Blast First is a sub label of one-time independent record label, Mute Records, founded in approximately 1985. It was named after a phrase taken from the first number of the radical Vorticist journal Blast, published by Wyndham Lewis in 1914... |
| 1990 | Live at the Hackney Empire | Leo | |
| 1991 | At the Village Vanguard | Sun Ra Sextet | |
| 1991 | Friendly Galaxy | Sun Ra Arkestra | Leo |
| 1992 | Destination Unknown | Sun Ra & his Omniverse Arkestra | Enja Records Enja Records Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971.... |
Compilations
| Released | Album | Credited artist | Original Label(s) |
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| 2000 | Greatest Hits: Easy Listening For Intergalactic Travel | Sun Ra And His Arkestra | |
| 2001 | Out in Space | Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra | |
| 2007 | The Creator of the Universe (Lost Reel: Volume 1) | Transparency | |
| 2007 | Intergalactic Research (Lost Reel: Volume 2) | Transparency | |
| 2007 | The Shadows Took Shape (Lost Reel: Volume 3) | Transparency | |
| 2007 | Dance of the Living Image (Lost Reel: Volume 4) | Transparency | |
| 2009 | Interplanetary Melodies | Norton Records Norton Records For the Canadian independent record label of the same name, see Matt Minglewood.Norton Records, a New York City based independent record label founded by musicians Miriam Linna and Billy Miller, maintains a focus on primitive, retro rock'n'roll, rockabilly, garage punk, garage rock, lounge music... |
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| 2009 | The Second Stop Is Jupiter | Norton Records | |
| 2009 | Rocket Ship Rock | Norton Records | |
Related
| Recorded | Album | Credited artist | Original Label(s) |
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| 1954-60 | Spaceship Lullaby: Chicago 1954-60 | Sun Ra/the Vocal Groups featuring Nu Sounds, the Unitels & the Cosmic Rays | Atavistic |
| 1966 | Impressions of a Patch of Blue Impressions of a Patch of Blue Impressions of a Patch of Blue is a 1966 album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson with keyboardist Sun Ra in a rare appearance as a sideman. It is the last album Dickerson recorded before his decade long sabbatical from jazz before his comeback in the mid-1970s. The album is relatively mainstream... |
Walt Dickerson Walt Dickerson Walter Roland Dickerson was an American jazz vibraphone player, most associated with post-bop.... Quartet with Sun Ra on harpsichord |
MGM |
| 1966 | Batman and Robin - The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale | Uncredited, but featuring Sun Ra & members of the Arkestra and the Blues Project | |
| 1968 | A Black Mass | Imamu Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka , formerly known as LeRoi Jones, is an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism... with Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra |
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| 1992 | A Tribute to Stuff Smith A Tribute to Stuff Smith A Tribute to Stuff Smith is an album by the American jazz violinist Billy Bang recorded in 1992 featuring Sun Ra, John Ore and Andrew Cyrille and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:... |
Billy Bang Billy Bang Billy Bang was an American free jazz violinist and composer.-Biography:... with Sun Ra, John Ore and Andrew Cyrille |
Soul Note |
External links
- [ Sun Ra discography at Allmusic]
- Sun Ra's Discography
- Robert Campbell's Old Discography
- John Szwed's guide to Ra's best recordings