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Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Super-Sonic Jazz
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Artist……………: Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Album…………….: Super-Sonic Jazz
Genre…………….: Jazz
Source……………: NMR
Year……………..: 1957
Ripper……………: NMR
Codec…………….: LAME 3.99
Version…………..: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality…………..: Standard, (avg. bitrate: 166kbps)
Channels………….: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags……………..: , ID3 v2.3
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Ripped by…………: NMR
Posted by…………: skin, bone & blubber on 09/12/2011
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Included………….: NFO
Covers……………: Front Back
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Review / Description
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All songs written by Sun Ra except “Soft Talk” (Julian Priester).
It’s hard to believe that Sun Ra had arrived from Saturn (actually Alabama), and was leading his Arkestra as early as the 1950s. In fact, ’56’s SUPER-SONIC JAZZ is one of a few releases proving that Ra had formed his renowned ensemble and developed his utterly unique aesthetic by that time.
Although Ra’s music here isn’t nearly as avant-garde as it would become, the composer/keyboardist is already intent on taking the big-band vibe of Duke Ellington into outer space, as revealed on some of these 12 stellar tracks. The sax-led “Sunology” (featuring Arkestra mainstay John Gilmore) is fairly straightforward nightclub-style jazz, while “Super Blonde” coasts along on a tight bass groove, with only a little dissonance seeping into the tune. “Advice to Medics,” however, is where the sci-fi tendencies start to become apparent, with Ra cruising along the keys of his electric piano like he’s preparing to launch into orbit. For those interested in the formative stages of Ra’s music, this album is essential.
Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra: Le Sun Ra (piano), James Scales (alto saxophone), Pat Patrick (alto & baritone saxophones), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Charles Davis (baritone saxophone), Art Hoyle (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Victor Sproles (bass), Wilburn Green (electric bass), William Cochran, Robert Barry (drums), Jim Herndon (tympani, timbales).
Producers: Ihnfinity, Inc., Alton Abraham.
Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.Rolling Stone (3/4/93, p.64) – 5 Stars – Classic – “…[this] will prove a revelation to anyone nurtured on rock & roll…This kind of instrumentation would be considered sacrilegious by the jazz world for at least another decade…”
Down Beat (5/92, p.56) – 4 Stars – Very Good – “…exhuberant bop, blues, and boogie…employs ahead-of-the-Miles-curve use of modes…an adventurous album that must have reached Coltrane’s attention…”
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Tracklisting
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1. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – India [04:52]
2. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Sunology [05:43]
3. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Advice To Medics [02:04]
4. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Super Blonde [02:38]
5. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Soft Talk [02:44]
6. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Sunology Part II [07:08]
7. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Kingdom Of Not [05:34]
8. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Portrait Of The Living Sky [01:51]
9. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Blues At Midnight [06:33]
10. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – El Is A Sound Of Joy [03:59]
11. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Springtime In Chicago [03:54]
12. Sun Ra and his Arkestra – Medicine For A Nightmare [02:25]
Playing Time………: 49:30
Total Size………..: 61.73 MB
NFO generated on…..: 09/12/2011 23:41:46
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