Sun Ra - Somewhere Else

Artist:

Ra, Sun

UPC:

011661303621

See Also:

Armstrong, Louis Various Artists - Wavelength Infinity: Tribute To Sun Ra Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra - Visions

Description:

Performers include: Sun Ra (piano, keyboards, synthesizers); June Tyson (vocals, violin); Michael Ray (vocals, trumpet); Tani Tabbal, Jaribu Shahid (vocals); Marshall Allen (alto saxophone, flute, oboe); John Gilmore (tenor saxophone); Don Cherry, Tommy Turrentine (trumpet); Tyrone Hill, Julian Priester (trombone); Rollo Radford (bass); Buster Smith (drums). Recorded in New York, New York in 1988 & 1989. Four different groups led by Sun Ra are featured on this intriguing if generally ragged set. Although Ra`s usual band members of the period appear on most of the cuts (including singer June Tyson, trumpeter Michael Ray, altoist Marshall Allen and tenor saxophonist John Gilmore), this CD also has many musicians one would not expect in this setting during 1988-89: drummer Billy Higgins, trombonist Julian Priester, Don Cherry on pocket trumpet, altoist James Spaulding and (briefly out of retirement) trumpeter Tommy Turrentine. The ensembles perform some typically eccentric Ra compositions, including "Stardust for Tomorrow," "Love In Outer Space" and "Hole In the Sky," in bands ranging from four (the unusual quartet of Cherry, Spaulding, Ra and singer Tyson) to 22 pieces. Due to the variety and very interesting personnel, plus many examples of the keyboardist/leader stretching himself, this somewhat obscure effort is easily recommended to Sun Ra collectors. ~ Scott Yanow

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Priest
2. Discipline/Tall Trees in the Sun
3. `S Wonderful
4. Hole in the Sky
5. Somewhere Else, Part 1
6. Somewhere Else, Part 2
7. Stardust For Tomorrow
8. Love in Outer Space
9. Everything Is Space
10. Tristar

Album Information

Release Date:

08/01/1993

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Avant-Garde/Downtown

Label:

Rounder Select

Producer:

John Snyder

Catalog Number:

613 036

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Don Cherry

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