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label in 1970. The album was reissued by Evidence on Compact disc in 1992. Within Ra's catalogue, ''Holiday For Soul Dance'' is considered a bit of an oddity as it lacks any tracks written by Sun Ra,

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Track listing

12" Vinyl

Side A: #" But Not For Me" (Gershwin) - (4.11) #" Day By Day" (Cahn, Stordahl, Weston) - (3.40) #"Holiday for Strings" (Rose, Gallo) - (4.09) #"Dorothy's Dance" (Cohran) - (3.19) Side B: #" Early Autumn" (Herman, Mercer, Burns) - (4.53) #"

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" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) - (3.35) #" Body and Soul" (Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton) - (6.00) #"Keep Your Sunny Side Up" (DeSylva, Brown) - (2.12)

Musicians

*Sun Ra - Percussion, Bells, Gong and Piano * Phil Cohran - Cornet *Nate Pryor - Trombone and Bells * John Gilmore - Tenor Sax and Clarinet, percussion * Marshall Allen - Alto Sax, Flute, Bells * Ronnie Boykins - Bass *Jon Hardy - Drums *Ricky Murray - Vocals on ''Early Autumn'' Recorded at RCA Studios, Chicago, around 17 June 1960, except "Early Autumn", recorded during rehearsals at the Wonder Inn, Chicago, around the same time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holiday For Soul Dance Sun Ra albums 1960 albums El Saturn Records albums Evidence Music albums

Track listing

12" Vinyl

Musicians

See also

References