''Space Is the Place'' is a studio album by Sun Ra. It was originally released on the

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label in 1973. In 1998, it was reissued by Impulse! Records.

Critical reception

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commented that "''Space Is the Place'' provides an excellent introduction to Sun Ra's vast and free-form jazz catalog." He called it "a fine recording and a must for Sun Ra fans." Stevie Chick of

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described the album's title track as "Sun Ra's ultimate anthem, espousing the fusion of science fiction and ancient myth with the panoply of jazz that would seduce Sun Ra fans on rock's innovative vanguard, the likes of the

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Sun Ra and His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra * Sun Ra – Farfisa organ (1, 3, 4, 5), piano (2), arrangement * Akh Tal Ebah – vocals (1), trumpet (2), flugelhorn (4) * Kwame Hadi (Lamont McClamb) – trumpet (2, 4) *

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– flute (3), alto saxophone (4) * Danny Davis – flute (3), alto saxophone (4) *

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– vocals (1, 5), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 4) * Danny Thompson – baritone saxophone (1), flute (3), vocals (5) * Eloe Omoe – bass clarinet (1, 5), flute (3) * Pat Patrick – bass guitar (1, 2), baritone saxophone (4), vocals (5) *

Lex Humphries Lex Humphries (August 22, 1936 – July 11, 1994) was an American jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz: Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film '' Space Is ...

– drums (4) * Atakatun (Stanley Morgan) – percussion (4) * Odun (Russel Branch) – percussion (4) Space Ethnic Voices * June Tyson – vocals (1, 5) * Ruth Wright – vocals (1, 5) * Cheryl Banks – vocals (1, 5) * Judith Holton – vocals (1, 5) Technical *

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– production * Ed Michel – production * Baker Bigsby – engineering * Steve Skinder – engineering assistance * Jim Dolan – engineering assistance * Mitch Hennes – engineering assistance * Preston Wakeland – engineering assistance * Dominic Lumetta – engineering assistance * Jim Newman – photography ( Impulse! Records edition) * Chuck Stewart – photography (Impulse! Records edition) * Hollis King – art direction (Impulse! Records edition) * Señora Brown – graphic design (Impulse! Records edition)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1973 albums Sun Ra albums Blue Thumb Records albums Impulse! Records albums Spiritual jazz albums