''Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth'' is a
jazz album by the American musician
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded between late 1956 and 1958, the album was originally released on Ra's own
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; h ...
label in 1966, and was reissued on CD by
Evidence
Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field.
In epistemology, evidenc ...
in 1992. In keeping with many Saturn releases, one side features cuts from the arkestra c.1958, whilst the other side comes from the 1956 sessions originally intended for ''
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 ...
'' but still unreleased in 1966.
Track listing
12" Vinyl
All songs by Sun Ra unless otherwise noted;
Side A:
#"Planet Earth" - (4.54)
#"Eve" - (5.35)
#"Overtones of China" - (4.21)
Side B:
#"Reflections in Blue" - (5.55)
#"Two Tones" (Patrick, Davis) - (3.36)
#"El Viktor" - (2.28)
#"Saturn" - (3.55)
The sides were switched for the Evidence reissue, as well as being coupled with the album ''
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 released in 1967 on his own El Saturn Records, El Saturn label. Originally titled ''Rocket Num ...
''.
Musicians
On ''Reflections In Blue'', ''Two Tones'', ''El Viktor'' and ''Saturn'', recorded at the Balkan Studio, Chicago, November 1, 1956;
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* Sun Ra - Piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
*Art Hoyle - Trumpet
*John Avant or Julian Priester - Trombone
* Pat Patrick - Alto sax, tenor sax
*John Gilmore John Gilmore may refer to:
* John Gilmore (activist) (born 1955), co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Cygnus Solutions
* John Gilmore (musician) (1931–1995), American jazz saxophonist
* John Gilmore (representative) (1780–1845), ...
- Tenor sax
* Charles Davis - Baritone sax
*Victor Sproles
Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist.
Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep ...
- Bass
*William Cochran - Drums
*Jim Herndon - Tympani, timbales
On ''Planet Earth'', ''Eve'' and ''Overtones of China'' recorded at Rehearsals, late 1957 or 1958;Marshall Allen
Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EWI (an electronic valve instrument made by Steiner, Crumar company).
Allen is best ...
- Alto Sax, Flute
*John Gilmore - Tenor Sax, Percussion
*Pat Patrick - Baritone Sax, Alto Sax, 'Space Lute', Percussion
*Charles Davis - Baritone Sax
* Ronnie Boykins - Bass
*Robert Barry - Drums
*Jim Herndon - Tympani
See also
*Sun Ra Discography
The Sun Ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history. Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer Sun Ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums, comprising well over 1,000 songs, and making him one o ...
References
External links
Complete Sun Ra's Discography
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Sun Ra albums
1966 albums
El Saturn Records albums
Evidence Music albums