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Marshall Allen Presents The Sun Ra Arkestra
In The Orbit Of Ra

Compil. UK 2014 on Strut label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Free Jazz, Space-Age)

1-1 and 1-8: Originally released on the El Saturn Records LP Interstellar Low Ways (LP-203). Recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 14 1960. ℗ 1965 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-2 and 1-5: Originally released on the El Saturn Records LP The Nubians Of Plutonia (406). Recorded in Chicago, 1958-1959. ℗ 1960 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-3: Originally released on the Saturn Research LP My Brother The Wind II a.k.a. 'Somebody Else's Idea' (ESR 523). Recorded in New York, 1969. ℗ 1971 Saturn Research. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-4: Originally released on the Black Lion Records LP Pictures Of Infinity (BL-106). Recorded in New York, 1968. ℗ 1968 Black Lion Records. Licensed courtesy of DA Music / Deutsche Austrophon GmbH & Co. KG 1-6: Originally released on the Saturn Records LP Angels And Demons At Play (SR 9956-2-O/P). Recorded at Hall Recording Company, Chicago, late 1960. ℗ 1965 Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-7: Edited version originally released on the El Saturn Records LP The Invisible Shield (LP 529). Recorded at Variety Recording Studio, New York, between 1968 and 1970. ℗ 1974 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-9 and 2-8: Originally released on the Saturn Research LP Secrets Of The Sun (GH 9954 E/F). Recorded at the Choreographers' Workshop, New York 1962. ℗ 1965 Saturn Research. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-1: Originally released on the Impulse LP Astro Black (AS-9255). Recorded in early 1972. ℗ 1973 Impulse. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC. 2-2: Originally released on the Saturn LP Discipline 27-11 (538). Recorded at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, 19th October 1972. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC. 2-3: Originally released on the Saturn Gemini LP Disco 3000 (CMIJ 78). Recorded in the Teatro Ciak, Milan, 23rd January 1978. ℗ 1978 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Art Yard Ltd 2-4: Previously unreleased. Recorded live in Rome, 1977. ℗ 2014 Art Yard Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Art Yard Ltd 2-5: Originally released on the El Saturn Records LP Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth (LP 207). Recorded in Chicago, 1957 or 1958. ℗ 1965 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-6: Originally released on the Saturn Research LP When Sun Comes Out (LP2066). Recorded at the Choreographers' Workshop, New York, Noveber 1962. ℗ 1963 Saturn Research. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-7: Previously unreleased. Recorded at the Choreographers' Workshop, New York 1962. ℗ 2014 Sun Ra LLC. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-9: Originally released on the El Saturn Records LP Jazz In Silhouette (LP 5786). Recorded in 1958 at El Saturn Studio, Chicago. ℗ 1959 El Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-10: Originally released on the Saturn Records LP We Travel The Spaceways (HK5445). Recorded in rehearsal, 1960. ℗ 1967 Saturn Records. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 2-11: Originally released on the Saturn Research LP We Travel The Spaceways (Saturn HK5445). Recorded in rehearsal, 1960. ℗ 1967 Saturn Research. Licensed courtesy of Sun Ra LLC 1-7: Previously unreleased version 2-4, 2-7: Previously unreleased tracks Mastered for CD at Studio Technologyworks All photographs reproduced courtesy of Val Wilmer Strut is part of the !K7 label group. This compilation: ℗ & © Strut 2014. Made in Germany. In the tracklist printed in the booklet, track 1-8 is listed as "Rocket Number Nine Take Off For The Planet Venus", 2-3 is listed as "Dance Of The Cosmo-Aliens (Live In Milan, 1978)", 2-7 is listed as "Reflects Motion (Part One)", and 2-8 is listed as "Reflects Motion (Part Two)". The following artists are credited with compound names on the release: Kwami Hadi (Lamont McClamb): Trumpet (2-1); Trumpet, Percussion (2-2) Atakatune (Stanley Morgan): Conga (2-1); Conga, Percussion (2-2) Odun (Russell Branch): Conga (2-1); Conga, Percussion (2-2) Robert Underwood (Aye Aton): Drums (2-2) Released in six-panel Digipak, includes 16 pp. booklet. Sticker on cellophane: Arkestra bandleader Marshall Allen presents Sun Ra classics and rarities. Includes previously unreleased track 'Trying To Put The Blame On Me' + previously unissued versions of 'Reflects Motion' and 'Island In The Sun'.

Musicians

	Marshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US presenter, album by, alto saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, percussion, written by, alto saxophone, flute, percussion, alto saxophone, oboe, flute, instruments, alto saxophone mouthpiece, alto saxophone, bells, vocals, performer, flying saucer
	The Sun Ra Arkestra , *1952 US album by, vocals, ensemble vocal
	Quinton Scott , GB coordinator, release co-ordination
	Pat Patrick bs, fl, 1929-1991 US alto saxophone, bells, claves, baritone saxophone, percussion, alto saxophone, bells, claves, percussion, clarinet, mistro-clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, electric bass, vocals, vocal (space voices), baritone saxophone, drum, solar drum, bells, rhodesian bells, bongos
	Ronnie Boykins b, 1935-1980 US bass, written by, bass, percussion, bass, vocals, vocal, bass, percussion, vocals
	Phil Cohran tr, cor, *1927 US cornet, percussion, vocals, instruments, violin-uke
	Jon Hardy dr, drums, drums, percussion, gong
	Sun Ra p, 1914-1993 US piano, chimes, gong, written by, arranged by, piano, electric piano, wurlitzer electric piano, composed by, arranged by, organ, intergalactic, gong, harp, space harp, piano, chimes, gong, electric piano, wurlitzer electric piano, piano, gong, vibraphone, electro-vibraphone, organ, space organ, synthesizer, moog, piano, vocals, vocal (space voices), keyboards, rocksichord, synthesizer, mini moog, organ, farfisa, piano, organ, synthesizer, drum programming, vocals, piano, piano, gong, spiral percussion gong, gong, chinese gong, bells, egyptian sun bells, electric piano, solar (wurlitzer electric) piano, organ, cosmic tone organ
	John Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, drums, sounds, space bird sounds, tenor saxophone, drum, vocals, vocal (space voices), tenor saxophone, drums, vocals, tenor saxophone, tambourine, drum, solar drum, bells, solar bells, tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals, vocal, vocals, bells, cosmic bells
	James Spaulding as, fl, *1937 US alto saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
	Robert Barry dr, 1932-2018 US drums, percussion
	Lucious Randolph tr, trumpet
	Danny Davis as, fl, US alto saxophone, alto clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, flute, alto saxophone, flute, alto clarinet, percussion
	Danny Ray Thompson fl, bs, *1947 baritone saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone, bongos, baritone saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals, vocal (space voices), instruments, libflecto
	Alex Blake b, cb, eb, *1951 US bass
	Clifford Jarvis dr, perc, 1941-1999 US drums
	Lex Humphries dr, perc, 1936-1994 US drums, drums, percussion
	James Jacson dr, bsn, 1932-1997 US oboe, percussion, slit drum, log drums
	Robert Cummings bcl, percussion
	William Brister dr, perc, percussion
	Nimrod Hunt dr, US percussion, hand drums
	Kwame Hadi tr, trumpet, trumpet, percussion
	Akh Tal Ebah tr, US trumpet, idiophone, mellophone, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, space voices, idiophone, space mellophone
	June Tyson voc, 1936-1992 US vocals, lead vocals, vocals, space voices
	Ben Henderson b, *1955 US bass
	C. Scoby Stroman dr, perc, 1996-1996 drums
	Tommy Hunter dr, perc, US effects, reverb, sounds, space bird sounds, drums, percussion
	Art Jenkins voc, 1933-2012 US voice, space voice
	Eloe Omoe bcl, 1949-1989 US bass clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, percussion
	Atakatune cng, perc, congas, conga, percussion, congas, conga
	Chiea , congas, conga
	Odun perc, congas, conga, percussion, congas, conga
	Russell Branch cng, perc, congas, conga, percussion, congas, conga
	Stanley Morgan perc, congas, conga, percussion, congas, conga
	Charles Stephens tb, trombone
	Lamont McClamb tr, perc, trumpet, trumpet, percussion
	Alzo Wright vc, dr, violin, viola, drums, percussion
	Larry Northington as, cng, perc, alto saxophone, percussion, congas, conga
	Aye Aton perc, drums
	Robert Underwood dr, key, eb, US drums
	Harry Richards dr, perc, drums, percussion
	Cheryl Banks voc, vocals, space voices
	Judith Holton voc, vocals, space voices
	Ruth Wright voc, vocals, space voices
	Luqman Ali dr, 1939-2007 US drums, vocals
	Michael Ray tr, *1962 US trumpet, vocals
	Jim Herndon tim, perc, US timbales, instruments, boom bam, timpani, tympani
	Nate Pryor tb, US trombone
	Unknown Artist , vocals, vocalist
	Charles Davis bs, *1933 US baritone saxophone
	William Cochran dr, drums, drums, vocals
	Hobart Dotson tr, 1922-1971 US instruments, trumpet mouthpiece
	George Hudson tr, 1910-1996 US trumpet

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