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Sun Ra
Purple Night

Album US 1990 on A&M Records label
Jazz (Free Jazz, Post-Bop)

Recorded and mixed at BMG Studios, New York City, November 1989.

     
Musicians
PortraitSun Ra p, 1914-1993 US
piano, synthesizer, vocals, written by, album by
PortraitJohn Ore b, 1933-2014 US
acoustic bass
PortraitJames Spaulding as, fl, *1937 US
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitMarshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US
alto saxophone, flute, percussion
PortraitReynold Scott bs, fl,
baritone saxophone, flute
PortraitJames Jacson dr, bsn, 1932-1997 US
bassoon, drum, african
PortraitEarl "Buster" Smith dr, 1932-2003 US
drums
PortraitEric Walker dr,
drums
Thomas "Bugs" Henderson
drums
PortraitRollo Radford b, cb, *1943 US
electric bass
PortraitTeri Bloom ,
photography by, session
PortraitJorge Silva perc,
repinique, percussion
PortraitElson Nascimento perc, US
surdo, percussion
PortraitJohn Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US
tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals
PortraitJulian Priester tb, *1935 US
trombone
PortraitTyrone Hill tb, 1948-2007 US
trombone
PortraitAhmed Abdullah tr, *1947 US
trumpet
PortraitFred Adams tr, voc,
trumpet
PortraitJothan Callins tr, b, eb, 1942-2005 US
trumpet
PortraitDon Cherry tr, cor, 1936-1995 US
trumpet, pocket
PortraitAl Evans tr, fh, US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitMichael Ray tr, *1962 US
trumpet, vocals
PortraitJune Tyson voc, 1936-1992 US
vocals, violin
Producers
Chuck Beeson art direction
Ph.D art direction, design
Jay Newland engineer
Joe Lopes engineer
Steve Ralbovsky executive-producer
Carol Friedman photography by, cover
John Snyder producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Journey Towards StarsSun Ra3:44
2Friendly GalaxySun Ra7:43
3Love In Outer SpaceSun Ra7:12
4Stars Fell On AlabamaSun RaFrank Perkins, Mitchell Parish10:27
5Of Invisible ThemSun Ra19:08
6NevernessSun Ra13:16
7Purple Night BluesSun Ra4:02

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