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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
 | Sun Ra p, 1914-1993 US piano, synthesizer, vocals, written by, album by |
 | John Ore b, 1933-2014 US acoustic bass |
 | James Spaulding as, fl, *1937 US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Marshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US alto saxophone, flute, percussion |
 | Reynold Scott bs, fl, baritone saxophone, flute |
 | James Jacson dr, bsn, 1932-1997 US bassoon, drum, african |
 | Earl "Buster" Smith dr, 1932-2003 US drums |
 | Eric Walker dr, drums |
 | Thomas "Bugs" Henderson drums |
 | Rollo Radford b, cb, *1943 US electric bass |
 | Teri Bloom , photography by, session |
 | Jorge Silva perc, repinique, percussion |
 | Elson Nascimento perc, US surdo, percussion |
 | John Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals |
 | Julian Priester tb, *1935 US trombone |
 | Tyrone Hill tb, 1948-2007 US trombone |
 | Ahmed Abdullah tr, *1947 US trumpet |
 | Fred Adams tr, voc, trumpet |
 | Jothan Callins tr, b, eb, 1942-2005 US trumpet |
 | Don Cherry tr, cor, 1936-1995 US trumpet, pocket |
 | Al Evans tr, fh, US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Michael Ray tr, *1962 US trumpet, vocals |
 | June 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 |
Composers
| Sun Ra |
| Frank Perkins |
| Mitchell Parish |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journey Towards Stars | Sun Ra | 3:44 | |
| 2 | Friendly Galaxy | Sun Ra | 7:43 | |
| 3 | Love In Outer Space | Sun Ra | 7:12 | |
| 4 | Stars Fell On Alabama | Sun Ra | Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish | 10:27 |
| 5 | Of Invisible Them | Sun Ra | 19:08 | |
| 6 | Neverness | Sun Ra | 13:16 | |
| 7 | Purple Night Blues | Sun Ra | 4:02 |
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