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The Sun Ra Arkestra
Supersonic Sounds

Album US 2017 on Not Now Music label
Jazz (Bop, Big Band, Space-Age)

Front reads: Three original albums on 3 CDs ℗ & © 2017 Not Now Music, Ltd. Made in the EU. Disc 1 = "Super-Sonic Jazz" tracks 1, 2, and 6 to 10 recorded at Balkan Studios, Chicago, September - October 1956 tracks 3 to 5 and 12 recorded at RCA Studios, June 16, 1956 track 11 recorded at Balkan Studios, Chicago, April 13, 1956 mixed at RCA Studios, Chicago, February 14, 1957; originally released March 1957 on Saturn Records (H70P0216). Playing time 49:25. Disc 2 = "Jazz By Sun Ra" recorded at Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, July 12, 1956; originally released 1957 on Transition Records (TRLP 10). Playing time 40:27. Disc 3 = "Jazz In Silhouette" recorded at El Saturn Studio, Chicago, March 6, 1959; originally released May 1959 on Saturn Records (K70P-3591). Playing time 44:38. Issued in a 6-panel. 2-fold digipak.

     
Musicians
PortraitThe Sun Ra Arkestra , *1952 US
album by
PortraitJames Scales as, US
alto saxophone, alto saxophone, percussion
PortraitMarshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitJames Spaulding as, fl, *1937 US
alto saxophone, flute, percussion
PortraitPat Patrick bs, fl, 1929-1991 US
baritone saxophone, flute, percussion, baritone saxophone, percussion, alto saxophone, percussion
PortraitCharles Davis bs, *1933 US
baritone saxophone, percussion
PortraitRichard Evans b,
bass, composed by
PortraitRonnie Boykins b, 1935-1980 US
bass
PortraitOli Hemingway ,
compiled by, remastered by
PortraitHobart Dotson tr, 1922-1971 US
composed by, trumpet
PortraitSun Ra p, 1914-1993 US
composed by, leader, piano, celesta, gong, piano, percussion, organ, hammond b-3, piano, electric piano, gong, 'space gong'
PortraitRobert Barry dr, 1932-2018 US
drums
PortraitWilliam Cochran dr,
drums
PortraitWilburn Green eb, key, US
electric bass, percussion
PortraitJohn Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US
tenor saxophone, percussion
PortraitJim Herndon tim, perc, US
timpani, timpani, percussion
PortraitBo Bailey tb,
trombone
PortraitJulian Priester tb, *1935 US
trombone, percussion, composed by
PortraitArthur Hoyle tr, *1929 US
trumpet, percussion
PortraitDavid Young tr, US
trumpet, percussion
PortraitVictor Sproles b, *1927 US
bass
Producers
Chris Welch liner notes
Alton Abraham producer
Tom Wilson producer
Composers
Everett Turner
Hobart Dotson
Sun Ra
Julian Priester
Richard Evans
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Super-Sonic JazzThe Sun Ra Arkestra
2IndiaThe Sun Ra Arkestra4:52
3SunologyThe Sun Ra Arkestra5:44
4Advice To MedicsThe Sun Ra Arkestra2:04
5Super BlondeThe Sun Ra Arkestra2:35
6Soft TalkThe Sun Ra ArkestraJulian Priester2:44
7Sunology, Part IIThe Sun Ra Arkestra7:07
8Kingdom Of NotThe Sun Ra Arkestra5:34
9Portrait Of The Living SkyThe Sun Ra Arkestra1:52
10Blues At MidnightThe Sun Ra Arkestra6:33
11El Is A Sound Of JoyThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:58
12Springtime In ChicagoThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:54
13Medicine For A NightmareThe Sun Ra Arkestra2:26
14Jazz By Sun RaThe Sun Ra Arkestra
15BrainvilleThe Sun Ra Arkestra4:16
16Call For All DemonsThe Sun Ra Arkestra5:16
17TransitionThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:42
18PossessionThe Sun Ra Arkestra4:59
19Street Named HellThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:40
20Lullaby For RealvilleThe Sun Ra ArkestraRichard Evans4:44
21FutureThe Sun Ra Arkestra2:56
22New HorizonsThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:08
23Fall Off The LogThe Sun Ra Arkestra4:01
24Sun SongThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:42
25Jazz In SilhouetteThe Sun Ra Arkestra
26Hours AfterThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:46
27HoroscopeThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:47
28ImagesThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:52
29Blues At MidnightThe Sun Ra Arkestra11:59
30EnlightenmentThe Sun Ra Arkestra5:05
31SaturnThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:40
32VelvetThe Sun Ra Arkestra3:22
33Ancient EthiopiaThe Sun Ra Arkestra9:06
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