Band, *1952 US, Chicago
Jazz
A.k.a. Avangard-Free Jazz
U.S. free-jazz ensemble that emerged during the mid-'50s. Initially centered around Sun Ra for almost 40 years, the Arkestra went through various incarnations and is still active currently under the leadership of Marshall Allen. Note: Please use The Sun Ra Arkestra as PAN for only the releases that are a variation of Arkestra. These few exceptions are not ANVs of the Arkestra and are PANs in their own right: The Sun Ra All Stars, Sun Ra Sextet, Sun Ra Quartet, Sun Ra Trio. Current lineup: Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, EVI - joined in 1958 Michael Ray - trumpet, vocals - joined in 1978 Fred Adams - trumpet - joined in 1982 Knoel Scott - alto saxophone - joined in 1979 Vincent Chancey - french horn - joined in 1976 Cecil Brooks - trumpet Danny Ray Thompson - flute, baritone sax, alto sax, bassoon - joined in 1967 Abshalom Ben Shlomo - alto sax, clarinet - joined in 1970 Rey Scott - baritone saxophone - joined in 1988 Dave Davis - trombone - joined in 1997 Elson Nascimento - percussion - joined in 1988 Craig Holiday Haynes - drums - joined in 1980 D. Hotep - guitar - joined in 2000 Yahya Abdul-Majid - tenor saxophone - joined in 1980 Kash Killion - cello - joined in 1989 Bill Davis - bass - joined in 1962 Tyler Mitchell - bass - joined in 1985 Juini Booth - bass - joined in 1967 Farid Abdul-Bari Barron - piano James Stewart - tenor - joined in 2011 Craig Harris - trombone Wayne Anthony Smith Jr. - drums Tara Middleton - voice, percussion, violin Atakatune (Stanley Morgan) - conga, timbal - joined in 1972 George Burton - piano - joined in 2015
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Pine Street Theatre, October 28th 1988 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2018 | Album |
The Stranger: A Radio Play | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2018 | Single |
Sun Embassy | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2018 | Album |
El Is A Sound Of Joy | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Single |
Plutonian Nights | Sun Ra / The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Single |
Thunder Of The Gods | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Album |
Pictures of Infinity | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Album |
Space Jazz | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Compil. |
The Lost Arkestra Series Vol 1 & 2 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Compil. |
Supersonic Sounds | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Album |
Saturn | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2017 | Single |
The Lady With The Golden Stockings | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
Friendly Love | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
Rocket Number Nine | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
The Intergalactic Thing | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
The Space Age Is Here To Stay | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Compil. |
Sun Ra And His Arkestra At Inter-Media Arts April 1991 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
The Sun Myth (African Chant) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
I Roam The Cosmos | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Album |
I'm Gonna Unmask The Batman / The Perfect Man | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2016 | Single |
Live In Winston-Salem, NC June 1990 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2015 | Album |
Planets Of Life Or Death: Amiens '73 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2015 | Album |
Live At Babylon | The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen | 2015 | Album |
Live In The Late 80's | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2015 | Compil. |
To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds | Gilles Peterson Presents The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2015 | Compil. |
Space Is The Place: 40th Anniversary Edition | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2015 | Album |
Sign Of The Myth | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Crystal Spears | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Continuation Vol. 2 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Live In Nickelsdorf 1984 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Jazz Heroes 10 | Ornette Coleman, The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Compil. |
In The Orbit Of Ra | Marshall Allen Presents The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Compil. |
3rd September 1988 Chicago | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Other Strange Worlds | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Live In Ulm 1992 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2014 | Album |
Live At The Red Garter | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2013 | Album |
Lost Arkestra Part.II | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2013 | Album |
My Way Is The Spaceways | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2013 | Album |
Space Aura | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2013 | Album |
Black Utopia: Sun Ra Lectures & Rehearsals | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2012 | Album |
Live At The Squat Theatre | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2012 | Album |
The Nubians Of Plutonia + Bad And Beautiful | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2012 | Compil. |
Angels And Demons At Play + Sound Sun Pleasure!! & We Travel The Space Ways | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2012 | Compil. |
Live At The Storyville In NYC - 29th October 1977 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2011 | Album |
Wake Up Angels (Live At The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1972-73-74) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2011 | Compil. |
Live At The Storyville In NYC - 24th October 1977 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2011 | Album |
Live At Red Creek, Rochester, NY | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
Lost Arkestra Part.I | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
Live In London | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
The Outer Darkness | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
The Sub-Dwellers | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
Strange Worlds In My Mind | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
The Paris Tapes: Live At Le Théâtre Du Châtelet 1971 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
Beyond The Purple Star Zone / Oblique Parallax | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Compil. |
Reflections In Blue / Hours After | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2010 | Album |
Points On A Space Age | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Album |
The Second Stop Is Jupiter | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Compil. |
Rocket Ship Rock | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Compil. |
Interplanetary Melodies | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Compil. |
Helsinki 1971 - The Complete Concert And Interview | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Album |
Jazz In Silhouette / Sound Sun Pleasure!! | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2009 | Compil. |
Live At The Paradox | The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen | 2009 | Album |
Nidhamu + Dark Myth Equation Visitation | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2008 | Compil. |
New Horizons | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2008 | Compil. |
The Complete Detroit Jazz Center Residency | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2008 | Album |
Springtime In Chicago | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Album |
Live In Oakland | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Single |
What Planet Is This? | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Album |
Live At Club Lingerie | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Album |
Lone Star Roadhouse And African Street | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Single |
Live At Myron's Ballroom | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2006 | Album |
East And West Berlin | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2005 | Album |
Solo Piano / Montreux And Lugano | Sun Ra / The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2005 | Album |
Washington, D.C. | The Sun Ra Arkestra / Rufus Harley Quintet | 2005 | Single |
The Magic Sun | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2005 | Album |
The Cry Of Jazz | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2004 | Single |
Live At The Palomino | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2003 | Album |
Live In Atlanta 1984 - Astral Planes And New Moon Beams | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2003 | Album |
Music For The 21st Century (Live At The Uncool Festival In Poschiavo, Switzerland) | The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen | 2003 | Album |
Music From Tomorrow's World | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2002 | Album |
It Is Forbidden | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2001 | Album |
God's Private Eye | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2000 | Album |
Greatest Hits: Easy Listening For Intergalatic Travel | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2000 | Compil. |
Pathways To Unknown Worlds + Friendly Love | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2000 | Compil. |
Live At Praxis '84 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 2000 | Compil. |
Life Is Splendid | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1999 | Album |
A Song For The Sun | The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen | 1999 | Album |
Outer Space Employment Agency | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1999 | Album |
Black Myth / Out In Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1998 | Compil. |
Stardust From Tomorrow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1996 | Album |
Second Star To The Right (Salute To Walt Disney) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1995 | Album |
Live At The Hackney Empire | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1994 | Album |
A Quiet Place In The Universe | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1994 | Album |
Live From Soundscape | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1994 | Album |
Fate In A Pleasant Mood / When Sun Comes Out | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Compil. |
Space Is The Place | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Single |
Friendly Galaxy | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Album |
Pleiades | The Sun Ra Arkestra With Symphony Orchestra | 1993 | Album |
Destination Unknown | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Album |
Angels And Demons At Play / The Nubians Of Plutonia | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Compil. |
Soundtrack To Space Is The Place | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1993 | Album |
Visits Planet Earth / Interstellar Low Ways | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1992 | Compil. |
We Travel The Spaceways / Bad & Beautiful | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1992 | Compil. |
Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy / Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1992 | Compil. |
Mystery, Mr, Ra | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1990 | Album |
Mayan Temples | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1990 | Album |
Live London 1990 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1990 | Album |
Out There A Minute | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1989 | Compil. |
Hours After | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1989 | Album |
Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo, Japan, 8, 8, 1988 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1988 | Album |
Love In Outer Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1988 | Album |
Ep Collection Vol. 1-3 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1988 | Single |
Reflections In Blue | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1987 | Album |
Cosmo Sun Connection | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1985 | Album |
Live At "Praxis ´84" Vol.I | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1984 | Album |
Live At "Praxis ´84" Vol.III | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1984 | Album |
Celestial Love | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1984 | Album |
Live At "Praxis ´84" Vol.II | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1984 | Album |
Nuclear War | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1984 | Album |
Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie / A Foggy Day | The Cosmic Rays With The Sun Ra Arkestra / The Nu Sounds | 1983 | Single |
A Fireside Chat With Lucifer | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1983 | Album |
In Egypt | The Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab Plus The Cairo Jazz Band | 1983 | Album |
Quest / Outer Space Plateau | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1982 | Single |
The Bridge / Rocket #9 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1982 | Single |
Beyond The Purple Star Zone | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1981 | Album |
Sunrise In Different Dimensions | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1981 | Album |
Dance Of Innocent Passion | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1981 | Album |
Voice Of The Eternal Tomorrow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1980 | Album |
On Jupiter | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Album |
Song Of The Stargazers | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Album |
Sleeping Beauty | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Album |
The Other Side Of The Sun | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Album |
Omniverse / Disco 3000 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Compil. |
I, Pharaoh | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1979 | Album |
Sound Mirror | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1978 | Album |
Unity | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1978 | Album |
Disco 3000 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1978 | Album |
Media Dreams | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1978 | Album |
Some Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1977 | Album |
Somewhere Over The Rainbow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1977 | Album |
Taking A Chance On Chances | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1977 | Album |
A Blue One/Orbitration in Blue | The Sun Ra Arkestra Featuring Pat Patrick | 1977 | Single |
Sun Ra And His Arkestra Featuring Pharoah Sanders | The Sun Ra Arkestra Featuring Pharoah Sanders | 1976 | Album |
Live At Montreux | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1976 | Album |
What's New? (Sub Undergound Series) / The Invisible Shield | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1975 | Album |
Love In Outer Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1975 | Single |
What's New? (Sub Undergound Series) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1975 | Album |
Pathways To Unknown Worlds | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1975 | Album |
The Invisible Shield | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
A Tonal View Of Times Tomorrow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
Out Beyond The Kingdom Of | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
Temple U (Sub Underground) (Cosmo Earth Fantasy) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
Sleeping Beauty / The Invisible Shield | Sun Ra, The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
The Outerspaceways Inc. (A Tonal View Of Times Tomorrow, Vol.3) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1974 | Album |
Horizon | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1973 | Album |
Space Probe / The Invisible Shield | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1973 | Album |
Discipline 27-II | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1973 | Album |
Universe In Blue | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
The Solar-myth Approach, Vol. 2 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
Bad And Beautiful | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
Nidhamu (Live In Egypt Vol. II) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
Live In Egypt Vol. I (Nature's God) (Dark Myth Equation Visitation) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1972 | Album |
It's After The End Of The World - Live At The Donaueschingen And Berlin Festivals | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1971 | Album |
The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 & 2 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1971 | Compil. |
My Brother The Wind, Vol II | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1971 | Album |
Pictures Of Infinity | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1971 | Album |
The Outerspaceways Inc. (A Tonal View Of Times Tomorrow, Vol.3) / My Brother The Wind, Vol II | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1971 | Album |
The Night Of The Purple Moon | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1970 | Album |
Holiday For Soul Dance | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1970 | Album |
Continuation | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1970 | Album |
Sound Sun Pleasure!! | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1970 | Album |
My Brother The Wind | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1970 | Album |
The Nubians Of Plutonia | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1969 | Album |
Atlantis | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1969 | Album |
Sound Of Joy | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1968 | Album |
October / Adventur In Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Single |
Strange Strings | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Album |
We Travel The Space Ways | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Album |
Saturn/Call for All Demons | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Single |
Angels And Demons At Play | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Album |
Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Album |
Interstellar Low Ways | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1967 | Album |
The Magic City | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1966 | Album |
Other Planes Of There | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1966 | Album |
Visits Planet Earth | The Sun Ra Arkestra Featuring John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Charles Davis | 1966 | Album |
When Angels Speak Of Love | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1966 | Album |
Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1965 | Album |
Fate In A Pleasant Mood | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1965 | Album |
Secrets Of The Sun | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1965 | Album |
When Sun Comes Out | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1963 | Album |
The Blue Set / Big City Blues | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1960 | Single |
Space Loneliness / State Street | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1960 | Single |
Jazz In Silhouette | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1959 | Album |
Hours After / Great Balls Of Fire | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1958 | Single |
Super-Sonic Jazz | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1957 | Album |
Super Blonde / Soft Talk | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1956 | Single |
Medicine For A Nightmare/Urnack | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1956 | Single |
I'm Coming Home / Last Call For Love | Billie Hawkins, The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1956 | Single |
Dreaming / Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie | The Cosmic Rays With The Sun Ra Arkestra | 1955 | Single |
Journey To Saturn / Enlightenment | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Single | |
The Sun Man Speaks | Yochanan With The Sun Ra Arkestra | Single | |
Primitone | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Album | |
Other Thoughts | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Album | |
Dreaming / Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie | The Cosmic Rays With The Sun Ra Arkestra | Single | |
Music For The 21st Century (Live At Uncool 2003 Poschiavo Swiss Alps) | The Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen | Album | |
A Fireside Chat With Lucifer / Temple U | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Album |