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The Sun Ra Arkestra
Life Is Splendid
Album US 1999 on Total Energy label
Jazz (Free Jazz)
Recorded in performance at Otis Spann Memorial Field, Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, 1972 for Atlantic Records. Production consultation for the Rainbow Multi-Media Corporation. Produced for Big Chief Productions in association with Saturn Research. Digitally transferred from the original stereo recordings and mastered at Catasonic on October/September 1999.
Musicians
 | The Sun Ra Arkestra , *1952 US album by |
 | Larry Northington as, cng, perc, alto saxophone |
 | Danny Davis as, fl, US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Marshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Pat Patrick bs, fl, 1929-1991 US baritone saxophone |
 | Danny Ray Thompson fl, bs, *1947 baritone saxophone, flute |
 | Leroy Taylor ob, b, 1949-1989 bass clarinet |
 | Alzo Wright vc, dr, drums |
 | Lex Humphries dr, perc, 1936-1994 US drums |
 | Harry Richards dr, perc, drums, space |
 | Robert Underwood dr, key, eb, US drums, space |
 | June Tyson voc, 1936-1992 US lead vocals |
 | Mark Wheaton , US mastered by, transferred by, digitally transferred from the original stereo recordings |
 | Russell Branch cng, perc, percussion |
 | Stanley Morgan perc, percussion |
 | Sun Ra p, 1914-1993 US piano, keyboards, lead vocals, organ, space |
 | John Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US tenor saxophone, percussion |
 | Lamont McClamb tr, perc, trumpet |
 | Akh Tal Ebah tr, US trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals |
 | Cheryl Banks voc, voice, space ethnic voices |
 | Judith Holton voc, voice, space ethnic voices |
 | Ruth Wright voc, voice, space ethnic voices |
Producers
| Patrick Boissel design, cover |
| Leni Sinclair photography by |
| Jimmy Douglass producer, original recording, recorded by |
| Michael Cuscuna producer, original recording |
| Tunç Erim producer, original recording |
| John Sinclair producer, liner notes, other, production consultation |
| Mark Meyerson supervised by, original recording |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enlightenment | The Sun Ra Arkestra | ||
| 2 | Love In Outer Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | ||
| 3 | Space Is The Place | The Sun Ra Arkestra | ||
| 4 | Discipline 27-11 / What Planet Is This? / Life Is Spelendid / Immeasurable | The Sun Ra Arkestra | ||
| 5 | Watusi | The Sun Ra Arkestra | ||
| 6 | Outer Spaceways Incorporated | The Sun Ra Arkestra |
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