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The Sun Ra Arkestra
What Planet Is This?
Album UK 2006 on Golden Years Of New Jazz label
Jazz (Free Jazz)
Recording and photo are from the Waitawhile Sun Ra Archive, Vol. 1. Recorded live in New York, July 6, 1973 Special thanks to Hartmut Geerken (tray insert) Booklet contains the Sun Ra poem "The Universe Sent Me To Converse With You" (1972) © & ℗ Golden Years Of New Jazz, 2006
Musicians
 | The Sun Ra Arkestra , *1952 US album by |
 | Danny Davis as, fl, US flute, percussion, voice, alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Larry Northington as, cng, perc, flute, voice, alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Marshall Allen as, fl, *1924 US oboe, flute, percussion, cowbell, voice, alto saxophone, alto sax |
 | Pat Patrick bs, fl, 1929-1991 US electric bass, voice, baritone saxophone, baritone sax |
 | Danny Ray Thompson fl, bs, *1947 flute, percussion, voice, baritone saxophone, baritone sax |
 | Ronnie Boykins b, 1935-1980 US bass |
 | Eloe Omoe bcl, 1949-1989 US bass clarinet, bassoon, percussion, voice |
 | James Jacson dr, bsn, 1932-1997 US bassoon, flute, percussion, voice |
 | Alzo Wright vc, dr, cello, percussion |
 | Odun perc, congas |
 | Atakatune cng, perc, congas, timpani |
 | Aye Aton perc, drums |
 | Lex Humphries dr, perc, 1936-1994 US drums |
 | Sun Ra p, 1914-1993 US liner notes, poem, music by, piano, organ, voice, declamation, synthesizer, mini-moog, written by |
 | Harry Richards dr, perc, percussion |
 | John Gilmore ts, 1931-1995 US percussion, voice, tenor saxophone, tenor sax |
 | Charles Stephens tb, trombone, percussion, voice |
 | Dick Griffin tb, *1940 US trombone, percussion, voice |
 | Akh Tal Ebah tr, US trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, voice, wind, megaphone |
 | Kwame Hadi tr, trumpet, percussion, voice |
 | Hakim Jami b, US tuba, percussion |
 | Cheryl Banks voc, vocals, other, dance |
 | Judith Holton voc, vocals, other, dance |
 | Ruth Wright voc, vocals, other, dance |
 | June Tyson voc, 1936-1992 US vocals, percussion, other, dance, voice, declamation |
Producers
| Lora Denis design |
| Harry S. Fulcher edited by |
| Leo Feigin edited by, producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Untitled Improvisation | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 5:30 | |
| 2 | Astro Black | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 3:04 | |
| 3 | Discipline 27 | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 7:29 | |
| 4 | Untitled Improvisation | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 28:18 | |
| 5 | Space Is The Place | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 10:27 | |
| 6 | Enlightenment | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Hobart Dotson, Sun Ra | 3:39 |
| 7 | Love In Outer Space | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 10:29 | |
| 8 | The Shadow World | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 20:42 | |
| 9 | Watusa: Egyptian March | The Sun Ra Arkestra | Andre Pitts, Sun Ra, Terri Vanne Sherrill | 8:54 |
| 10 | Discipline 27-II (incl. What Planet Is This? / The Universe Sent Me To Converse With You / My Brother The Sun) | The Sun Ra Arkestra | 17:39 |
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