Late Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 I just went over to the Evidence site and saw that they have all of their Sun Ra discs on sale for $12, free shipping on orders over $24. That's the best deal I've seen. (Didn't even occur to me to purchase discs directly from the site. Duh.) Here's the complete list. Stimulate the economy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny E Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I posted this in another thread, but it seems like no one has of yet offered a review of the DVD "The Cry of Jazz" with Sun Ra. Here it is again: The thing is a joke. It's this group of whites and blacks sitting in somebody’s living room discussing race & and how it relates to jazz. It felt like a bad episode of the Jefferson’s with Stanley Crouch as George. The black brother schools the chronically un-hip and irritatingly defensive white guy. The sexy white girl is of course diggin' the heavy brother and he goes off into this pseudo-intellectual rant about how jazz is dead. In between you get tantalizing glimpses of the Chicago Sun Ra band circa 1959. Every time John Gilmore starts to take off, this guy chimes in with some more outdated rationalizations about aspects of jazz symbolizing some self-righteous idiocy. If this "intellectual" would have simply filmed the Ra band or did a documentary about them, the film would be a triumph. But instead he decided to lecture the audience about how "the changes" in jazz represent the never-ending cycle of pain that the "Negro" cannot escape without killing jazz…or some shit. What a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 It looks like the complete Sun Ra Evidence catalog is now available for download at www.emusic.com. I'm so there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I posted this in another thread, but it seems like no one has of yet offered a review of the DVD "The Cry of Jazz" with Sun Ra. Here it is again: The thing is a joke. It's this group of whites and blacks sitting in somebody’s living room discussing race & and how it relates to jazz. It felt like a bad episode of the Jefferson’s with Stanley Crouch as George. The black brother schools the chronically un-hip and irritatingly defensive white guy. The sexy white girl is of course diggin' the heavy brother and he goes off into this pseudo-intellectual rant about how jazz is dead. In between you get tantalizing glimpses of the Chicago Sun Ra band circa 1959. Every time John Gilmore starts to take off, this guy chimes in with some more outdated rationalizations about aspects of jazz symbolizing some self-righteous idiocy. If this "intellectual" would have simply filmed the Ra band or did a documentary about them, the film would be a triumph. But instead he decided to lecture the audience about how "the changes" in jazz represent the never-ending cycle of pain that the "Negro" cannot escape without killing jazz…or some shit. What a bummer. Yep, it was a bit of a disapointment, I don't think I watched the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Weiss Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 (edited) My collection, all LPs: ORIGINAL SATURNS Invisible Shield Continuation Other Planes of There Cosmic tones for Mental Therapy Secrets of the Sun Interstellar Low Ways Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow featuring Black Harold and Pharoah Sanders We Travel the Spaceways Space Probe Visits Planet Earth at Montreux Vol. 1/2 ORIGINAL SAVOY The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra ORIGINAL ESPs Nothing Is Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 1 Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 2 ORIGINAL ACTUEL Solar-myth Approach Vol. 2 ORIGINAL SHANDAR Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 2 IMPULSE REISSUES Fate in a Pleasant Mood Magic City The Nubians of Plutonia Super-sonic Sounds Jazz in Silhouette Pathways to Unknown Worlds Angels and Demons at Play Astro Black OTHERS It's After the End of the World (MPS) Solar-myth Approach Vol. 1 (Affinity) Pictures of Infinity (Black Lion) Sun Song (Delmark) Sound of Joy (Delmark) Didn't see anyone mention Pathways to Unknown Worlds, one of my favorites. Also the Saturn with Pharoah as well as Continuation, Invisible Shield, Space Probe - all interesting stuff. Edited January 8, 2005 by Michael Weiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Nice collection. featuring Black Harold and Pharoah Sanders Is there any way I can get a dub of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 From Jazzmatazz: 2005 & beyond NEW Sun Ra - Heliocentric Worlds, Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes (ESP Disk) — additional material from the session that resulted in Vol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Here's another plug for the Evidence Music sale. All of their Sun Ra discs are (still) on sale for $12, doubles are $24 and there's free shipping on orders over $24. Evidence Music Homepage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Is there any way I can get a dub of this? i can help if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Some nice deals currently available at Wayside Music: Item ID: 15/Universe 070 Artist: Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra Title: It's After The The End Of The World Price: $9.00 Akarma mini-lp sleeve. Item ID: 15/Universe 079 Artist: Sun Ra Title: Live in Paris at The Gibus Price: $9.00 Special price while they last ... Packaged in a gatefold lp-style sleeve. Item ID: 15/Universe 080 Artist: Sun Ra Title: Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 Price: $9.00 Special price while they last ... This is the first time they have legitimately appeared on CD ... Packaged in a gatefold lp-style sleeve. Item ID: 15/Universe 081 Artist: Sun Ra Title: Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2 Price: $9.00 Special price while they last ... This is the first time they have legitimately appeared on CD ... Packaged in a gatefold lp-style sleeve. US shipping is reasonable if you order than one disc ($3.40 for the first item, $0.40 for each additional item). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 THANKS TO TRADING CDS, I HAVE MORE SUN RA THAN ANY OF YOU. TRUST ME YOU GUYS DONT KNOW THE HALF OF IT. WHAT EVER YOUR CONCEPTION OF SUN RA AND SUN RA WITH HIS ARKESTRA IS, YOU WOULD ALTER IT IF YOU HEARD THE MATERIAL I HAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 THANKS TO TRADING CDS, I HAVE MORE SUN RA THAN ANY OF YOU. TRUST ME YOU GUYS DONT KNOW THE HALF OF IT. WHAT EVER YOUR CONCEPTION OF SUN RA AND SUN RA WITH HIS ARKESTRA IS, YOU WOULD ALTER IT IF YOU HEARD THE MATERIAL I HAVE So waddaya saying....your Sun Ra is bigger than ours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 THANKS TO TRADING CDS, I HAVE MORE SUN RA THAN ANY OF YOU. TRUST ME YOU GUYS DONT KNOW THE HALF OF IT. WHAT EVER YOUR CONCEPTION OF SUN RA AND SUN RA WITH HIS ARKESTRA IS, YOU WOULD ALTER IT IF YOU HEARD THE MATERIAL I HAVE Sun who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 rod what are u trying to get at. what i meant is i have a lot of the lps dubbed onto cds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 i am very excited about helio. vol 3. some amazing bass cello work on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 could anyone recommend any of the morass of sun ra out there for someone interested in impulse records in the early 70s kind of stuff (that was a bad description since i don't really like sun ra's impulse!)? i like keyboards and i do not like stuff that is too free but i also don't want any of ra's more traditional swing stuff. i almost picked up cosmo myth approach pt. 2 today but backed off. i recently got CDs of two of the horo albums and think they are both pretty cool though "other places, other blues" is really awesome. so i guess, you know...stuff like this. i need some structure but something not traditional or whatever. i guess some of the horo stuff is traditional, but you know what i mean. i think the reason i enjoy the horo albums so much is actually ra's use of the bassette for basslines since i like keyboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 could anyone recommend any of the morass of sun ra out there for someone interested in impulse records in the early 70s kind of stuff (that was a bad description since i don't really like sun ra's impulse!)? i like keyboards and i do not like stuff that is too free but i also don't want any of ra's more traditional swing stuff. i almost picked up cosmo myth approach pt. 2 today but backed off. i recently got CDs of two of the horo albums and think they are both pretty cool though "other places, other blues" is really awesome. so i guess, you know...stuff like this. i need some structure but something not traditional or whatever. i guess some of the horo stuff is traditional, but you know what i mean. i think the reason i enjoy the horo albums so much is actually ra's use of the bassette for basslines since i like keyboards. I suggest these: Lanquidity (Evidence) Strange Celestial Road (Rounder) My Brother the Wind volume 2 (Evidence) (half of it anyway) Mayan Temples (Black Saint) (superb late studio Sun Ra album) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) "Somewhere Else" (shown above) is made up of "outtakes" (extra material) from the sessions that producted Ra's two A&M albums from the late 80's ("Blue Delight" and "Purple Night") BUT, as much as I generally like "Blue Delight" and "Purple Night" (and a few cuts from each are really outstanding), SOMEHOW, "Somewhere Else" tops 'em both, at least in my book. ( ) (Includes some really outstanding work from Don Cherry as well.) Edited March 25, 2005 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I'm real happy with the release of Heliocentric Worlds, Volume 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 ME TOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degiorgio Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 My fave Ra LP's: ANTIQUE BLACKS LIVE IN EGYPT VOL 1 SLEEPING BEAUTY LANQUIDITY MY BROTHER THE WIND VOL 2 FATE IN A PLEASANT MOOD WE TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS ------------------------------------------------ If I was asked to compile my ultimate Sun Ra 'Best Of...' 3CD it would be thus: DISC ONE: Piano Interlude (DEEP PURPLE) 1955 Planet Earth (VISITS PLANET EARTH) 1958 Angels & Demons At Play (ANGELS & DEMONS AT PLAY) 1960 Tiny Pyramids (ANGELS & DEMONS AT PLAY) 1960 Fate In A Pleasant Mood (FATE IN A PLEASANT MOOD) 1960 The Others In Their World (FATE IN A PLEASANT MOOD) 1960 Interplanetary Music (WE TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS) 1960 Tapestry From An Asteroid (WE TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS) 1960 China Gate (FUTURISTIC SOUNDS OF SUN RA) 1961 Cluster of Galaxies (ARTFORMS OF DIMENSIONS TOMORROW) 1962 Solar Symbols (SECRETS OF THE SUN) 1963 Spontaneous Simplicity (PICTURES OF INFINITY) 1967 They'll Come Back (SOLAR-MYTH APPROACH) 1968 DISC TWO: Somebody Else's World (MY BROTHER THE WIND VOL.2) 1970 Night Of the Purple Moon (NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON) 1970 Island In the Sun (INVISIBLE SHIELD) 1970 Discipline No.10 (CALLING PLANET EARTH) 1971 To Nature's God (LIVE IN EGYPT VOL.1) 1971 Neptune (DISCIPLINE 27-II) 1972 Discipline 33 (SPACE IS THE PLACE) 1972 Outer Spaceways Inc. (SPACE IS THE PLACE O.S.T) 1972 The Satellites Are Spinning (SPACE IS THE PLACE O.S.T) 1972 Spontaneous Simplicity (LIVE AT THE GIBUS) 1973 Love Is For Always (SUB-UNDERGROUND) 1974 Disc Three: The Antique Blacks (ANTIQUE BLACKS) 1974 Love In Outer Space (SATURN 7") 1975 Moonship Journey (COSMOS) 1976 That's How I Feel (LANQUIDITY) 1978 Twin Stars of Thence (LANQUIDITY) 1978 When There Is No Sun (NEW STEPS) 1978 On Jupiter (ON JUPITER) 1979 Sleeping Beauty (SLEEPING BEAUTY) 1979 Say (STRANGE CELESTIAL ROADS) 1979 They Plan To Leave (RA TO THE RESCUE) 1982 KD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest akanalog Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 lately i have been getting into some sun ra albums that were initially too much for me. they have sort have been a gateway to more free stuff by other artists but for some reason i enjoy sun ra's free forays more than other musicians. why is this? i guess part of it is that i am a keyboard guy so i can enjoy free forays on a souped up organ more than on a piano. i also trust most of sun ra's main men musician wise to deliver the goods-people like boykins, allen, gilmore and patrick. i know they can and do go both inside and outside so they are not just trying to blow me completely out of the water. the albums i am enjoying right now are- when angels speak of love the solar myth approach vol 1 and 2 atlantis heliocentric worlds vol 3 nothing is i am not saying i can get totally into all this stuff, but i am impressed and have been able to find the logic and form behind something like the title track on atlantis where before i would have turned it off five mintues in (though i love all the shorter tracks!) the solar myth approach is about my favorite sun ra right now. crappy sound but some very unique and mysterious stuff going on. a lot of synth tones i haven't heard other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Oh yeah - the keyboards on the Solar-Myth Approach are fantastic! I really enjoy those albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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