Sun Ra Live in Boston

[tkeith]

When I was in college, the radio station had a double LP (as I recall) of Sun Ra and the Arkestra Live in Boston. Bob Blumenthal did the liner notes and there was an absolutely killer version of Take the A Train at about 380 bpm featuring John Gilmore (happy birthday, btw) a capella. Anybody familiar with this? Even better, any idea where I could score a copy? I don't even know where to begin looking (although I'm thinking about placing a call to that college radio station!).

[tkeith]

Gah! Nevermind, my feeble middle-aged mind and memory failed me. A search for "A-Train" + "Sun Ra" + Blumenthal found me my answer. It's the Montreux album. I guess Blumenthal's association had convinced me it was in Boston. Ordered, waiting for delivery. If you're not familiar, give it a go!

[Stefan Wood]

An excellent album.

[Michael Weiss]

I like the way John Gilmore plays the melody to Lights on a Satellite.