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Sun Ra: Continuation [2 CDs]
Sun Ra:
Continuation [2 CDs]

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A rare release of vintage Sun Ra remastered from the original tapes, featuring 14 tracks not issued anywhere else on a bonus CD, altogether totaling over 80 minutes of great music.

Sun Ra Arkestra: Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited
Sun Ra Arkestra:
Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )



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Reissuing and remastering Sun Ra's 1966 Arkestra album Nothing Is, the complete live recording from St. Lawrence University in NY with a classic ensemble including saxophonists Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick & John Gilmore, bassist Ronnie Boykins, drummer Cliffor Jarvis, &c., an incredible concert with an exemplary set of Sun Ra compositions and performances.

Mitchell, Tyler feat Marshall Allen: Dancing Shadows
Mitchell, Tyler feat Marshall Allen:
Dancing Shadows

(Mahakala Music -- USA )



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Sun Ra alumni, bassist Tyler Mitchell leads a small ensemble including current Arkestra leader, saxophonist Marshall Allen, drummer Wayne Smith and percussionsit Elson Nascimento through a series of Sun Ra compositions and core pieces, along with a Thelonious Monk tune and two Mitchell compositions, in a band with saxophonist Chris Hemingway & Nicoletta Manzini.

Rollig, Silke / Burton Greene: Space Is Still The Place
Rollig, Silke / Burton Greene:
Space Is Still The Place

(Improvising Beings -- France )



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New York free jazz pianist Burton Greene and free jazz vocalist Silke Rollig recorded these thirteen improvisations at The Loft in Koln, Germany in 2013, a mix of lyrical free playing with scat and freeform vocals, accompanied by flute, and by sax, on one piece each.

Free Range Rat (Carison / Hipp / McGloin / Schuller / Yates): Nut Club
Free Range Rat (Carison / Hipp / McGloin / Schuller / Yates):
Nut Club

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )



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Sun Ra Arkestra: Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2
Sun Ra Arkestra:
Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2

(ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd -- Switzerland )



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The two volumes of "Heliocentric Worlds", recorded 7 months apart in 1965, represent perhaps one of greatest chapters in Sun Ra's legacy, bringing together his immense orchestration skills with future-leaning free jazz, allowing his players expanse inside disciplined compositions that reflect on both space and the then-new freedom explored by jazz soloists.

Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson: Live / Studio <i>[Used Item]</i>
Durrant, Phil / Daniel Thompson:
Live / Studio [Used Item]

(Bead -- UK )



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The improvising string duo of stalwart London improvisers, Daniel Thompson on acoustic guitar and Phil Durrant on the octave mandola, are heard in two settings of texturally rich, intricate interactions, first at Cafe OTO in 2022 for an extended improvisation, then at Cable Street Studios two months later for six succint, impressively diverse dialogs.

Sun Ra: Berkeley Lecture, 1971
Sun Ra:
Berkeley Lecture, 1971

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In 1971 as Sun Ra's deal with ABC Impulse! introduced him and his Arkestra to a wider audience, Sun Ra, aka Herman Poole Blount, accepted a lectureship at University of California, Berkeley, teaching a class titled "The Black Man and the Cosmos" heard in this half hour lecture with a solo piano rendering of "Love in Outer Space," and a 16 minute wild Moog solo.

Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi: The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol.
Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi:
The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol. 1

(577 Records -- USA )



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Bringing together trumpeter Michael Sarian, keyboardist Matthew Putman, drummer Federico Ughi, and Cuban bassist-vocalist Ledian Mola to pay heartfelt tribute to Sun Ra's cosmic Afrofuturism, blending improvisational brilliance with Mola's folklore-inspired vocals and Putman's Rocksichord - the same keyboard model Sun Ra played - in a first-time collaboration and celebration of innovation.

Sun Ra: Lanquidity (DELUXE EDITION) [VINYL]
Sun Ra:
Lanquidity (DELUXE EDITION) [VINYL]

(STRUT -- E.U. )



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Strut's deluxe 25th-anniversary edition of Sun Ra's Lanquidity, a highlight in the Arkestra's discography, features a tip-on sleeve with OBI strip, an A2 poster with a rare Veryl Oakland photograph of Sun Ra, and liner notes by Tom Buchler, Michael Ray, Danny Ray Thompson, and Bob Blank, celebrating this classic with a richly detailed and collectible repress.

Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi: The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol.
Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi:
The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol. 1 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )



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Bringing together trumpeter Michael Sarian, keyboardist Matthew Putman, drummer Federico Ughi, and Cuban bassist-vocalist Ledian Mola to pay heartfelt tribute to Sun Ra's cosmic Afrofuturism, blending improvisational brilliance with Mola's folklore-inspired vocals and Putman's Rocksichord - the same keyboard model Sun Ra played - in a first-time collaboration and celebration of innovation.

Various Artists: Music is a Message From Space [VINYL]
Various Artists:
Music is a Message From Space [VINYL]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )



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A cosmic tribute to Sun Ra's legacy, this limited-edition LP opens with a rare 1950s home recording of Ra performing a cappella, followed by archival and new works from Joe McPhee, Raymond Boni, Jason Adasiewicz, Wolfgang Voigt, and Spaceways Inc. (Ken Vandermark/Nate McBride/Hamid Drake) with Zu, reimagining Ra's soundworld through homage, remix, and exploratory improvisation.

Bennington, Jimmy / Paul Blaney / Julian Prister: Blue Veils And Bright Stars
Bennington, Jimmy / Paul Blaney / Julian Prister:
Blue Veils And Bright Stars

(ThatSwan! -- USA )



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Recorded in 2005 and dedicated to Sun Ra and His Arkestra, this dynamic and lyrically inclined trio session brings together legendary trombonist Julian Priester with Canadian bassist Paul Blaney and drummer Jimmy Bennington, weaving spontaneous improvisations, expressive modern jazz, and a soulful rendering of "Mood Indigo" into a deeply rooted and timeless recording.



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Sun Ra Arkestra: Nothing is ... Completed & Revisited

Sun Ra: Continuation [2 CDs]

Sun Ra Arkestra: Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2

Mitchell, Tyler feat Marshall Allen: Dancing Shadows

Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi: The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol.

Free Range Rat (Carison / Hipp / McGloin / Schuller / Yates): Nut Club

Sun Ra: Berkeley Lecture, 1971

Various Artists: Music is a Message From Space [VINYL]

Sarian, Michael / Matthew Putman / Ledian Mola / Federico Ughi: The Sea, The Space, and Egypt, Vol.

Bennington, Jimmy / Paul Blaney / Julian Prister: Blue Veils And Bright Stars

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