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Sun Ra: Live at the left Bank, Lights on a Satellite
by Stefano Merighi
La seconda metà degli anni Settanta vede l'Arkestra di Sun Ra già in un momento di bilanci. Vent'anni di attività, una parabola virtuosa che congiunge inizi avventurosi, incompresi, a sviluppi ricchissimi di idee, che oltrepassano sia il post-swing degli esordi che il free radicale, per planare in quello stile composito e stratificato, totalmente personale, che è inconfondibile. Sun Ra Lights on a Satellite: Live at the left Bank Resonance Records 2024
Continue ReadingSun Ra: Nuits De La Fondation Maeght (Sun Ra)
by John Sharpe
Discoveries of lost tapes are often trumpeted as legendary or revelatory, but in the case of the greatly expanded Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, the hype feels entirely warranted. The release offers a comprehensive view of a pivotal moment in Sun Ra's career. In 1970, Sun Ra was invited to play at the prestigious private museum, Fondation Maeght, in southern France. The event was part of a concert series that starred other icons of the jazz avant-garde, ...
Continue ReadingHamid Drake, Pasquale Mirra, Sun Ra, James Brandon Lewis & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Tons of music continues to orbit around Sun Ra. Here some fascinating new and archival recordings.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 James Brandon Lewis Trio “Remember Brooklyn and Moki" Apple Cores (Anti-) 0:16 Host talks 5:00 Sun Ra Arkestra “Friendly Galaxy" Lights on a Satellite (IN+OUT) 7:16 Sun Ra “Honeysuckle Rose / Enlightment" Uncharted Passages (Sundazed) 20:30 Host talks 28:30 Michael Sarian, Matthew Putman, Ledin Mola, Federico Ughi ...
Continue ReadingSun Ra: Lights on a Satellite: Live At The left Bank
by Ian Patterson
Sun Ra aficionados seem to possess an insatiable appetite for archival recordings of the ever-evolving ensembles of the pianist, composer and bandleader. Born Helman Poole Blount, in Alabama, in 1914, Ra released possibly as many as 200 albums during his lifetime, including extremely limited pressings with hand-painted covers that he sold in person. You might think such a vast and collectable discography would be treasure-trove enough for even the most committed of Ra crate diggers, but no. Which brings us ...
Continue ReadingSun Ra: Lights on a Satellite: Live At The left Bank
by Mark Corroto
Sun Ra's 1978 performance at Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society ballroom had something for everyone. The great man and his Arkestra, along with singer June Tyson and dancers, performed jazz from its inception to what Ra predicted (correctly) as its future. This recording is the second unissued discovery from Zev Feldman, the “Jazz Detective," and it follows the sprawling At The Showcase: Live In Chicago 1976-1977 (Elemental Music, 2024). These years, the late 1970s, were an interesting time for Ra. ...
Continue ReadingSun Ra: At the Showcase (Live In Chicago, 1976-1977)
by Giuseppe Segala
Moltissime sono le registrazioni di Sun Ra, alcune memorabili. In ognuna si nasconde una tessera, un elemento della sua vitalità inesauribile, della sua ricerca cosmica di torcere, frammentare, lacerare le convenzioni. Di toccare con mano meravigliata i materiali di cui dispone, quasi venissero da altri mondi, da altre dimensioni, da logiche differenti. Sun Ra trascende le convenzioni. Nel corso degli anni, il musicista ha ricevuto costanti attenzioni da parte del pubblico e delle etichette discografiche. Un pubblico che ...
Continue ReadingSun Ra, Rachel Z, and Mark Masters
by Jerome Wilson
This show features newly-discoverd live Sun Ra, Duke Ellington tributes from Linda Tate and Mark Masters, and new music from Rachel Z and Nicola Caminiti. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Linda Tate “Caravan" from We Speak Duke (Southport) 00:49 The Cartwright/Oppenheim Quintet “Special K" from Soulmates (Pacific Street) 4:57 Host Speaks 12:03 Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet “Spiritual Mars" ...
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