Jazz
Sun Ra Piano
Alton Abraham Producer
Spencer Drate Art Direction
Jerry Gordon Producer, Reissue Producer
Howard Mandel Liner Notes
Monorails & Satellites finds Ra at the piano in a rare solo setting. This recording proves that, despite his many tags, Ra was an inventive pianist first and foremost. For more than 40 years, he piloted his ensemble from the keyboard console in the tradition of such pioneers as Duke Ellington, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Gil Evans and Ra's mentor, Fletcher Henderson. In his appreciation, critic Howard Mandel (who wrote the CD liner notes) exclaims there is only one word for Ra's piano playing: "Marvelous!" |
