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| Jazz in Silhouette / Sound Sun Pleasure |
| Sun Ra |
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első megjelenés éve: 2008
75 perc |
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| (2009)
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| 3.855 Ft
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| 1. | Enlightenment
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| 2. | Saturn
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| 3. | Velvet
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| 4. | Ancient Aiethopia
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| 5. | Hours After
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| 6. | Horoscope
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| 7. | Images
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| 8. | Blues at Midnight
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| 9. | 'Round Midnight
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| 10. | You Never Told Me That You Care
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| 11. | Hour of Parting
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| 12. | Back in Your Own Backyard
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| 13. | I Could Have Danced All Night
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| 14. | Great Balls of Fire
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| 15. | Planet Earth
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Jazz / Free Jazz
Tracks #1-8 from "Jazz in Silhouette" (Saturn LP 205)
Recorded in Chicago, late 1958
Hobart Dotson (tp), Bo Bailey (tb), Marshall Allen, James Spaulding (as, fl), John Gilmore (ts), Charles Davis (bs), Pat Patrick (bs, fl), Sun Ra (p, cel), Ronnie Boykins (b) and William 'Bugs' Cochran (d)
Tracks #9-13 from "Sound Sun Pleasure!" (Saturn SR 512)
Recorded in Chicago, between 1958-1960
Sun Ra Astro Infinity Arkestra, featuring Sun Ra (comp, ldr, el-p), Hobart Dotson (tp), Hatty Randolph (vcl), others unknown
This CD reunites two of Sun Ra and His Arkestra's consecutive 1958 LPs in their entirety: "Jazz In Silhouette" and "Sound Sun Pleasure". Two bonus tracks from the same period have been added.
This compilation concentrates on late 1958, during which time Sun Ra and his various Arkestras were taking up residency at El Saturn Studios in Chicago. As the title indicates, Jazz in Silhouette and Sound Sun Pleasure!! make up the bulk of this release, while rounding out the package are two cuts considered to have been recorded around the same time frame. According to the documentation, Ra on keyboards is supported throughout by Hobart Dotson (trumpet), Marshall Allen (alto sax/flute), James Spaulding (alto sax/flute), John Gilmore (tenor sax), Pat Patrick (baritone sax/flute), Charles Davis (baritone sax), Ronnie Boykins (bass), William "Bugs" Cochran (drums/percussion), and/or Robert Barry (drums). This phase in Ra's musical development reveals that the Arkestra, while still working out singular remakes from the Great American Songbook, were increasing the number of Ra originals in their repertoire. Ra's unrelenting innovation is exemplified by his skills as a writer, arranger, player, and bandleader. The very early reading of the venerable Ra classic "Saturn" is essential listening, while the dense and multifaceted "Velvet" offers Hobart Dotson (trumpet) an opportunity to unleash his talents. Ra's fascination with music from his ancestors comes to fruition on the extensive "Ancient Aiethopia." To a similar extent, the dozen-plus-minute "Blues at Midnight" allows the combo's soloists a chance to stand out, particularly John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Pat Patrick (on baritone sax), and Marshall Allen (on alto sax), all of whom interact with Ra's fundamental melodic and rhythmic banter. Parties familiar with Evidence Music's stellar reissue of Sound Sun Pleasure!! will note that none of the "bonus tracks" can be found here. Once again, the time frame is 1958 in the Windy City. Joining the band on a couple of these tunes is Hatty Randolph. Her contributions to "'Round Midnight" and "Back in Your Own Backyard" raise the question as to why Ra so rarely worked with vocalists again prior to June Tyson's 1970s and '80s stint. The best of the lot, however, is the empathy she brings to "You Never Told Me That You Care" -- co-written by Ra and Hobart Dotson. The catchy instrumental "Great Balls of Fire" bears no apparent relationship to the Jerry Lee Lewis song of the same name. The song was initially pressed by Saturn Records on a 45-rpm disc b/w the Jazz in Silhouette selection "Hours After." Interestingly, the label credit read "Le Sun Ra and His Arkestra." Although it may be last on the CD, "Planet Earth" would prove to be an important touchstone for Ra and it would outlive him, becoming a key component in the Arkestra's post-Ra performances. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
Sun Ra
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, AL
Died: May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, AL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: World Fusion, Swing, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Mixed Media, African Jazz, Experimental Big Band
Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial. He did not make it easy for people to take him seriously, for he surrounded his adventurous music with costumes and mythology that both looked backward toward ancient Egypt and forward into science fiction. In addition, Ra documented his music in very erratic fashion on his Saturn label, generally not listing recording dates and giving inaccurate personnel information, so one could not really tell how advanced some of his innovations were. It has taken a lot of time to sort it all out (although Robert L. Campbell's Sun Ra discography has done a miraculous job). In addition, while there were times when Sun Ra's aggregation performed brilliantly, on other occasions they were badly out of tune and showcasing absurd vocals. Near the end of his life, Ra was featuring plate twirlers and fire eaters in his colorful show as a sort of Ed Sullivan for the 1980s.
But despite all of the trappings, Sun Ra was a major innovator. Born Herman Sonny Blount in Birmingham, AL (although he claimed he was from another planet), Ra led his own band for the first time in 1934. He freelanced at a variety of jobs in the Midwest, working as a pianist/arranger with Fletcher Henderson in 1946-1947. He appeared on some obscure records as early as 1948, but really got started around 1953. Leading a big band (which he called the Arkestra) in Chicago, Ra started off playing advanced bop, but early on was open to the influences of other cultures, experimenting with primitive electric keyboards, and playing free long before the avant-garde got established.
After moving to New York in 1961, Ra performed some of his most advanced work. In 1970, he relocated his group to Philadelphia, and in later years alternated free improvisations and mystical group chants with eccentric versions of swing tunes, sounding like a spaced-out Fletcher Henderson orchestra. Many of his most important sidemen were with him on and off for decades (most notably John Gilmore on tenor, altoist Marshall Allen, and baritonist Pat Patrick). Ra, who recorded for more than a dozen labels, has been well served by Evidence's extensive repackaging of many of his Saturn dates, which have at last been outfitted with correct dates and personnel details. In the late '90s, other labels began reissuing albums from Sun Ra's vast catalog, an effort that will surely continue for years to come.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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