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| Live in Rome [ ÉLŐ ] |
| Sun Ra |
amerikai
első megjelenés éve: 1980
111 perc |
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| (2010)
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2 x CD |
| 6.875 Ft
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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Kora/Perc Duet Perc Solo/ Pleiades / Perc Solo / Bar Solo Tp Solo / As Solo / Collective / Ob Solo
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| 2. | Tapestry From An Asteroid (Tyson) / Collective / Bar Solo / Perc Solo
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| 3. | Astro Black (Tyson) / The Strange Worlds
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| 4. | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Tyson) / Mr. Mistery (Entrance Of Ra)
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| 5. | Discipline 27
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| 6. | Unidentified Piano Solo
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| 7. | Blues
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| 8. | Big John's Special
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| 9. | Yeah Man!
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| 10. | Springtime Again
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| 11. | Limehouse Blues
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Watusa
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| 2. | Light On A Satellite
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| 3. | Enlightenment
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| 4. | Space Is The Place>We Travel Spaceways
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| 5. | They'll Come Back
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| 6. | Children In The Sun
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| 7. | Calling Planeth Earth / Synth Piece / Collective Impro / Duet Synth-As / Collective Impro / On Jupiter
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| 8. | Hit The Jive Jack
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| 9. | Flute Piece
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| 10. | King Porter Stomp
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| 11. | Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space
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Jazz
Recorded at the Teatro Giulio Cesare, Rome, Italy on March 28, 1980
Sun Ra-piano, keyboards, vocals
Michael Ray-trumpet
Marshall Allen-alto sax, flute, oboe
Noel Scott-alto sax, baritone sax, percussion
John Gilmore-tenor sax, percussion
Danny Ray Thompson-baritone sax, flute
Kenny Williams-tenor sax, baritone sax, percussion
Chris Henderson-drums
Eric "Samurai" Walker-drums
June Tyson-vocals
111 minutes of Sun Ra recorded on March 28, 1980. This concert heavily features Sun Ra's piano, surrounded by lots of vocals and tasteful horns. From solo blues and lounge on up to a soaring ten-piece big band sound. Of such high recording quality that it sounds like a missing studio album!
A great document from Sun Ra's Arkestra recorded live at the Teatro Giulio Cesare in Rome, Italy in the spring of 1980, with Michael Ray, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Kenny Williams and Danny Ray Thompson on horns. June Tyson provides vocals, and the large set list includes both 'Ra classics like "Space is the Place" but also pieces from the breadth of Sun Ra's career such as the "King Porter Stomp". The recordings are clear and with good depth, an excellent example of what Sun Ra's sound and performances were like in this solid section of the Arkestra's existence - recommended!
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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