A1 Island In The Sun
Alto Clarinet – Danny Davis
Bass [Prob.] – Ronnie Boykins
Flute – Marshall Allen
Percussion – John Gilmore
Percussion [Prob.] – Pat Patrick
Piano – Sun Ra
5:23
A2a The Invisible Shield
Alto Saxophone – Danny Davis, Marshall Allen
Bassoon [Neptunian Libflecto (modified Bassoon)] – Danny Ray Thompson
Drums [Prob.] – Clifford Jarvis
Organ, Synthesizer [Mini-moog] – Sun Ra
5:43
A2b Janus
Alto Saxophone, Percussion – Danny Davis
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Bass Clarinet [Prob.], Percussion [Prob.] – Robert Cummings
Bongos [Prob.], Percussion [Prob.] – Pat Patrick
Effects [Reverb], Percussion – Tommy Hunter
Gong, Clavinet, Directed By Sun Ra
Piccolo Flute – Marshall Allen
Tenor Saxophone, Bells – John Gilmore
Vocals, Percussion – Art Jenkins
6:59
B1 Velvet
Alto Saxophone – Danny Davis, Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Drums – Clifford Jarvis
Drums [Log Drum], Flute – James Jacson
French Horn – Robert Northern
Performer [Solos] – Pat Patrick, Robert Northern, Sun Ra
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
Trombone [Prob.] – Bernard Pettaway
7:22
B2 Joy
Alto Saxophone, Percussion – Danny Davis, Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Percussion – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Drums – Clifford Jarvis
Drums [Log Drum] – James Jacson
French Horn – Robert Northern
Piano, Keyboards [Clavioline] – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – John Gilmore
Trombone [Prob.] – Bernard Pettaway
9:15
Composed By Sun Ra
Track A1 - Variety Recording Studio, NYC, between 1968 and 1970.
Track A2a - Recorded mono, probably at a live performance, 1970.
Track A2b - Recorded at Sun Studios, NYC, 1967 or '68 (Sun Ra solo) / Recorded at Choreographers' Workshop, NYC, 1963 (group).
Track B1 - Recorded in early 1968; it is different from a live recording from 1969 previously known to discographers.
Track B2 - Recorded live in NYC, early 1968.
"Sun Ra must have planned Janus as an entity in 1970 or 1971. But it was never released on LP. The first three tracks eventually appeared on one side of some obscure Saturn LP pressings; the last two are just now being issued, allowing us to hear Sun Ra's original conception for the first time."
Standard black vinyl release |
