Sun ra recorded rehearsals, pressed them years later onto small runs of vinyl, and did this a lot. This is an exceptionally detailed discography as one would expect, but. Over a hundred years since he first arrived on planet earth and 21 years since he made his final departure, sun ras profile in the musical marketplace has never been higher, the flow of releases which were once a hardtofind trickle, have now swelled into a glistening, otherworldly torrent which, thanks to a long overdue official takeover, has just shot into the cosmos. Notable sun ra albums from the 1950s include sun ra visits planet earth, interstellar low. Avantgarde freejazz sun ra three classic albums 2 cd. Sometimes the universe speaks ra flute duet and vocal pleiades ra flute duet third heavenwhen there is no sun ra declamation and vocal side b. Using bittorrent is legal, downloading ed material isnt. On october 20, 1952 he legally changed his name into le sonyr ra. My responsibilities discipline include transferring the master tapes, compiling an extensive discography, music productions, documentaries, media corresponding and continually networking to promote the sun ra legacy to our fans. His philosophy, his eclectic tastes individualized his music. Saturns contribution to jazz, the unpeggably eclectic bandleader advanced the genre into the space age, planting the seeds for afrofuturism. It should only contain pages that are sun ra albums or lists of sun ra albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. Resulting album sun ra sextet at the village vanguard on jazz door makes a muted, poignant footnote to ra s story, although he continued touring with the arkestra. The sun ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history.
Church organ 1948, 510 supersonic jazz supersonic sounds 1956, 610. Topics about sun ra albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. Jan 27, 2014 discography 3gb mp3 tpb 500mb m4aaac tpb. Dec 03, 2016 sun ra was a lot of thingspianist, bluesman, bandleader, arranger, interstellar poet, multiverse travellerbut hes never been accused of being a singles artist. May 30, 2006 cosmic tones for mental therapy 1963 1 967, evidence art forms of dimensions tomorrow 1961 1965, evidence once the arkestra moved to new york city, it was a few years before sun ra could. This site promotes jazz discography created with the brian application. Nov, 2007 sun ra recorded rehearsals, pressed them years later onto small runs of vinyl, and did this a lot. After departing earth in 1993 sun ra legacy in music continues to influence artists worldwide and has changed the world of music as we know it. His 70s records were often recorded at variety in new york, and did have better sound, but a lot of these are oop and hard to find even with all the recent reissues. Instead, he died in 1993 at the age of 79though it cant be said that the jazz icon didnt make good use of his time on earth. The heliocentric worlds of sun ra, volume 2 sun ra.
Released 24 november 2017 on modern harmonic catalog no. In a clever move the rest of the crew hired germanamerican vocalist scott balaban and a new era begun for the. The march 1992 show in aarburg was released as destination unknown enja, with ra s contributions being sparse but spectrally evident in the big band bombast. Sun ra was a lot of thingspianist, bluesman, bandleader, arranger, interstellar poet, multiverse travellerbut hes never been accused of being a singles artist.
Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer sun ra recorded dozens of singles. Adventures on the sun the music of sun ra 2009 reinterpretations by instrumental hip hop producers alternate link miscellaneous rockin with sun ra great post at the hound blog that examines sun ra s rock n roll collaborations and output, with downloadable mp3s. Here are 10 key recordings plucked by edwin pouncey from ras enormous discography that continues to yield up new discoveries and lost. His 70s records were often recorded at variety in new york, and did have better sound, but a lot of these are. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. The first sun ra discography the up to now last and most complete it can never be totally complete as the universe has endless possibilities attempt to write a discography of the recorded works of cosmomusic master sun ra, is still the earthly recordings of sun ra by robert l. I wanted to incorporate all the things that i was missing from the beginning like search capabilities, and also. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent freedom records jazz. Amon ras roots can be traced around 1990 in bamberg, germany and the uriah heepdeep purple cover band friday the th. The decidedly bluesy cymbals was one of the best bets of the entire lot.
Over a hundred years since he first arrived on planet earth and 21 years since he made his final departure, sun ra s profile in the musical marketplace has never been higher, the flow of releases which were once a hardtofind trickle, have now swelled into a glistening, otherworldly torrent which, thanks to a long overdue official takeover, has just shot into the cosmos. Music britpop the verve discography 19922008 flac by jamal frank sinatra discography 16. Sun ra discography project gutenberg selfpublishing. Sun ra discography the sun ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history. Mar 30, 2012 the first sun ra discography the up to now last and most complete it can never be totally complete as the universe has endless possibilities attempt to write a discography of the recorded works of cosmomusic master sun ra, is still the earthly recordings of sun ra by robert l. Sun ra and clifford jarvis in a 1968 photo by lee santa. His singles have been collected before, particularly on the 1996 double cd the singles, issued by evidence records. Studio albums compilations 1 lives 1 doowop jazz free jazz hard bop big band jazz fusion vocal jazz christmas music.
Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer sun ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred fulllength albums, comprising well over songs, and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century. Released prolifically during the 1950s and more sporadically thereafter, primarily on the saturn label, the 45s offer oneoff meteorites from ras prolific cosmic journey, tracing the development of his forwardthinking spacebop and his unique take on. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent blogger. A helpful guide to the many sun ra albums on bandcamp. Sun ra discography 2 torrent download locations download direct sun ra discography could be available for direct download sponsored link sun ra discography 2 years sun ra discography other 14 hours sun ra discography misc 3 days. These are mostly jazz discographies, but country and pop music are represented also. By the time of his death in 1993, the greatest of all jazz eccentrics had released comfortably more than 100 albums spanning five decades. All the discographies listed are generated automatically with the brian application. The challenge s35e06 zoo godsmack dead to me s02e02 discography.
Volume 1 features along came ra, a previously unissued live track recorded in paris in 1983. American freejazz composer, pianist and band leader. After the arrival of drummer lothar hermann in 1993 the band changed the sound into a more progressive direction, leading to the departure of singer elmar pfister. Dec 01, 2000 the decidedly bluesy cymbals was one of the best bets of the entire lot. Art yard present a reissue of sun ras the antique blacks, originally released in 1974. The 100th centenary on echoes tonight tonight on echoes, we take a side trip to a. Anderson, gives an insiders perspective of playing with ra and his arkestra.
May 23, 2012 sun ra discography ill fisrt start by uploading the discography of sun ra, one of the leading figure in jazz music. In addition to hundreds of studio albums, live recordings, and compilations, the sun ra discography also contains dozens of singles, many of them dating from the early days of the artists career, before he really took off for the outer cosmos. Download sun ra discography torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. The other worlds of sun ra features writer and activist amiri baraka, who collaborated with ra in the new york underground of the 1960s. The first edition of my discography, the earthly recordings of sun ra, was published by cadence jazz books in 1994.
As i was getting into jazz, i found that sun ra live at montreux was on a bunch of best jazz albums lists, so i got that not being prepared for completely outside playing i completely hated it and avoided sun ra for a long time i should note that a few of the things at the end that were more melodic did intrigue me, but they also seemed really weird. Sun ra jazz discography mp3 flac bittorent discography 3gb mp3 tpb 500mb m4aaac tpb. Of all the jazz musicians, sun ra was probably the most controversial, critic scott yanow said, and he was probably right. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. Born in alabama, sun ra born herman poole blount, though he publicly shunned his birth name made perhaps his most pronounced. I want to get some sun ra albums but dont have room for his massive discography, what are 37 of his best in your opinion. Sun ra discography ill fisrt start by uploading the discography of sun ra, one of the leading figure in jazz music.
The album is centered by the sidelong title track, a chanting excursion with an insistent funk groove with danny thompson playing the baritone riff that anchors you in a series of free blowing excursions from saxophonist john gilmore, altoist. The challenge s35e06 zoo godsmack dead to me s02e02 discography mission impossible korn tech n9ne the photograph linkin park the simpsons the shawshank redemption 1994 james bond pervmom walking dead men in black international young. The most notable graduate of the sun ra arkestra was john gilmore, a saxophonist. The soul vibrations of man part i volume vii 3 tracks. Cosmic tones for mental therapy 1963 1 967, evidence art forms of dimensions tomorrow 1961 1965, evidence once the arkestra moved to. Duke ellington jazz discography mp3 tpb torrent god without religion andrew farley pdf download rajasthan patrika pdf free download nathaniel branden taking mp3 tpb. Find sun ra discography, albums and singles on allmusic. This planet is doomed serves up a traumatic torrent of future. Like pathways, this program employed a greatly reduced arkestra. Download a 14 hour retrospective of cosmic jazz legend sun ra. Can there be another person like sun ra dead or alive, ever. On israbox you can listen billie holiday collection 19442010 the complete billie holiday on verve 8 of 10 107.
Strut present a new definitive collection of singles released by jazz maverick sun ra during his earth years, spanning 1952 to 1991. But here are the titles listed on the famous at least to me online discography. A double 10 set featuring unreleased and rare sun ra recordings from the outer limits and the underground. Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer sun ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred fulllength albums, comprising well over songs, and making him one of the. The second edition coauthored with british ra expert chris trent came out in 2000. Jul 01, 2014 sun ra would have turned 100 this year. The perennial problem with sun ra is where on earth or indeed elsewhere to start. Audiophile is not a word i would use to describe him. Albums include lanquidity, space is the place, and jazz in silhouette. Jazz by sun ra or sun song sound of joy fate in a pleasant mood angels and demons at play atlantis out there a minute space is the place soundtrack space is the place album lanquidity somewhere else. Anderson and writermusic historian irwin chusid initially mainly focusing on the 50s and 60s, the pair. The ultimate guide part iii by kris needs december 2014 last issue, we saw how sun ras vast catalogue was finally being granted the restoration and digital makeover it deserves via the spectacular mastered for itunes project being carried out by his music archive director michael d.