Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette
Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette
Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette

Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette

180-GRAM COLORED BLUE VINYL

  • LP

  • 1

€12.39

 

One of the great enigmatic figures of jazz, Sun Ra's persona as philosopher, showman and space enthusiast often overshadowed his purely musical accomplishments as one of the most prolific and creative composers and big band leaders in the business.The current release contains one of Sun Ra's most exceptional and highly regarded albums of the 1950s: Jazz in Silhouette.Although the exact recording dates are unknown (no details were given on the original LP back cover, which included no liner notes at all) it was recorded in Chicago in late 1958.The Penguin Guide to Jazz would give Jazz in Silhouette the prestigious four stars accompanied by a crown, which is its highest rating.180-GRAM COLORED BLUE VINYL – THE COMPLETE LP + 1 BONUS TRACK – Contains new specially prepared liner notes by Penguin Guide to Jazz's writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE.LIMITED EDITION

SIDE A:

  1. ENLIGHTENMENT 5:06
  2. SATURN 3:42
  3. VELVET 3:23
  4. ANCIENT AIETHOPIA 9:08
  5. BACK IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD 2:06 *

SIDE B:

  1. HOURS AFTER 3:46
  2. HOROSCOPE 3:48
  3. IMAGES 3:53
  4. BLUES AT MIDNIGHT 12:02

Personnel:

Sun Ra and His Arkestra:

Hobart Dotson (tp, tp-mouthpiece on A1 & A4), Marshall

Allen (as, fl, as-mouthpiece on A1 & A4), James Spaulding (as,

fl), John Gilmore (ts, perc, voc on A4), Pat Patrick (bar, fl,

perc), Charles Davis (bar), Bo Bailey (tuba on A1, B1 & B2),

Sun Ra (p, celeste on B4), Ronnie Boykins (b, voc on A4),

William “Bugs” Cochran (d).


Chicago, late 1958.


* Bonus Track (A5):

Same personnel as above, except John Gilmore (ts, cl),

Pat Patrick (bar, as, fl), Sun Ra (p, celeste). Robert Barry (d)

replaces Cochran; Hattie Randolph (voc), and Bo Bailey out.

Chicago, late 1958.

Format
LP
Discs
1
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