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Born in 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount went on to achieve intergalactic fame as keyboardist, composer, arranger and big band leader...Sun Ra.
His earliest musical days in Alabama were distinguished by the bewilderment of listeners and musicians alike. By the mid-1940s he found himself in Chicago, where he became the right hand man and pianist for big band innovator Fletcher Henderson. He went on to lead the band and the floor show at The Club DeLisa (featuring singer Joe Williams). By the early '50s he was holding down a gig at The Pershing Hotel as Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra.
For listeners brought up on the far out sounds of later Sun Ra, these rare Saturn recordings from 1956, 1958 and 1960 reveal just how solid Sun Ra's grounding in the jazz tradition really was.
Yet even in this most formative stage, Sun Ra's music was already pointing inexorably towards the future as shown on haunting, quirky tunes like "Planet Earth," "Eve" and "Interstellar Low Ways." His high-flying anthems like "Saturn" and "Rocket Number Nine Take Off For The Planet Venus" revel in relentless swing, even as they depict Sun Ra's evolving cosmic mysticism.
Recorded in Chicago, Illinois between 1956 and 1960.
Includes liner notes by John Litweiler.
2 LPS on 1 CD: SUN RA VISITS PLANET EARTH (1958)/INTERSTELLAR LOW WAYS (1962).
Producers: Ihnfinity Inc., Alton Abraham.
Reissue producer: Jerry Gordon.
SUN RA VISITS PLANET EARTH:
Personnel: Sun Ra (piano, electric piano, bells, percussion), Pat Patrick (alto & baritone saxophones, bells, drums), Marshall Allen (alto saxophone, flute), James Spaulding (alto saxophone), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, bells, tambourine, drums), Charles Davis (baritone saxophone), Dave Young, Art Hoyle, Lucious Randolph (trumpets), Julian Priester, Nate Pryor (trombones), Victor Sproles, Ronnie Boykins (bass), William Cochran, Robert Barry (drums), Jim Herndon (tympani, timbales, boo-bams).
INTERSTELLAR LOW WAYS:
Personnel: Sun Ra (piano, chimes, gong), Marshall Allen (alto saxophone, flute), Pat Patrick (alto & baritone saxophones, flute, bells, claves), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Phil Cohran, George Hudson (trumpets), Ronnie Boykins (bass, gong), William Cochran (drums), Edward Skinner (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Sun Ra (piano, electric piano, percussion, bells, gong, chimes); Pat Patrick (lute, flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, drums, claves, bells); Marshall Allen (flute, alto saxophone); Julian Priester (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone); James Spaulding (alto saxophone); John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, drums, tambourine, bells); Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Dave Young, George Hudson, Lucious Randolph, David Young, Arthur Hoyle, Phil Cohran (trumpet); Nate Pryor (trombone); Edward Skinner (drums, percussion); William "Bugs" Cochran , Robert Barry (drums); Jim Herndon (timbales, timpani, sound effects); James Herndon (timbales, timpani); Ronnie Boykins (gong).
Liner Note Author: John B. Litweiler.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (1956-1960).
Photographers: Thomas "Bugs" Hunter; Sun Ra.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Lucious Randolph; Sun Ra.Rolling Stone (3/4/93, p.64) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...opens with the incendiary `Reflections In Blue,' includes `Saturn,' one of the band's most beautiful signature tunes, as well as some more-exotic material recorded in 1958..."
Spin (2/93, p.80) - "...this is a double-record disc to dance to. These are songs that have developed over the years and become Sun Ra standards..."
Down Beat (5/93, p.36) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...hints at colors yet to come..."
Musician (4/93, p.84) - "...typical Ra big-band stuff of the time, occasionally wacky, more often nodding toward the tradition..." Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways Music | List Price | $15.97 (You save $2.78) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Classics (Silents / Avant Garde) | | Label | Evidence | | Orig Year | 1992 | | All Time Sales Rank |  60860  | | CD Universe Part number | 1043870 | | Catalog number | 22039 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 20, 1992 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 61 minutes | | Personnel | Julian Priester - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, bells, tambourine, drums
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
Pat Patrick - alto & baritone saxophones, bells, drums
Sun "Mr. V" Ra
Dave Young
Marshall Allen - flute, alto saxophone
Arthur Hoyle
List all 24 contributors
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Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways Songs | 1. | Reflections in Blue | |
| 2. | Two Tones | |
| 3. | Viktor, El | |
| 4. | Saturn | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Planet Earth | |
| 6. | Eve | |
| 7. | Overtones of China | |
| 8. | Onward | |
| 9. | Somewhere in Space | |
| 10. | Interplanetary Music | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Interstellar Low Ways | |
| 12. | Space Loneliness | |
| 13. | Space Aura | |
| 14. | Rocket Number Nine | |
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Includes rare photos and three preciously unreleased bonus tracks.
Music composed by Charles Strouse. Lyrics written by Lee Adams.
Originally released on RCA (1081). Includes liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch.
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