Originally released with Volume 1on Actuel as part of a double-LP set.
Recorded between 1970-1971, The Solar Myth Approach, Vol. 2 is comprised of solo keyboard explorations by Sun Ra, couched in between two free-form workouts by his whole Arkestra. Kicking off the set is the first band workout "The Utter Nots," which, amidst a relentless Afro-percussion backdrop, features a loose mix of fiery and mild statements by most of Ra's main soloists (alto saxophonist Marshall Allan, oboe player James Jackson, tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, et al.). The more frenetic of the two Arkestra features, "Strange Worlds," alternates between full band outbursts and cryptic keyboard and vocal interludes. The highpoints of the album, though, are Ra's wonderfully strange excursions at the keys. Evoking a child's outer-space play land, Ra produces a dizzying whirl of celestial noises on the Moog synthesizer for "Scene 1, Take 1" while switching the keyboard to harpsichord mode for a hauntingly beautiful meditation of baroque proportions on "Pyramids." The final solo finds Ra running amok over both the piano keyboard and the strings inside, producing a ghostly haze of sound. Balancing out the momentous proceedings are two brief and whimsical numbers, "Ancient Ethiopia" and "Outer Spaceways, Inc.," the last of which includes a pleasant vocal request to join Sun Ra and the Arkestra on a journey to world beyond, an invitation implied throughout the disc. ~ Stephen Cook
This second volume continues Sun Ra's mix of free jazz, solo synthesizer and hard rocking cosmic philosophy. The material encapsulates the creative mood and impassioned message that was going down as the '60s violently burned out. Features Kwame Hadi, Ak
Sun Ra: Sun Ra; Danny Ray Thompson, John Gilmore , Danny Davis , Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick , Kwame Hadi, Charles Stephens, Art Jenkins , Ahk Tal Ebah.
Personnel: Sun Ra (clarinet, piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer); June Tyson, Artie Jenkins (vocals); Marshall Allen (flute, piccolo, oboe, alto saxophone); James Jacson (flute, oboe, drums); Pat Patrick (flute, baritone saxophone); Kwame Hadi, Ahk Tal Ebah (trumpet); Charles Stevens, Ali Hassan (trombone); Clifford Jarvis, Lex Humphries (percussion).
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