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Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Ark albums featuring Ronnie Boykins
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| | Strange Strings CD (1966)
 $12.19 
One of the more experimental Sun Ra albums, STRANGE STRINGS features the interstellar maestro and band improvising on a selection of exotic stringed instruments, such as ukuleles and kotos, few, if any of which they've ever played before. The result ...
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 Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Ark Songs
Popular or famous Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Ark songs: Door Squeak, Strange Strange, Worlds Approaching.
Sun Ra & His Astro-Infinity Ark Biography
Claiming to be from Saturn, and combining the aesthetics of extraterrestrials and ancient Egyptians, Sun Ra was one of the most distinctive, visionary artists in jazz. A piano and synthesizer player, and a widely inventive band leader, Ra combined big-band Ellingtonia, free jazz, electronic soundscapes, and celestial themes into an idiosyncratic stew, bolstered by the intense loyalty of his band members (they stuck together from the 1950s until Ra's death in 1993, eschewing higher-paying gigs for the opportunity to play his music). Once dismissed for his surreal antics, Sun Ra has become acclaimed for his brilliant contributions to jazz. His huge discography is a singular monument to his indefatigable artistry.
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Sun Ra | Corbett vs. Dempsey, Respect Sextet Sirius Respect, Sun Ra & His Intergalactic-Infi | | John Gilmore | Sun Ra, Clifford Jordan, Freddie Hubbard, Mccoy Tyner, Phil Upchurch, Andrew Hill, Sun Ra & His Intergalactic-Infi | | Pat Patrick | Sun Ra, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Mongo Santamaria, John Coltrane, J. Burton Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Heath, Horace Henderson, Patriotic Salute: Military Family | | Marshall Allen | Sun Ra, Bo Square, Muffins, Surrender To The Air, Medeski, Martin & Wood | | Clifford Jarvis | Sun Ra, Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker, Franklin Kiermyer, Jackie McLean, Elmo Hope, Barry Harris | | Ronnie Boykins | Sun Ra, George Benson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Mary Lou Williams, Charles Tyler, Joe Lee Wilson | | Danny Davis | Sun Ra, Royal Wade Kimes, Willie Nelson | | James Jacson | | Nimrod | Iconz | | Ali Harsan | | Robert Cummins | | Thlan Aldridge | | Artie Jenkins | Sun Ra, Eric Gale | | Bob Cummins |
Contemporaries
John Coltrane, Frank Zappa, John Zorn, Stan Kenton, Thelonious Monk, Anthony Braxton, Captain Beefheart, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, Cecil Taylor, Albert Ayler, Gil Evans, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Carla Bley, Sunny Murray, Randy Weston, Milford Graves, Boyd Raeburn, Microscopic Septet, Cootie Williams, Jazz Passengers, Alan Silva, Sonny Simmons, Burton Greene, Globe Unity Orchestra
Followers
Sonic Youth, John Zorn, The Orb, The Stooges, William Parker (Bass), NRBQ, Matthew Shipp, George Clinton (Funk), The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Joe Morris (Guitar), Henry Threadgill, Susie Ibarra, Fred Anderson (Sax)
Influences
Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, Gerry Mulligan, Fletcher Henderson, Ethel Waters, Tadd Dameron, Herbie Nichols
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