Evidence remastered the album and released it on cd in 2000. Strut and art yards access to the very best music seems to be a bottomless pit of wonder, and there is no much better way to assert your dominance as a label than releasing killer material from the legendary sun ra. Lanquidity was extremely rare in its original vinyl pressing. All albums by sun ra arkestra available to download and stream in high quality. Listen free to sun ra lanquidity lanquidity, where pathways meet and more. Includes unlimited streaming of sun ra arkestra live in kalisz 1986 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Sun ra arkestra live in kalisz 1986 lanquidity records.
Avantgarde jazz experimental big band fusion progressive jazz free jazz. Sun ra lanquidity is one of sun ras most popular albumsbecause its. He regularly claimed to be from saturn, his biography was largely hearsay, and his. This is what captain beefheart making jazz would sound like. There are other worlds they have not told you of people are sleeping, and im here to wake them up from their slumber. Sun ras not quite as wtf as usual, making this album a bit more cohesive than youd expect from this weirdo jazz keyboardist. Gilles petersons top five sun ra albums of all time. The 1978 session lanquidity, coming relatively late in sun ra s creative history, is another extraordinary venture into uncharted musical terrain. Sun ra arkestra ill never be the same ts premeire by. Over the years, ive listened to quite a few sun ra albums but this is the best one ive come across so far. The other worlds of sun ra features writer and activist amiri baraka, who collaborated with ra in the new york underground of the 1960s.
Lanquidity is a studio album by american jazz musician sun ra originally released in 1978 by philly jazz with a shiny silver cover and reissued on hdcd by evidence records in 2000 with a light grey cover. Lanquidity by sun ra, released in 2003 on evidence music. Sun ra lanquidity is one of sun ras most popular albumsbecause its something of a. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. For much of his career, ra led the arkestra, an ensemble with an everchanging name and flexible lineup. Born on 22nd may 1914 as herman poole blount, in birmingham, alabama, he was nicknamed sonny from his youth. Its a grey and poor twilight of a real socialism era. Listen to your favorite songs from lanquidity by sun ra feat.
The mentioned track also contains a prominent tenor sax solo presumably conducted by john gilmore, sun ras sideman from the 50s until sun ras death in 1993. Though perhaps not the most representative of what ra did. Lanquidity records take another deep dive into the deep cosmic sun ra catalogue and come up smiling. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sun ra 1914 1993 was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic afrofuturist philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. Lanquidity isnt a representative sun ra record, but maybe theres no such thing. Sun ra was releasing more records on his own label than ever before at least six saturn lps document his activities in 1979 alone.
Lanquidity licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin virtual label llc on behalf of philly jazz. See lanquidity pictures, cover art, and listen online to the latest music. Mar 18, 2014 sun ra cosmic centenary, space is the place live in the berklee performance center duration. It was reissued by evidence music on september 26, 2000, with liner notes in which john dilberto discussed sun ras 25year residence in philadelphia and tom buchler, who organized the recording session, discussed the making of the album.
The album consists of tracks recorded in late 1989, at the same sessions which produced the albums blue delight and purple night, but it was not released until shortly before sun ras death, over three years later. Find album release information for lanquidity sun ra on allmusic allmusic. Sun ra and clifford jarvis in a 1968 photo by lee santa. This actually is one of my favourite sun ra records. Better in fact than his more wellknown magic city, lanquidity ticks along nicely pushing the frontiers of jazz that little further. Pressed on yellow vinyl limited to 250 copies only. It was reissued by evidence music on september 26, 2000, with liner notes in which john dilberto discussed sun ra s 25year residence in philadelphia and tom buchler, who organized the recording session, discussed the making of the album. Sonnys vast catalogue spans five decades and incorporates everything from swing, hard bop, free jazz, world music, exotica, funk, and space jazzsometimes in. Seductive fantasy on jupiter is near ideal as an introduction to the musical worlds of sun ra. But in sun ras case, he had a whole, homemade cosmology to use as. On jupiter by sun ra and his intergalactic myth science solar arkestra, released 30 august 2017 1. Lanquidity might not be the best or the most definitive ra album, but it is the most user friendly, andowing to the way that it frequently winds up sounding like instrumental 90s east coast hip hop the most accommodating to modern ears unaccustomed to the astral free jazz workouts of the 60s arkestra and the mutated ellington tropes of ras. Anderson, gives an insiders perspective of playing with ra and his arkestra. It has a magical mix of colours from sun ras varied palette.
Words like accessible and sun ra arent usually seen in the same sentence, however 1978 release lanquidity marks a rare point in the genius spiralling discography that doesnt actually represent too much of a challenge for the listener. Sun ra lanquidity soul jazz records sounds of the universe. Lanquidity is an album that gives the prattle about the rageorge clinton connection some credence. Lanquidity sun ra arkestra to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Lanquidity might not be the best or the most definitive ra album, but it is the most user friendly, andowing to the way that it frequently winds up sounding like instrumental 90s east coast hip hop the most accommodating to modern ears unaccustomed to the astral free jazz workouts of the 60s arkestra and the mutated ellington tropes of ra s.
Lanquidity is a studio album by american jazz musician sun ra originally released in 1978 by. Beneath its compelling surface lie many layers of musical detail, and numerous hints as to where sun ra was coming. Sun ra arkestra biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Somewhere else is a 1993 album by free jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist sun ra released on the rounder label. While one cant quite call it the sun ra dance album, this 1978 recording, made for a tiny philadelphia record label, finds the sun ra arkestras rhythm section settling into a steady groove on each of the lengthy tracks, while horns, reeds, guitars, and sun ra s keyboards solo in overlapping patterns on top. Sonnys vast catalogue spans five decades and incorporates everything from swing, hard bop, free jazz, world music, exotica, funk, and space jazzsometimes in the same record. Floating pointss radiality sample of sun ras lanquidity. Theres always more ra being issued than anyone can keep up with. Other strange worlds is a significant addition to sun ras body of work, and a brilliant example of free improv from the days before it had a name. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. It was one of the most peculiar landings of the sun ra arkestra. This month marks the release of a lost sun ra arkestra recording the ensembles little known, first ever performance in poland in 1986. Alto saxophone, oboe, flute marshall allen baritone saxophone julian.
As with aylers work, the spiritual blankness at the core of free jazz was being filled. It also features two guitarist which was seldom used in the arkestra. Recorded december 7th 1986 in the polish peoples republic still separated from western europe by the iron curtain live in kalisz takes place three years prior to the collapse of the eastern bloc, and as such, bears a searching edge in addition to the wild free jazz the arkestra had. Radiality by floating points sampled sun ras lanquidity. Cult classic deep experimental jazz with an outerspace alien groove. While one cant quite call it the sun ra dance album, this 1978 recording, made for a tiny philadelphia record label, finds the sun ra arkestras rhythm section settling into a steady groove on each of the lengthy tracks, while horns, reeds, guitars, and sun ras keyboards solo in overlapping patterns on top. Posted by advesss february 9, 2016 february 9, 2016 posted in s tags. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your sun ra collection. This however, is the first reissue of any 1979 saturn album, and will be widely welcomed sleeping beauty instantly became one of sun. In some ways, thats too bad, as part of his charm is the neartotal lack of context for his distinctively different music. Mar 07, 2010 sun ra and his arkestra supersonic jazz 1957 full album duration. Lanquidity by sun ra discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Get an ad free experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Sun ra lanquidity is one of sun ras most popular albumsbecause its something of a pop effort.
Find album release information for lanquidity sun ra on allmusic. Like the last previously unreleased record, of abstract dreams is a session most likely recorded at wxpn fm studios in philadelphia, back in 1975. Superdeep, funky oddball jazz with spooky whispered vocals. He was an artist whose style, in all its ceremony, ushered in an era of free improvisation and bigband experimentation. Sun ra arkestralive in kalisz 1986 lplanquidity vinyl. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The 1978 session lanquidity, coming relatively late in sun ras creative history, is another extraordinary venture into uncharted musical terrain. Sleeping beauty the warmth and funkiness of sleeping beauty and on jupiter have long made them favourites with sun ra fans. Le sonyr ra born herman poole blount, may 22, 1914 may 30, 1993, better known as sun ra, was an american jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, cosmic philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. Ever since evidence records began reissuing his myriad releases on cd, the veil of mystery surrounding eccentric visionary jazz man and selfproclaimed spaceman sun ra has slowly eroded. Sun ra arkestra live in kalisz poland 1986 it was one of the most peculiar landings of the sun ra arkestra. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
As the name suggests, its a liquid and languid musical state, from the lounge area of ras cosmos, but it can also be resiliently funky and subtly dissonant in ways unheard outside the orchestras. 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. If you call mingus and miles davis avantgarde, this is avantavantgarde. As the name suggests, its a liquid and languid musical state, from the lounge area of ra s cosmos, but it can also be resiliently funky and subtly dissonant in ways unheard outside the orchestras. Sep 19, 2011 somewhere else is a 1993 album by free jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist sun ra released on the rounder label.
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