ArchiveGrid : Alton Abraham collection of Sun Ra, 1822-2008 (inclusive). Details 156 linear ft. (146 boxes, 1 oversize folder) Series VIII: Subseries 2 and 3 do not include access copies for material in this series.
Researchers must consult with staff before requesting material from this series. Series XII contains personal financial records restricted for 50 years, and academic and medical records restricted for 80 years. The remainder of the collection is open for research. Alton Abraham (1927-1999), entrepreneur and hospital technician, was a longtime friend and business associate of Sun Ra (1914-1993), the influential jazz composer and musician.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Abraham, Alton. Sun Ra was born Herman Poole Blount on May 22, 1914 in Birmingham Alabama. Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637. Related Resources. Spinning on Air: Musical Messages from Saturn: 100 years of Sun Ra. Pin by Sun Ra Arkive on Sun Ra Arkive Original Pins. "Adventure-equation" site details. Search results for sun ra. SUN RA Live in London 1970 Double CD Set Two musical sets recorded live at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on November 9, 1970 - their debut UK concert.
FEATURING: Sun Ra (Farfisa organ, Hohner Clavinet, piano, Rocksichord, Spacemaster organ, Mini-Moog synthesizer, Hohner Electra, vocals); Kwame Hadi (trumpet, percussion): Akh Tal Ebah (trumpet, space dimension mellophone); Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, John Gilmore, Absholom Den Shiomo, Danny Ray Thompson, Pat Patrick, Eloe Omoe, Robert Cummings (reeds, percussion); Alan Silva (violin, viola, cello, bass); Al Batin Nur (English horn); Alex Blake (bass); Lex Humphries (drums); James Jacson (large drum, oboe, flute); Nimrod Hunt (hand drums); Roger Aralamon Hazoume (African percussion); Gloristeena Knight (percussion); June Tyson (vocals) Track Listing: Disc One: 1.
Search results for: 'sun ra' PROPHETIKA (BOOK ONE) BY SUN RA. Sun Ra perfumes launched to coincide with publication of jazz leader’s poetry and prose. ‘Afrodisiac’ fragrances for free jazz aficionados.
Not one but three volumes of Sun Ra’s poetry and prose are on the way from Norton Records’ books arm Kicks, and to mark the occasion in style, the imprint has tapped into the great jazz leader’s cosmic vision and bottled it into two fragrances. For the bargain price of $13 you can douse yourself in Saturnia, an ‘Afrodisiac’ created from “the highest quality Neroli distillate of bitter orange blossoms”, or Prophetika, a scent that “invokes a mirage of memories and mysteries and incites a call to action with hints of Cairo, Chicago and Casseopia.”
Both come in 0.5 oz glass bottles with an iconic brass Sphinx or pyramid keepsake amulet, and were “bottled by Gigi of Midwood during the Capricornus July full hay moon.” Musical fragrances seem to be all the rage at the moment – Kode9, Ben Frost and Tim Hecker were recently tasked with composing music for ‘bass’, ‘noise’ and ‘drone’ perfumes. Weird Merch: Sun Ra 'Aphrodisiac' Saturnia and Prophetika Perfumes. South Side Weekly. Courtesy of University of Chicago Photographic Archive, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
“This is not an open forum, is it? It ain’t, right?” The man seated behind me last Saturday at “Reality Has Touched Against Myth”—an esoterically-entitled panel discussion on the life and work of Sun Ra, one of the patron saints of avant-garde—has been grumbling this question over and over for the past ten minutes, to no avail. An image of Sun Ra dressed in his best space suit, staring blankly beneath a marquee bearing his name, is being projected onto the Logan Center screen, looming over the talking heads seated on stage. Guide to the Alton Abraham Collection of Sun Ra 1822-2008. University of Chicago Library © 2009 University of Chicago Library Acknowledgments The Alton Abraham Collections of Sun Ra was processed and preserved as part of the "Uncovering New Chicago Archives Project," funded with support from the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation. Descriptive Summary. The Sun Ra/El Saturn Collection, sound recordings and other material, 1950-1993. History of the Collection The collection was amassed by John Corbett, a recognized scholar of Ra's work and its cultural and historical context, and his wife, writer and educator Terri Kapsalis.
The contents of the collection were acquired by the couple in 2000, sparing the recordings and ephemera from destruction following the death of Alton Abraham, Sun Ra's business manager and the original owner of the materials. The recordings were donated to ESS in August 2007 and the Ra-related visual and written materials were given to the University of Chicago Jazz Archive. An initial assessment of the collection content and condition was provided by Corbett. The majority of the tapes are unidentified; some tapes have been incorrectly labeled. ESS develops interpretive programs based on the Sun Ra/El Saturn collection for the public to meaningfully engage with the archive and to aid in the continued study and interpretation of the collection. Scope and Contents of the Collection Restrictions.
Sun Ra. Sun Ra Sessions with Kevin Arrow. Sun Ra, A Space Odyssey: From Birmingham to The Big Apple, the quest begins. Given the rather daunting size of the Sun Ra catalog (over 100 known recordings, with plenty of semi-bootleg releases still turning up 20 years after his death) as well as its extreme stylistic breadth, there’s no set answer or even a remotely definitive list to give to someone when they ask “Where do you start?”
When it comes to diving into the life’s work of the enigmatic Sun Ra. In my own case, it was literally some Sun Ra CDs that I found, and that worked just fine for me, but finally veteran music journalist Kris Needs has provided a methodical and archival approach to Sun Ra’s oeuvre with the new 3CD box set, Sun Ra: A Space Odyssey Dating back to Sun Ra’s earliest days as a working musician and arranger in Chicago and his initial flight as a bandleader, for the most part, what’s on display here is slightly adventuresome big band music. The Eternal Myth Revealed, Vol. 1 - Sun Ra. Mike Reed's Myth/Science Assembly. Dining in Chicago features venues Sun Ra played in the 50s. Alton Abraham. Alton Abraham collection of Sun Ra, 1822-2008 (inclusive). (Archival material, 1822. Living By Lanterns. -Mike Reed In the winter I was commissioned by the Experimental Sound Studio to create a performance that in some way used or was inspired by material contained in the 700 hours of the Sun Ra/El Saturn Audio Collection.
This audio archive is a vast assortment of rehearsal tapes, masters, live recordings, speeches and poetry left behind by Sun Ra and manager Alton Abraham. Although an interesting proposition I was reluctant to dive into it since my working band People, Places & Things has gained much of it’s success dealing with re-inventing and positioning the obscure Chicago hard bop scene circa 1954-60. With that in mind I wasn’t interested in developing a reputation for re-igniting the past. After some thinking and discussions with collaborator Jason Adasiewicz I came up with the notion of forming a large group to perform this project AND to specifically enlist his talents to accomplish the task.
Blackness and Utopia. The power point below is part of a presentation in which I explore the intersections between Dr.
Mae Jemison, Afrofuturism, and the Utopian Program. Mae Jemison, Afrofuturism & the Utopian Program It also provides a kind of blueprint for a highly scalable (both in terms of academic level and time) potential multimedia workshop or unit within a larger course; this course would be a way to introduce people to: o the historical relationship between NASA and Civil Rights & desegregation. Take your brain to another dimension: how Sun Ra inspired our tube artwork. Futuristic, funk-inspired artwork, Transporter created by Artist Harold Offeh and local young people for London Underground's 150th Anniversary at Notting Hill Gate Tube Station on September 26, 2013 in London, England.
The artwork can be seen on escalators at Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Bethnal Green underground stations. Photograph: Tim P. Sun Ra. [A little over 10 years ago, I used to write record reviews for Nine Times, a publication of Plan 9 Music. From time to time I will put up some of these reviews for posterity.] Sun Ra "The Journey Continues" SPACESHIP LULLABY Atavistic Unheard Music SPACE IS THE PLACE (DVD) Plexifilms PIANO RECITAL (TEATRO LA FENICE, VENEZIA) Leo/Golden Years Sun Ra may well be the most misunderstood figure in jazz. The thing is, his music is all these things. Hot on the heels of last year's Music from Tomorrow's World, John Corbett with his Unheard Music Series has unearthed another stellar batch of hitherto unknown Ra recordings.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra Carnegie Hall New York, NY Jul 6, 1973. Sun Ra - Children of the Sun US LP Saturn 101485 Nr MINT - auction details. Your chance to get this LP Album Artist - Sun Ra Title - Children of the Sun. Sun RA Historic Master Tapes Stampers and Mothers. Sun Ra's Vintage Master Tapes Are for Sale on eBay. Now that Sun Ra has achieved every jazz legend's wish — a quote in a Lady Gaga song — surely there's some Koons-besotted investment banker with $20,000 to spend on Arkestra-related souvenirs. A credible eBay listing currently offers Sun Ra's "historic master tapes, stampers, and mothers.
" The starting bid is $20k; the "buy it now" price is $26k; the number of bids so far is zero (eight "watchers" as of this post, though). Hat-tip: music writer Marc Masters. The listing indicates the Sun Ra studio materials come from the Saturn-repping jazz explorer's work at Variety Recording Studio in New York's Times Square from the '60s to the '80s. Clubdelisa.net. Sun Ra given writing credit on Lady Gaga's "Venus" Golden Master » Sun Ra’s Ihnfinity, Inc. Charter. Sun Ra’s Ihnfinity, Inc. Charter Sun Ra incorporated his organization into an entity called “Ihnfinity, Inc.” He actually incorporated it twice, the second time after the expiration of the first corporation. I read the Charter of this corporation in the book, “Space is the Place” by John F. Szwed and thought it was too good not to share. The first Charter: To perform spiritual-cosmic-intergalactic-infinity research works relative to worlds-dimensions-planes in galaxies and universes beyond the present now known used imagination of mankind, beyond the intergalactic central sun and works relative to spiritual and spiritual advancement of our presently known world.
Anyway, I agree wholeheartedly with these mission statements, and now officially adopt them as the Golden Master Charters™ RIP Afrofuturism. Long live the Afropresence! Sun Ra ☥☥ Brother from Another Planet [Documentary] Vertamae Grosvenor, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Sun Ra: A True Birthday by Seth Colter Walls. Outside Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room on Saturday, I overheard a question before the Sun Ra Arkestra’s debut appearance in the hall. “What era do they play?” Drumvoices Revue (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) : Compound Object Viewer. Drumvoices Revue (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) : Compound Object Viewer. BRUSH SOUNDMIRROR VINTAGE REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDER BA 106 CRYSTAL MIC WORKING. Sun Ra: The Immeasurable Equation (EAF) Who is Sun Ra? Meet a Jazz Angel. Sun Ra Research Medicine for a Nightmare November 1 1991 June Tyson Michael Ray. The Studio Museum in Harlem. Some Sort of Alchemy, Albert Mobilio.
His names were many: christened Herman Blount, he reinvented himself as Sonny Blount, H. Sun Ra Research April 4 1989 June Tyson Sun Ra Marshall Allen. How many times is the phrase "Space is the place!" said on Sun Ra's 'Space Is The Place' The Execution of Sun Ra....Coming in Autumn 2013. Space Greetings, On Sunday, May 30, 1993, I received a call from veteran WPFW jazz and blues programmer Rick Bolling informing me that a friend in Birmingham had just heard that Sun Ra had passed away in a local hospital. Sun Ra Arkestra - Collection [130 Albums] (1956-2012. THE ARKESTRY OF THE COSMOS: THE UNIVERSE LANGUAGE OF SUN RA at WILLIAM GRANT STILL ARTS CENTER. The William Grant Still Arts Center Presents. Brian Harnetty 7" Single from the Sun Ra/El Saturn Archives by Scioto Records.
In 2010, composer Brian Harnetty was commissioned by Experimental Sound Studios in Chicago to create a sound installation using material from the Sun Ra/El Saturn archives. The star-faced one. Info: an album-length version of a 2010 sound installation based on the Sun Ra/el saturn audio archive, which was commissioned with the generous support of the experimental sound studio, chicago. the Title is borrowed from a poem by Konstantine Balmont (via Igor Stravinsky), which is appropriate for the illusive and enigmatic sun ra: “His eyes were like stars, like flames which furrow space. His visage was like the sun when it shines at its zenith. The luminous colors of the heavens, purple, azure, and gold, dappled the gorgeous robe he wore to be reborn among us....” Brian harnetty. Irwin: Playlist from May 29, 2013. Vinyl Cutting at MusiCol - Brian Harnetty / Sun Ra 7" Single. The Execution of Sun Ra (Wasteland Press: August, 2013) by Thomas Stanley.
Rare Sun Ra sounds and images from Corbett vs. Dempsey. Sun Ra's Astrological Chart Explained (2008) Another Shade of Blue - Sun Ra on Record. Intergalacticresearch. Earthly Extension. Sun Ra - The Summer of '76. My Sun Ra Dream & The Creative Audio Archive: New lecture recordings revealed. Sun Ra - Music of the Future (reconstructed) Listen With Mother...To Sun Ra. Child Uses Sun Ra Vinyl As Bank Shock! Elektronikengels Botschaft #3 Heliozentrum-Ich (2013-05-11) by reboot.fm. Www.the-temple.net/astroblack/sambyrdnotes.pdf. Sun Ra » Corbett vs. Dempsey. Sun Ra: Continuation » Corbett vs. Dempsey. Sun Ra and his Arkestra Live at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival 1972-74. Brush Sound Mirror BK401.
Blogs » Sonia Yoon, Todd Carter and Lou Mallozzi on the Sun Ra audio archive (03/16/11) « Inside Sound. RESEARCH. SUN RA_Antigua. The Mysteries Of Mr Ra by Graham Lock (1990) print. __________________*Alphalinea*__________________ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: Black Metropolis Research Consortium, University of Chicago. And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets. ~Sun Ra. Sun Ra Marathon Today ! Sun Radio Omniversity: 32 Hour Sun Ra Radio Marathon. 5✭♫: Plutonian Nights. (1) Spaceship Saturn. Ra Materials: Hundreds of artifacts from Sun Ra’s Chicago years nearly wound up at the dump. Sun Ra, Street Priest and Father of D.I.Y. Jazz. A Call for All Demons: An Introduction to the Music of Sun Ra. Cauleen Smith - Reviews. Re:sound #122: The Three Records from Sun Ra Show. Sun Ra - New York City 1967. 24 hour nuclear war. knoxville, tn. Musics Inspired by Sun Ra’s Work The Nubians of Plutonia.
82467playin.jpg (571×605) 71367fugs.jpg (691×636) 50467gym2.jpg (578×649) 52567folkcity.jpg (409×606) The Village Voice - Google News Archive Search. Art Yard. The Sun Ra Waitawhile International Conventions. Shiro Fujioka Is VoltageCtrlR. Www.lib.uchicago.edu/ead/rlg/ICU.SPCL.ABRAHAMA.pdf. Www.jazzinstitut.de/Jazzindex/Ra_Sun.pdf. A Few Words From Le Sun Ra.