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Since 1997, the Red Saunders Research Foundation has been dedicated to increasing our knowledge of the musicians who filled the clubs and recording studios of Chicago with great music during the two decades after World War II. Some musicians from Chicago were appreciated by the fans early on, like Gene Ammons and Johnny Griffin—yet their full worth only gradually become apparent to jazz critics over the years. Others were not widely appreciated until much later in their careers, like John Gilmore, Clifford Jordan, Norman Simmons, or Muhal Richard Abrams. Far too many others have been forgotten. There are two reasons for this neglect of Chicago musicians from the postwar period: One is that most jazz writing has focused on New York or on the West Coast.
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Newly updated on August 28, 2003 The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra is a docu-discography of the music of Herman Poole Blount (arrived on the planet May 22, 1914; left the planet May 30, 1993). Sonny Blount is much better known by the name he adopted in 1952: LeSony'r Ra, or Sun Ra. Sunny cut his first sides in 1946 with blues shouter Wynonie Harris.
The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra: Second Edition
Sun Ra Discography
Sun Ra Discography: LPs, CDs, Issued Cassettes, and Singles Robert L. Campbell November 1993, with Later Additions by Divers hands
I was looking for a good representation of Sun Ra under the form of a documentary or movie so I checked this video out.. Sun Ra is known now for his free music, an evolution from a more 50s stylistic bebop to more explorative free forms since the early 60s (using psychedelic echo effects already in 1961, making these early albums sound a bit like psychedelia in the “real” form of what that means, much more than to (stylistic) jazz), and then also big band free jazz explorations (since the early 70s), all with cosmo-mystic themes and associations. I did a Radioshow once at the time when his many (!)
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Download The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra e-book | Darryl
The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra book download Robert L. Campbell{*style:<b>Ulrike Draesner </b>*}Prosa, Gedicht, Essay, Bild. Übersetzungen aus dem Englischen. Geboren 1962 in München, 1981 Abitur, Aufnahme in einen Männerverein.
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Sun Ra on the myth of "Freedom" - Breaking Open The Head
The following is a lengthy transcript of a lecture Sun Ra gave in 1979. I have a partial audio recording of the 70 minute lecture unfortunately my copy cuts at 58 minutes, but I posted some good moments below. The topics covered are uncannily appropriate to alot of what has come up on this message board in the past couple of seasons. Sun Ra speaking in 1979: I’m talking about equations. For a long time, the world has dwelt on faith, beliefs, Possibly dreams.
Have you ever wondered what the Sun would sound like if you could hear it? Our Sun lies 93,000,000 miles away, surrounded by the vacuum of space. Sound won't travel through space, of course. But with the right instrument, scientists can "hear" pulsations from the Sun.
The Singing Sun
Sacvs Interview with Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Arkestra « Sound Colour Vibration (Music | Art | Film)
We are very proud to present the following interview with New Orleans resident and the Intergalactic Research Tone Scientist for the innovative and legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Michael Ray. Michael Ray plays trumpets amongst many other instruments and has played and written material for many Kool & The Gang albums. He has toured constantly for over 40 years in various groups and is on close to a 100 albums.Who are the robed figures in pixie caps who travel the globe singing space-songs? Does their leader really come from planet Saturn? And were ancient Egyptian sun priests the first jazzmen? Graham Lock sets the controls for the heart of the Sun Ra cosmos.
The Wire: Adventures In Sound And Music: Article
Rockman Jackson Music Sunra
Sun Ra Sun Ra (May 22, 1914? – May 30, 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for his "cosmic philosophy" as for his musical compositions and performances. Legally born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama , he was nicknamed Sonny from his youth.Discography Items # 76-127 Item # Title Alternate Title(s) 76. Other Voices, Other Blues 77. Media Dream Saturn Research 78. Disco 3000 79.
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The Cosmic-Myth Equations of Sun Ra by David A. Martinelli Chapter 1: Introduction