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1	Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1989) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Whether you regard him as one of the greatest storytellers in American history or a cold-hearted marketing genius who forced a set of prepackaged consumerist myths on several generations of unsuspecting youth, there's little argument that the films of Walt Disney have become an indelible part of our collective subconsciousness. Then again, for ... see all copies from $3.23! new only from $11.92!
2	The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (1961) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Sun Ra's only release for the Savoy label is a gem. Recorded in October of 1961, this is probably the first recording the Arkestra made after arriving in New York. As such, you're dealing with a smallish Arkestra (seven main instrumentalists, joined by vocalist Ricky Murray on "China Gate") that's still playing the boppish, highly arranged music ... see all copies from $7.96! new only from $9.46!
3	The Night of the Purple Moon (1970) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist This one is quirky, even in the Sun Ra catalog. Ra fronts a quartet playing nothing but miniMoog and Rocksichord, along with Stafford James on electric bass, Danny Davis on alto, clarinet, flute, and bongos, and John Gilmore on drums! Gilmore has a skittering approach to the drums, which are curiously mic'ed with the hi-hat being especially ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $11.25!
4	Atlantis (1969) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Featuring the Astro Infinity Arkestra, Atlantis reveals two very distinct sides of Sun Ra's music. The first consists of shorter works Ra presumably constructed for presentation on the Hohner clavinet. Not only is the electric keyboard dominantly featured, but also it presumably offered Ra somewhat of a novelty as it had only been on the market ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $11.25!
5	Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways (1992) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth/Interstellar Low Ways is a great pairing of two classic Saturn LPs from the Chicago period. Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth was recorded in two sessions, one in late 1956 and the other in 1958. The first four tracks (from the 1956 sessions) are firmly grounded in bop and swing. The next three tracks are from the 1958 session, ... see all copies from $15.60! new only from $15.60!
6	Strange Strings [Atavistic] (1966) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Strange Strings is a somewhat legendary album from the mid-'60s. "Worlds Approaching" is a great tune, anchored by a bass ostinato and tympani and featuring several fantastic solos, including Marshall Allen on oboe, Robert Cummings on bass clarinet, John Gilmore on tenor, and Sun Ra on electric piano. Off and on throughout the tune, Bugs Hunter ... see all copies from $11.78! new only from $11.78!
7	The Creator of the Universe (2007) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra add to wishlist see all copies from $11.81! new only from $11.81!
8	Jazz in Silhouette (1958) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra add to wishlist Throughout their mid-to-late-'50s stay in Chicago, Sun Ra (piano) and his Arkestra established themselves as formidable purveyors of a new strain or sub-genre of jazz. Having evolved from elaborate reworkings of familiar standards, Jazz in Silhouette (1959) presents a collection of originals, building upon Ra's abilities as a consummate multi ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
9	Sound of Joy (1957) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra add to wishlist This reissue, prior to the release of many of Sun Ra's Saturn albums on Evidence CDs, was often thought of as Ra's second recording although now several earlier dates have appeared. The music from Sun Ra's Chicago-based band of the 1950s (some of the same tunes, but different performances, also appear on Evidence's Planet Earth/Low Ways) is quite ... see all copies from $10.42! new only from $10.42!
10	The Magic City (1965) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist The boundaries of Sun Ra's self-proclaimed "space jazz" underwent a transformation in the mid-'60s. The Magic City is an aural snapshot of that metamorphic process. Many enthusiasts and scholars consider this to be among Ra's most definitive studio recordings. Although the "city" in the album's title was thought to have been New York -- where the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00!
11	Space Is the Place [Impulse!] (1972) more music like this by Sun Ra and His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra add to wishlist Space Is the Place provides an excellent introduction to Sun Ra's vast and free-form jazz catalog. Typical of many Sun Ra recordings, the program is varied; earthbound songs, like the swing number "Images" and Egyptian exotica piece "Discipline," fit right in with more space-age cuts, like the tumultuous "Sea of Sounds" and the humorous "Rocket ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $11.81!
12	Concert for the Comet Kohoutek [2006 Reissue] (1973) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Released in the early '90s, Concert for the Comet Kohoutek captures a typically inspired night by Sun Ra & the Intergalactic Space Research Arkestra. Recorded in late 1973, on this date the Arkestra were guided by a musical theme composed around the idea of the Comet Kohoutek, which was passing close to Earth at the time. Typically, the release ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46!
13	Spaceship Lullaby (1954-60) (2003) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Evidence Records' Singles collection was the first inkling for many that Sun Ra had rehearsed and led vocal groups during his Chicago phase. Now Atavistic is shedding considerably more light on the subject with the release of Spaceship Lullaby, a collection of rehearsals Ra held with the Nu-Sounds, the Lintels, and the Cosmic Rays. The first batch ... see all copies from $11.09! new only from $11.09!
14	The Solar Myth Approach, Vols. 1-2 (2001) by Sun Ra add to wishlist These two discs from Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra are not, as their title suggests, parts of a singular or continuous work. They were initially issued as two separate titles -- similar to the two-part Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra -- by the Belgian BYG Actuel label in 1971. Both volumes consist of mid-fidelity and primarily self-realized and ... see all copies from $15.47! new only from $15.47!
15	The Singles (1996) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Back in the mid-'50s, bandleader Sun Ra decided to get his music to his audience through a more direct process by starting his own label, Saturn Records. Equal parts creative futuristic vision and small-time Southern R&B bandstand hustle, these 45s were pressed in unbelievably small quantities (sometimes in runs of only 50 copies), making them the ... see all copies from $24.79! new only from $24.79!
16	Holiday for Soul Dance (1960) more music like this by Sun Ra and the Astro Infinity Arkestra add to wishlist This collection is somewhat of an oddity in that there are no original compositions from Sun Ra. That said, cornet player Phil Corhan contributes "Dorothy's Dance." As the album initially surfaced in the early '70s, many presumed the recordings reflected Ra's concurrent combo and sound, which couldn't have been further from the truth. Scholars ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00!
17	Cosmo Sun Connection (1985) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Recorded in concert in the U.S. in 1984 (no other details given), this rather odd entry in the Sun Ra discography came about when the musician, unable to deliver pressings of Saturn Records albums that the Recommended label had already paid for, instead gave the company a master tape. Nothing could be said to be a typical Sun Ra show, yet this ... see all copies from $16.24! new only from $16.24!
18	Sun Song (1956) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Originally issued as Jazz By Sun Ra in 1956, Sun Song was the first long-player to feature the enigmatic bandleader. However, his various bands -- or "Arkestras" as Ra proclaimed them -- had been issuing 78 and 45 rpms since the mid '50s. This recording initiated a much larger audience to the multifarious and otherwise logical post-bop rhythms of ... see all copies from $10.42! new only from $10.42!
19	Space Is the Place [Original Soundtrack] (1972) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Space Is the Place is the soundtrack to a film that was made but never released, and the tunes are among his most ambitious, unorthodox, and compelling compositions. Between June Tyson's declarative vocals, chants, and dialogue and Ra's crashing, flailing synthesizer and organ fills, and with such songs as "Blackman/Love in Outer Space," "It's ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $12.46!
20	Music From Tomorrow's World (2002) more music like this by Sun Ra & His Arkestra add to wishlist Music From Tomorrow's World is a fascinating document and a boon to Sun Ra collectors. It gathers previously unheard tapes from two sources: one from the Wonder Inn club and one from Majestic Hall, probably a rehearsal. Both were recorded in 1960, toward the end of the Arkestra's Chicago period. The Wonder Inn tape is especially revealing, as it ... see all copies from $11.05! new only from $11.05!
21	Destination Unknown (1992) more music like this by Sun Ra & His Omniverse Arkestra add to wishlist Recorded late in Sun Ra's life in concert, this version of the Arkestra was a good one, but far from the band who could make worlds quake in its presence. Featuring Michael Ray, Marshall Allen, Buster Smith, Ahmed Abdullah, Bruce Edwards, and a few others, these 11 men took the music to the people with the usual impeccable arrangements, but ... see all copies from $6.08! new only from $11.28!
22	Super-Sonic Jazz (1956) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist Sun Ra had only been heading his Arkestra for a couple of years when they recorded the 12 songs featured on this 1956 session. But while the arrangements, ensemble work, and solos are not as ambitious, expansive, or free-wheeling as they became on later outings, the groundwork was laid on such cuts as "India," "Sunology," and one of the first ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $11.25!
23	Lanquidity (1978) more music like this by Sun Ra add to wishlist While one can't quite call it the Sun Ra dance album, this 1978 recording, made for a tiny Philadelphia record label, finds the Sun Ra Arkestra's 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. The title number recalls Charles ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $11.25!
24	Sound Sun Pleasure!! (1970) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra add to wishlist The first half-dozen cuts on Sound Sun Pleasure (1970) are thought to have been documented between 1958 and 1960, during Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra's residency in Chicago. Although Ra's arrangements are as intricate and involved as any from the era, the song list draws heavily upon standards. That said, it might be recommended as a ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00!
25	Monorails and Satellites (1966) more music like this by Sun Ra Arkestra add to wishlist Although Sun Ra's catalog of available recordings numbers into the hundreds, there are very few solo entries. Monorails and Satellites (1966) is among the earliest -- if not the first -- long player to consist of strictly piano solos. While Ra's various Arkestras became infamous for their highly skilled and emotive bombast, these recordings prove ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.00!

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