Sound of Joy
Chicago, Ill. : Delmark Records, [1994]
Format: Music CD
Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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 interesting for its ties to the bop and swing traditions are much more obvious than it would be in the near future. Ra's eccentric piano and occasional electric keyboard look forward as do some of the harmonies and Jim Herndon's colorful tympani. Two previously unissued cuts (other versions of which have also surfaced on an Evidence set) augment the original LP program. ~ Scott Yanow
Contents:
El is a sound of joy (3:59) -- Overtones of China (3:20) -- Two tones (3:37) -- Paradise (4:26) -- Planet earth (4:20) -- Ankh (6:27) -- Saturn (3:56) -- Reflections in blue (6:17) -- El viktor (2:29) -- As you once were (4:16) -- Dreams come true (3:49).
UPC: 038153041427
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CD JAZZ Sun Ra | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Music CD | In |
Tracks 1-9 previously released in 1968 as analog disc: DS-414 ; tracks 10-11 previously unreleased.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Terry Martin ([2] pages) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Sun Ra, piano ; with his Arkestra.
Recorded Nov. 1957.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Terry Martin ([2] pages) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Sun Ra, piano ; with his Arkestra.
Recorded Nov. 1957.