Monday, January 16, 2012

Sun Ra Arkestra in Spain July, 1985 (video)

This video is from a TV broadcast from the end of July 1985 when the Arkestra was playing in Spain at the Jazzaldia Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián.  Great stuff!!!




The Sun Ra Arkestra at the Jazzaldia Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country), July 1985: Sun Ra (p, syn, voc); Ronnie Brown (tp); Tyrone Hill (tb); Marshall Allen (as, fl, ob, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Ronald Wilson (picc, ts); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, perc); Eloe Omoe (as, bcl, cacl, perc); James Jacson (bsn, fl, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum); Bruce Edwards (eg); Rollo Radford (double eb); Tommy "Bugs" Hunter (dr); Avreeayl Amen Ra (dr); unidentified (perc); June Tyson (voc) and an unidentified dancer. 


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7 comments:

  1. DuxilandJanuary 16, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    Very nice, thanks a lot!!!!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    he (CP) also has this 45 rpm - cool to see the label! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiRwrPgheFI Wynonie Harris with Sun Ra: Dig This Boogie (Bullet 78 rpm)

    thanks for posting this, yotte!

    I-)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    sorry, that is a 78 rpm...

    I-)

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    http://crownpropeller.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/high-speed-harris/ link to that wynonie harris single blog entry

    I-)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    a rough time line of the videos:

    Sun Ra Intergalactic Arkestra
    Jazzaldia Festival
    Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country), Spain
    T.V.E. television broadcast (color)
    July 18, 1985 07-18-85

    Part 1 (of 2) (34:59)
    00:00 - video but no sound >
    00:05 - (x) I’ll Wait For You >
    01:47 - improv w/ sax solo >
    05:14 - I'll Wait For You
    06:41 - unidentified blues
    16:32 - Yeah Man!
    19:41 - Prelude to a Kiss
    24:24 - Mack the Knife
    34:54 - end of part 1
    34:59 - end of clip

    Part 2 (of 2) (17:23)
    00:00 - applause
    00:04 - Love In Outer Space >
    04:26 - ancient ethiopian drum solo >
    06:05 - drum (stage left) solo >
    09:17 - with John Gilmore on percussion and stage right drummer >
    10:27 - ancient ethiopian drum solo > applause
    11:22 - The Shadow World
    16:45 - credits roll over video
    17:21 - end part 2
    17:23 - end of clip

    I-)

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  6. yotteJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    NICE! Thanks, I-)! Thanks, too, for the heads-up on the Wynonie Harris vid. Pret-ty cool.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Always a pleasant surprise on your blog! Many thanks for sharing this.
    Sean

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