2nd Chance: Sun Ra - Blue Delight (1989)

Blue Delight is a great late-period Arkestra recording, notable for several reasons: 1. This is a very large, impeccably recorded Arkestra featuring special guests Tommy Turrentine and Don Cherry* AND a number of Arkestra alumni returning for the date. 2. Although synthesizers are present, the majority of Ra's solos are on piano. 3. John Gilmore solos on nearly every cut. 4. The band swings mightily from start to finish. Blue Delight also features a program of a handful of standards mixed with Ra originals that don't head too far into outer space. Although this recording is out of print, it is well-worth seeking out.
AMG Review by Sean Westergaard

*There is no reference to Don Cherry playing on this release in either the CD liner notes or in Campbell / Trent.

 
Sunrise

597. [398] Sun Ra

Blue Delight / Somewhere Else

Sun Ra (p, syn); Fred Adams (tp); Tommy Turrentine (tp); Ahmed Abdullah (tp); Al Evans (flg, Fr hn); Tyrone Hill (tb); Julian Priester (tb); Marshall Allen (as, fl, ob, cl in A); Noël Scott (as, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl, bgo); Eloe Omoe (bcl, as, cacl, perc); James Jacson (bsn, fl, Inf-d); Bruce Edwards (eg); Carl LeBlanc (eg - all solos); John Ore (b); Billy Higgins (d); Earl "Buster" Smith (d); Elson Nascimento (surdo grande, perc).

Variety Recording Studios, NYC, December 5, 1988

Blue Delight (1989)

1. Blue Delight   11:13
2. Out Of Nowhere   5:29
3. Sunrise   11:51
4. They Dwell On Other Planes   14:45
5. Gone With The Wind   5:53
6. Your Guest Is As Good As Mine   5:56
7. Nashira   4:11
8. Days Of Wine And Roses   6:58

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