Sun Ra - We Are In The Future (1984)

In 1984, Savoy Jazz reissued Sun Ra's landmark album, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra under a new title and with new cover art.  For additional information about The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, please revisit this post.

 

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76. [65]  Sun Ra and his Arkestra

The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra

Sun RA (p, perc); Bernard McKinney [Kiane Zawadi] (tb, euph); Marshall Allen (as, fl, mor, perc); John Gilmore (ts, bcl, perc); Pat Patrick (bars, perc); Ronnie Boykins (b, perc); Willie Jones (d); Leah Ananda (cga); Ricky Murray (voc); Perc included bells from India, Chinese wind chimes, wood blocks, maracas, claves, scratchers, gongs, cowbells, Turkish cymbals, castanets.

Medallion Studio, Newark, NJ,
October 10, 1961

Recorded in stereo but released only in mono in 1961 on Savoy MG12169, The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra.  Bootlegged in France around 1970 on BYG 529.111 (mono).  Reissued in stereo on Japanese Savoy SV 0213 [CD] in 1993.

A 1984 LP reissue on Savoy SJL 1141 was retitled We Are in the Future; Japanese Savoy COCY 75440 [CD], released c. 1990, also used this title.

Also issued on Concert Hall I-1348 (French) under the title Sun Ra during the 1970s.  "New Day" and "China Gate" appeared on Side 3 of the bootleg double LP Monkey MY 40014 (French, 1970s).  "Where Is Tomorrow?" also appeared on the BYG album History of Jazz Volume 9, along with other material pirated from Savoy.  "Jet Flight" also appeared on Franklin Mint 098, a 4-LP collection called Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time, in the "Contemporary Currents" volume.

On the label of the original issue, "Of Sounds" was misprinted "Of Wounds."  In a truly silly bit of literalism, Savoy SV 0213 [CD] retains the misprint. [this was later corrected - my copies do not retain the misprint.  yotte]

According to Phil Cohran, the morrow was an instrument Marshall Allen built in 1960, before leaving Chicago.  It grafted a clarinet mouthpiece onto a shakuhachi body, producing ancient reed-pipe sounds, bent notes, and siren-like glissandi.

Ricky Murray returned to Chicago after this session.  Willie Jones did not remain with the Arkestra; his place was quickly taken by Sunny's old associate from the early Chicago days, Tommy Hunter.
from Campbell/Trent The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.

We Are In The Future (1984)

Savoy LP Reissue of The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra (1961)
Sun Ra
Savoy Jazz SJL 1141

1.  A1 Bassism   4:01

2.  A2 Of Sounds And Something Else   2:53

3.  A3 What's That?   2:13

4.  A4 Where Is Tomorrow   2:49

5.  A5 The Beginning   6:28

6.  A6 China Gate   3:06

7.  B1 New Day   5:50

8.  B2 Tapestry From An Asteroid   3:02

9.  B3 Jet Flight   3:14

10. B4 Looking Outward   2:49

11. B5 Space Jazz Reverie   4:53

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