Here is a short excerpt from an interview with members of The Doors that appeared in 'Mojo Navigator' (no. 14, April, 1967, page 13). The Doors were in NYC during November, 1966, last two weeks of January, 1967, and the last two weeks of March, 1967. Who knows when they saw Sun Ra?
It looks like Ra was playing all around NYC in those days. Here's what I learned while browsing through The Earthly Recordings:
- The Batman & Robin sessions were in January
- There were the regular Monday night gigs at Slugs
- The College Tour that gave us 'Nothing Is…' was in early May, 1966
- Two concerts at The Beacon Theatre on Oct 11, 1966
- 'The Magic Sun' was probably filmed during 1966
- Live tracks from 'Outer Spaceways Incorporated' and 'Pictures of Infinity' were also recorded around this time.
Many THANKS to I-) for sharing this with us!
Actually, Sun Ra began experimentation with electronic instruments in 1939, in Birmingham, Alabama, according to Szwed's biography of Ra, "Space Is The Place." Therefore, "The Negro's" electronic experiments were prior to those of Stockhausen and Cage. "Negro " - What a strange way of speaking about a genius.
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Jim
I don't think he was..... 'trying'
ReplyDeleteit was purely serendipitous that i came across that little mention. many thanks for posting that, yotte!
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Yeah. Thanks for this an the awesome rest!
ReplyDeletegreat bit of connection-making here. thanks for posting.
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