Sun Ra - ESP Radio presented by The Good Doctor part 3

In anticipation and celebration of the imminent release of The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1 (pre-order directly from Transparency [transparency2011@yahoo.com] for an exceptional price)!  The set is expected to ship within the next two weeks and Michael S. seemed very excited about not only the music and narration but also the fit and finish of the book / packaging.  It seems that this will truly be a landmark release for the label and a wonderful opportunity for us to listen as Sun Ra himself guides our tour of his influences and earliest recordings.

Several years ago, Arkestra member and official Sun Ra archivist, Michael D. Anderson "The Good Doctor," enhanced the ESP-Disc website with a 14-hour Sun Ra retrospective.  The Good Doctor, just as what I expect to hear from the forthcoming 14-CD Transparency Release, The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1, presents a timeline of Sun Ra's career featuring both classic releases and unheard nuggets from the Archive.  The tribute is divided into 6 parts, each approximately 2 hours for a total of 14 hours of amazing information and music.  Throughout the broadcasts, Michael D. Anderson relates biographical information about Ra and shares many anecdotes of his time with the Arkestra; I find these are particularly interesting and entertaining.

A few of my favorite moments from these broadcasts have already been featured here.  You might remember Rusty Morgan's "Blame Shame" or the Arkestra's remarkable performances of Universe in Blue and I Roam the Cosmos (if you missed these, rectify!).  There are plenty more incredible rarities peppered throughout these broadcasts so stay tuned as each will be featured here over the next weeks.  Each post will feature the original master tape offered in both FLAC and 320k mp3 as well as an mp3 audio stream of the show.

MANY THANKS to our friend, I-), for sending me these wonderful recordings.

ESP Sun Ra Radio Tribute Part 3

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Part 3 setlist

1. The Good Doctor (0:06)

2. Intercosmosis [from "Heliocentric" vol. 3] (16:58)

3. The Good Doctor (0:40)

4. "The tree is wood. Would you like to know?" (Sun Ra studio recitation over pre-recorded music) (0:54)

5. The Good Doctor [says "Nothing Is" was record at St. Laurence University] (0:45)

6. Bernard Stollman speaking on "Nothing Is" (2:11)

7. Sun Ra and His Band From Outer Space [from "Nothing Is"] (11:18)

8. "The beauty of music" (Sun Ra studio recitation over pre-recorded music) (0:08)

9. The Shadow World [from "Nothing Is"] (4:31)

10. Theme of the Stargazers [from "Nothing Is"] (1:48)

11. Outer Spaceways Incorporated [from "Nothing Is"] (0:31)

12. Next Stop Mars [from "Nothing Is"] (0:33)

13. Sun Ra speaking about John Gilmore (2:32)

14. Dancing Shadows [from "Nothing Is"] (9:43)

15. Imagination [from "Nothing Is"] (0:43)

16. Second Stop is Jupiter [from "Nothing Is"] (1:10)

17. "Jupiter is a wonderful planet" (Sun Ra studio recitation over pre-recorded music: "Space is the Place" and "Black Myth") (1:31)

18. Exotic Forest [from "Nothing Is"] (9:43)

19. Planes of Nature (Sun Ra recitation of poem) (0:43)

20. Velvet [from "Nothing Is"/bonus track] (7:18)

21. "If the truth about truth is a bad truth..." (Sun Ra studio recitation over pre-recorded music) [same as disc 9, track 5] (2:38)

22. Outer Nothingness [from "Nothing Is"/bonus track] (15:43)

23. We Travel the Spaceways [from "Nothing Is"/bonus track] (1:29)

24. Sun Ra speaking about music (5:18)

25. The Wind Speaks (Syracuse University, 1966) [from "Spaceways" CD] (9:02)

26. The Good Doctor (0:43)

27. ?? synth, perc piece [please identify] (4:30)

28. The Good Doctor (0:08)

29. ESP Sampler commercial [note: this was repeated at beginning of file 4; not included here] (0:53)