Sun Ra - ESP Radio presented by The Good Doctor part 6

In celebration of the recent release of Transparency's The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1.  I'm checking my mailbox every day!

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 6

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Part 6 Setlist

1. The Good Doctor (0:02)

2. Sun Ra speaking (older than other speaking tracks?) "What a great joke God has played on humanity" (4:13)

3. The Good Doctor (intro to "proclamations") (0:41)

4. Sax solo intro (19710817, Slug's Saloon, NYC) [not in RLC] (1:10)

5. I Roam the Cosmos (Discipline 27, incl. Astro Black) (19710817, Slug's Saloon, NYC) [not in RLC](51:48)

6. The Good Doctor (0:26)

7. Blackman (19710817, Slug's Saloon, NYC) [not in RLC] (30:09)

8. The Good Doctor (1:13)

9. The Sound Mirror/Mayan Temples (19781031, Grendel's Lair, Philadelphia) from GD personal cassette [not in RLC] (13:47) - this is the Saturn LP version

10. The Good Doctor (1:17)

11. I Pharaoh/Mayan Temples (1979, Italy) [from LP "I Pharaoh"] (27:18)

12. The Good Doctor (0:46)


13. Eulogy (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) Amiri Baraka, recitation (6:55)

14. Departure Day [RLC has it as Untitled improvisation] (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) [dr, perc; brass; MR, tp; Gilmore, ts; freakout ens; MA, as; tb & AA, tp] (8:49)

15. Departure Day [RLC has it as Untitled improvisation] contd. (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) [Inf-d; freakout ens] (1:46)

16. Carefree (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) [not in RLC] (21:13)

17. Untitled improvisation/Door of the Cosmos (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) [not in RLC] (13:14)

18. We Travel the Spaceways (19930605, Bottom Line, NYC, Ra memorial service) [not in RLC] (10:27)

19. The Good Doctor (2:42)

20. "It's been nice talking to you" (Sun Ra studio recitation over pre-recorded music: "Images") "Transmolecular Teleportation Vehicles"
(1:04)

21. Radio spot for Bud's Medical Center (0:36)