2nd Chance: Sun Ra - Holiday for Soul Dance (rec. 1960, rel. 1970)

This collection is somewhat of an oddity in that there are no original compositions from Sun Ra. That said, cornet player Phil Cohran contributes "Dorothy's Dance." As the album initially surfaced in the early '70s, many presumed the recordings reflected Ra's concurrent combo and sound, which couldn't have been further from the truth. Scholars have since placed 1960 or 1961 as a closer estimation of when these sides were documented, using the rare inclusion of Ricky Murry (vocals) as sonic evidence, coupled with the fact that the effort was cut prior to the band's relocation to New York City from Chicago at the beginning of the decade. The primary (and most notable) Arkestra centered on Ra, Marshall Allen (alto sax), John Gilmore (tenor sax), Phil Cohran (cornet), Ronnie Boykins (bass), and Jon Hardy (drums). The bounty of pop standards and memorable melodies showcase Ra's spectacularly intricate and often underappreciated arrangements. The spry take of George Gershwin's "But Not for Me" is rephrased to spotlight the soloists' remarkable improvisational skills behind tight support from the compact and swinging rhythm section. Boykins and Hardy's brooding introduction to "Day by Day" immediately suggests the uneasy and inquisitive score that has been completely overhauled to express Ra's newly adopted sense of the avant-garde as well as his free jazz leanings. Seemingly disparate tunes and time signatures fuse into a free-wheeling affair that contains all the flair of Sun Ra with much of the same romantic charm of more familiar readings, such as Jo Stafford's (vocals) hit version. "Holiday for Strings" can also be recommended because of the highly stylized rendering. Rather than the mile-a-minute staccato "plinking" that often identifies the piece, Ra gives it a cool post-bop workout that discerns it for those otherwise unfamiliar with the song. "Early Autumn" is interesting from the perspective of the dearth of singers that Ra accompanied. Murry's robust voice proves a bit overwhelming, as if he might break into an operatic vocalization at any moment. Arguably the most memorable selection on Holiday for Soul Dance is the gorgeous take of "I Loves You, Porgy," incorporating a languid swing that gently drives the backbeat, ably supporting the scintillating adaptation.

AMG Review by Lindsay Planer

Dorothy's Dance (Cohran)

72. [61]  Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra

Fate in a Pleasant Mood /
Holiday for Soul Dance /
Angels and Demons at Play /
We Travel the Spaceways /
Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
(Interstellar Low Ways) /
The Singles

Sun Ra (bells, perc, p -2); Phil Cohran (cnt -4), perc, voc); Nate Pryor (tb, bells -5); John Gilmore (ts -6; perc, voc); Marshall Allen (as -8, fl -9, bells, voc); Ronnie Boykins (b, voc); John Hardy (d, perc, gong).

RCA Studios, Chicago,
around June 17, 1960

But Not for Me (Gershwin) -2, 4, 6, 8
Day by Day (Cahn-Stordahl-Weston) -2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Holiday for Strings (Rose-Gallo) -2, 5
Dorothy's Dance (Cohran) -2, 4, 6, 8
I Loves You Porgy
(Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward) -2, 4, 6, 9
Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) -2, 6
Keep Your Sunny Side Up (DeSylva-Brown) -2, 4, 6, 8

(Plus MANY MORE not included on Holiday for Soul Dance)

According to Phil Cohran, this session was an all-day marathon at which 30 to 40 tunes were recorded.  All tracks were identified by Cohran as coming from this session or have a similar ambiance to those he identified.  Cohran places this session at Hall Recording Co. (but see below).  Cohran has said that he copyrighted "Dorothy's Dance" "within a week" after the session; "Dorothy's Dance" was registered on June 24, 1960.  Sun Ra followed Cohran to the Library of Congress with a suite (consisting of "Space Loneliness," "Fate in a Pleasant Mood," "Lights on a Satellite," and "State Street") on July 8, and "The Blue Set" on July 21 (James Wolf).

Alton Abraham says that the studio at Hall Recording Co. was too small for the Arkestra and that he normally used it for mastering only.  This was the smallest Arkestra to make a studio recording during the Chicago period; however, Abraham's suggestion that the session was done at RCA Studios does seem more plausible.  The actual recording order is unknown, except that "Velvet" was the last track of the day.  Personnel courtesy of Phil Cohran; the drummer, Jon Hardy, was not mentioned on any of the Saturn record jackets, though his name appears in the 1967 catalog in connection with We Travel the Spaceways.

Further confirmation of the common origin of many of these tracks is provided by a Saturn test pressing found in a Montréal record store by François Lamarche.  The test pressing was made at Sheldon Recording Studios (aka the Chess studios in Chicago) and titled simply, Music of the Future by Sun Ra Arkestra.  Side A contained "Space Mates," "But Not for Me," and "The Others in There [sic] World."  Side B had "Lights on the [sic] Satellite," "Day by Day," "Ankhnaton," and "Holiday for Strings."  The pressing contains Alton Abraham's old address at 4115 South Drexel -- and gives a Montréal address and phone number for Sun Ra.  It was therefore cut in the summer or early fall of 1961.  However, Saturn did not actually issue any LPs from this session until 1965, and when they began to appear, the tracks had been redistributed.

At least 22 tracks from this date were issued, on two Saturn singles and five different LPs.
Saturn ESR 508, Holiday for Soul Dance, was released in 1970, credited to "Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra."  The album was reissued on Evidence 22011 [CD] in 1992.

[the above entry in Campbell/Trent's The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed. has been truncated to include only info pertinent to Holiday for Soul Dance - yotte]




74. [63]  Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra

Holiday for Soul Dance

Sun Ra (p.); Marshall Allen (as, fl); John Gilmore (ts); Ronnie Boykins (b); Jon Hardy (d); Ricky Murray (voc).

Wonder Inn, Chicago,
around July 30, 1960

Early Autumn (Herman-Mercer-Burns)

Ricky Murray does not remember the June studio session and suggests that this track was made at the Wonder Inn (at 75th and Cottage Grove).  A brief item in the Chicago Defender mentions "a special added attraction" at the Wonder Inn for July 30, 1960:  Sun Ra and his "recording band."

This track was initially released in 1970 on Saturn ESR 508, Holiday for Soul Dance, and reissued in 1992 on Evidence 2201 [CD].  Though Murray is listed as the vocalist, the personnel listing on the Saturn jacket is otherwise completely wrong, giving a 14-piece ensemble from around 1969!

from Campbell/Trent  The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.

Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
Holiday for Soul Dance

(Saturn reissue LP rip)

1. But Not For Me (Gershwin)   4:09
2. Day By Day (Cahn-Sordahl-Weston)   3:39
3. Holiday For Strings (Rose-Gallo)   4:08
4. Dorothy's Dance (Cohran)   3:14

5. Early Autumn (Vocal by R. Murray) (Herman-Mercer-Burns)   4:51
6. I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward)   3:34
7. Body And Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton)   5:58
8. Keep Your Sunny Side Up (DeSylva-Brown)   2:12

LP
-FLAC-
RS
HF

-320-
RS
HF

Or for those who prefer a CD rip...

Holiday for Soul Dance
(Evidence CD rip)

1. But Not For Me   4:11
2. Day By Day   3:40
3. Holiday For Strings   4:09
4. Dorothy's Dance   3:19
5. Early Autumn   4:53
6. I Loves You, Porgy   3:35
7. Body And Soul   6:00
8. Keep Your Sunny Side Up   2:12


CD
-FLAC-
RS
HF

-320-
RS
HF

I-) found these scans of an original LP online somewhere.  If you look closely, you'll see that the back cover seems to be decorated with black cut-outs glued to the jacket.  I wonder if it may be the original from which the Saturn Reissue LP cover was made.  Thanks for sharing, I-) !

Sun Ra - Holiday for Soul Dance (rec. 1960, rel. 1970)

This collection is somewhat of an oddity in that there are no original compositions from Sun Ra. That said, cornet player Phil Cohran contributes "Dorothy's Dance." As the album initially surfaced in the early '70s, many presumed the recordings reflected Ra's concurrent combo and sound, which couldn't have been further from the truth. Scholars have since placed 1960 or 1961 as a closer estimation of when these sides were documented, using the rare inclusion of Ricky Murry (vocals) as sonic evidence, coupled with the fact that the effort was cut prior to the band's relocation to New York City from Chicago at the beginning of the decade. The primary (and most notable) Arkestra centered on Ra, Marshall Allen (alto sax), John Gilmore (tenor sax), Phil Cohran (cornet), Ronnie Boykins (bass), and Jon Hardy (drums). The bounty of pop standards and memorable melodies showcase Ra's spectacularly intricate and often underappreciated arrangements. The spry take of George Gershwin's "But Not for Me" is rephrased to spotlight the soloists' remarkable improvisational skills behind tight support from the compact and swinging rhythm section. Boykins and Hardy's brooding introduction to "Day by Day" immediately suggests the uneasy and inquisitive score that has been completely overhauled to express Ra's newly adopted sense of the avant-garde as well as his free jazz leanings. Seemingly disparate tunes and time signatures fuse into a free-wheeling affair that contains all the flair of Sun Ra with much of the same romantic charm of more familiar readings, such as Jo Stafford's (vocals) hit version. "Holiday for Strings" can also be recommended because of the highly stylized rendering. Rather than the mile-a-minute staccato "plinking" that often identifies the piece, Ra gives it a cool post-bop workout that discerns it for those otherwise unfamiliar with the song. "Early Autumn" is interesting from the perspective of the dearth of singers that Ra accompanied. Murry's robust voice proves a bit overwhelming, as if he might break into an operatic vocalization at any moment. Arguably the most memorable selection on Holiday for Soul Dance is the gorgeous take of "I Loves You, Porgy," incorporating a languid swing that gently drives the backbeat, ably supporting the scintillating adaptation.

AMG Review by Lindsay Planer

72. [61]  Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra

Fate in a Pleasant Mood /
Holiday for Soul Dance /
Angels and Demons at Play /
We Travel the Spaceways /
Rocket Number Nine Take Off for the Planet Venus
(Interstellar Low Ways) /
The Singles

Sun Ra (bells, perc, p -2); Phil Cohran (cnt -4), perc, voc); Nate Pryor (tb, bells -5); John Gilmore (ts -6; perc, voc); Marshall Allen (as -8, fl -9, bells, voc); Ronnie Boykins (b, voc); John Hardy (d, perc, gong).

RCA Studios, Chicago,
around June 17, 1960

But Not for Me (Gershwin) -2, 4, 6, 8
Day by Day (Cahn-Stordahl-Weston) -2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Holiday for Strings (Rose-Gallo) -2, 5
Dorothy's Dance (Cohran) -2, 4, 6, 8
I Loves You Porgy
(Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward) -2, 4, 6, 9
Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) -2, 6
Keep Your Sunny Side Up (DeSylva-Brown) -2, 4, 6, 8

(Plus MANY MORE not included on Holiday for Soul Dance)

According to Phil Cohran, this session was an all-day marathon at which 30 to 40 tunes were recorded.  All tracks were identified by Cohran as coming from this session or have a similar ambiance to those he identified.  Cohran places this session at Hall Recording Co. (but see below).  Cohran has said that he copyrighted "Dorothy's Dance" "within a week" after the session; "Dorothy's Dance" was registered on June 24, 1960.  Sun Ra followed Cohran to the Library of Congress with a suite (consisting of "Space Loneliness," "Fate in a Pleasant Mood," "Lights on a Satellite," and "State Street") on July 8, and "The Blue Set" on July 21 (James Wolf).

Alton Abraham says that the studio at Hall Recording Co. was too small for the Arkestra and that he normally used it for mastering only.  This was the smallest Arkestra to make a studio recording during the Chicago period; however, Abraham's suggestion that the session was done at RCA Studios does seem more plausible.  The actual recording order is unknown, except that "Velvet" was the last track of the day.  Personnel courtesy of Phil Cohran; the drummer, Jon Hardy, was not mentioned on any of the Saturn record jackets, though his name appears in the 1967 catalog in connection with We Travel the Spaceways.

Further confirmation of the common origin of many of these tracks is provided by a Saturn test pressing found in a Montréal record store by François Lamarche.  The test pressing was made at Sheldon Recording Studios (aka the Chess studios in Chicago) and titled simply, Music of the Future by Sun Ra Arkestra.  Side A contained "Space Mates," "But Not for Me," and "The Others in There [sic] World."  Side B had "Lights on the [sic] Satellite," "Day by Day," "Ankhnaton," and "Holiday for Strings."  The pressing contains Alton Abraham's old address at 4115 South Drexel -- and gives a Montréal address and phone number for Sun Ra.  It was therefore cut in the summer or early fall of 1961.  However, Saturn did not actually issue any LPs from this session until 1965, and when they began to appear, the tracks had been redistributed.

At least 22 tracks from this date were issued, on two Saturn singles and five different LPs.
Saturn ESR 508, Holiday for Soul Dance, was released in 1970, credited to "Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra."  The album was reissued on Evidence 22011 [CD] in 1992.

[the above entry in Campbell/Trent's The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed. has been truncated to include only info pertinent to Holiday for Soul Dance - yotte]




74. [63]  Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra

Holiday for Soul Dance

Sun Ra (p.); Marshall Allen (as, fl); John Gilmore (ts); Ronnie Boykins (b); Jon Hardy (d); Ricky Murray (voc).

Wonder Inn, Chicago,
around July 30, 1960

Early Autumn (Herman-Mercer-Burns)

Ricky Murray does not remember the June studio session and suggests that this track was made at the Wonder Inn (at 75th and Cottage Grove).  A brief item in the Chicago Defender mentions "a special added attraction" at the Wonder Inn for July 30, 1960:  Sun Ra and his "recording band."

This track was initially released in 1970 on Saturn ESR 508, Holiday for Soul Dance, and reissued in 1992 on Evidence 2201 [CD].  Though Murray is listed as the vocalist, the personnel listing on the Saturn jacket is otherwise completely wrong, giving a 14-piece ensemble from around 1969!

from Campbell/Trent  The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.

Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
Holiday for Soul Dance

(Saturn reissue LP rip)

1. But Not For Me (Gershwin)   4:09
2. Day By Day (Cahn-Sordahl-Weston)   3:39
3. Holiday For Strings (Rose-Gallo)   4:08
4. Dorothy's Dance (Cohran)   3:14

5. Early Autumn (Vocal by R. Murray) (Herman-Mercer-Burns)   4:51
6. I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward)   3:34
7. Body And Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton)   5:58
8. Keep Your Sunny Side Up (DeSylva-Brown)   2:12

FLAC

or

320

New Links in Comments.

Or for those who prefer a CD rip

Holiday for Soul Dance (Evidence CD rip)

1. But Not For Me   4:11
2. Day By Day   3:40
3. Holiday For Strings   4:09
4. Dorothy's Dance   3:19
5. Early Autumn   4:53
6. I Loves You, Porgy   3:35
7. Body And Soul   6:00
8. Keep Your Sunny Side Up   2:12


FLAC

or

320
New Links in Comments

I-) found these scans of an original LP online somewhere.  If you look closely, you'll see that the back cover seems to be decorated with black cut-outs glued to the jacket.  I wonder if it may be the original from which the Saturn Reissue LP cover was made.  Thanks for sharing, I-) !

Sun Ra Arkestra in Spain July, 1985 (video)

This video is from a TV broadcast from the end of July 1985 when the Arkestra was playing in Spain at the Jazzaldia Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián.  Great stuff!!!

The Sun Ra Arkestra at the Jazzaldia Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country), July 1985: Sun Ra (p, syn, voc); Ronnie Brown (tp); Tyrone Hill (tb); Marshall Allen (as, fl, ob, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Ronald Wilson (picc, ts); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, perc); Eloe Omoe (as, bcl, cacl, perc); James Jacson (bsn, fl, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum); Bruce Edwards (eg); Rollo Radford (double eb); Tommy "Bugs" Hunter (dr); Avreeayl Amen Ra (dr); unidentified (perc); June Tyson (voc) and an unidentified dancer. 

via CrownPropeller's Blog

Please visit Crown Propeller and thank him for this amazing video.

Sun Ra - NOLA Playground 5-5-89 (video)

I hope you enjoy this a trio of video clips of Sun Ra and the Arkestra from 05-05-89 at
Couvent Elementary School in New Orleans.

According to Campbell/Trent, there is a 45 minute audience video of this performance.  Anyone care to share?

Heigh Ho

Whistle While You Work

Space Is The Place

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 1989

615. [409]  Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra

Sun Ra (ep, voc); Michael Ray (tp, voc, acrobatics); Cecil Brooks (tp); Tyrone HIll (tb, voc); Marshall Allen (as, cowbell, voc); Noël Scott (as, backflips, voc); unidentified (ts, perc); Carl LeBlanc (eg); Philip Watkins (b); Buster Smith (d); Elson Nascimento (surdo grande, perc); unidentified (bgo, perc).

On the playground,
Marie C. Couvent Elementary School,
New Orleans, LA, May 5, 1989

This concert is preserved on a 50-minute audience tape; it includes the entire opening improvisation but misses part of "Blue Lou" and all of the concluding space chants.  A 45-minute audience video runs from the end of the opening number through the end of the concert.  Date and location from Ralph Pleshar.  Tunes identified by ct.  Personnel identified from the video; the list given in the first edition was seriously incorrect.  Kenneth Ellzey says:  "Playing tenor was a musician I do not know, and he was the only one not in the red choir robes worn by the Arkestra at that time.  I assumed he was a local sitting in for John Gilmore, possibly even auditioning.

The May 5 concert was an impromptu satellite event for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (whose site at the fairgrounds was too muddy to use on that day).  On May 7 the Arkestra performed at the main festival site (Ellzey).  By that time, several regular band members who were absent on May 5 had rejoined the Arkestra.

from The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.  Campbell/Trent

Thanks to I-) for posting info at the Saturn List!

HUGE Thanks to telekinetica for posting the vids on YouTube.

Here is part (45 min.) of a previous Arkestral performance at the Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 6, 1979.  Thanks to Nikos & BK for this Solar Flares (August 13th) offering:

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Updated Links - Sun Ra - It Is Forbidden (1974) released 2001 - Now Divided into Separate Tracks

Adventure-Equation's supreme Saturn benefactor, Paul W, prefers his music divided into song-length tracks.  Lucky for us he has graciously shared his hard work with us.  I must admit that I sometimes grow weary of 60-minute tracks so the track divisions he has created are a useful service in my opinion.  If you feel the same, please feel free to sample the first set of links below.  Scans, as always, are included for your literary and visual gratification.  

In 1974, the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival lost permission to hold the festival in Ann Arbor but was granted access to to the outdoor amphitheater at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario Canada.  Because of the shift in location, the festival was dubbed The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival In Exile.

 

The ranks of the Arkestra included Ra's greatest reed section ever, with Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Elo Omoe, Danny Davis, James Jacson and Danny "Pekoe" Thompson, plus Kwame Hadi and Akh Tal Ebah on trumpets, Dale Williams on electric guitar, Detroit's own Reginald "Shoo-Be-Doo" Fields on bass, Clifford Jarvis at the drums and Stanley "Atakatune" Morgan on congas.  June Tyson and the Space Ethnic Voices, Judith Holton and Cheryl Banks, strutted and crooned out in front of the band, framing the mind-boggling keyboard improvisations and fierce chanted philosophy of their undisputed leader, the great Sun Ra. 

The multi-track master tapes of the Arkestra's performance were quite reasonably withheld by recordist Chuck Buchanan when it became clear that he could not be paid for his work, and they've never been seen again.  What remains is the cassette tape recorded from the board mix during the performance, now transferred into the digital realm and available right here on CD at last.

--John Sinclair
Amsterdam, December 6, 2000 / New Orleans, February 9, 2001

Sun Ra (p, org, syn, voc); Kwame Hadi (tp); Akh Tal Ebah (tp, mell, voc); unidentified (tp); Marshall allen (as, fl, perc); Danny Davis (as, fl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, perc); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl, libf, perc); James Jacson (bsn, Inf-d, voc); Elo Omoe (bcl); Dale Williams (eg); Reginald "Shoo-Be-Doo" Fields (b); Clifford Jarvis (d); Atakatune [Stanley Morgan] (cga); June Tyson (voc); Space Ethnic Voices: Judith Holton, Cheryl Banks (voc). 

September 6, 1974

St Clair College Amphitheatre, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

-from the CD liner notes-

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra 

at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974

It Is Forbidden 
1. Untitled Improvisations   13:15
2. Discipline 27   9:18
3. Love in Outer Space   4:41
4. The Shadow World   6:04
5. Space is the Place   7:18
6. Second Stop is Jupiter   1:40
7. What Planet is This   2:34
8. Images   8:20
9. It is Forbidden   2:33
10. Watusi   5:48
11. Sun Ra and his Band from Outer Space
+ applause   2:46



Sun Ra Sunday Review

 


Other Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival Recordings

Life is Splendid (1972)

Outer Space Employment Agency (1973)

Sun Ra - It Is Forbidden (1974) released 2001

In 1974, the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival lost permission to hold the festival in Ann Arbor but was granted access to to the outdoor amphitheater at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario Canada.  Because of the shift in location, the festival was dubbed The Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival In Exile.

 

The ranks of the Arkestra included Ra's greatest reed section ever, with Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Elo Omoe, Danny Davis, James Jacson and Danny "Pekoe" Thompson, plus Kwame Hadi and Akh Tal Ebah on trumpets, Dale Williams on electric guitar, Detroit's own Reginald "Shoo-Be-Doo" Fields on bass, Clifford Jarvis at the drums and Stanley "Atakatune" Morgan on congas.  June Tyson and the Space Ethnic Voices, Judith Holton and Cheryl Banks, strutted and crooned out in front of the band, framing the mind-boggling keyboard improvisations and fierce chanted philosophy of their undisputed leader, the great Sun Ra. 

The multi-track master tapes of the Arkestra's performance were quite reasonably withheld by recordist Chuck Buchanan when it became clear that he could not be paid for his work, and they've never been seen again.  What remains is the cassette tape recorded from the board mix during the performance, now transferred into the digital realm and available right here on CD at last.

--John Sinclair
Amsterdam, December 6, 2000 / New Orleans, February 9, 2001

Sun Ra (p, org, syn, voc); Kwame Hadi (tp); Akh Tal Ebah (tp, mell, voc); unidentified (tp); Marshall allen (as, fl, perc); Danny Davis (as, fl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, perc); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl, libf, perc); James Jacson (bsn, Inf-d, voc); Elo Omoe (bcl); Dale Williams (eg); Reginald "Shoo-Be-Doo" Fields (b); Clifford Jarvis (d); Atakatune [Stanley Morgan] (cga); June Tyson (voc); Space Ethnic Voices: Judith Holton, Cheryl Banks (voc). 

September 6, 1974

St Clair College Amphitheatre, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

-from the CD liner notes-

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra 

at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974

It Is Forbidden 

1. It Is Forbidden   1:04:17 

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Updated June 17, 2011
New Links!  The old are still valid but Paul W. has provided us with a rip divided by tracks!

See Below:

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra 

at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974

It Is Forbidden 
1. Untitled Improvisations   13:15
2. Discipline 27   9:18
3. Love in Outer Space   4:41
4. The Shadow World   6:04
5. Space is the Place   7:18
6. Second Stop is Jupiter   1:40
7. What Planet is This   2:34
8. Images   8:20
9. It is Forbidden   2:33
10. Watusi   5:48
11. Sun Ra and his Band from Outer Space
+ applause   2:46

FLAC 

or


320


Sun Ra Sunday Review