After years of searching, I finally obtained this set of additional material from the Pit-Inn concert of August 8, 1988. Perhaps released only in Japan, this collection is an additional 30 minutes 31 seconds of music spread over three 33 1/3 RPM 7" records containing the balance of the performances known from this special concert. As Jesse Jarnow mentions in his AMG review of the CD, this date captures the Arkestra in the midst of what they do best: making joyous, cosmos-sweeping music in the self-established tradition
of a free big band. The recording captures the band sympathetically,
managing to keep the chaos under control through a crisp and deep mix. Combine these tracks with those offered in the last post for nearly 90 minutes of non-stop interstellar cosmo swing.
Opus Springtime
583. [389] Sun Ra Arkestra
Sun Ra (p, syn, voc); Michael Ray (tp, voc); Ahmed Abdullah (tp); Tyrone Hill (tb); Marshall Allen (as, fl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, perc); Leroy Taylor [Eloe Omoe] (as, bcl, cacl, perc); June Tyson (vln, voc); Bruce Edwards (eg); Rollo Radford (eb); Samarai Celestial (d); Earl "Buster" Smith (d).
Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion: Live at Pit-Inn was issued in 1988 on DIW 824 [CD] and DIW 8024 [LP]. There was also a special LP picture disc, in a limited edition of under 1000, DIWP 2. Other material from this concert was included in three 7-inch 33-rpm extended-play singles, titled "Live at Pit Inn Tokyo 8-8-88 Volume One/Two/Three," DIW DEP 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Date, location, and personnel from the CD leaflet. The order in which the pieces were actually performed is not known. Thanks to John Szwed for information about the picture disk and to Mark Webber for information about the three EPs.
from Campbell / Trent The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.
Sun Ra (p, syn, voc); Michael Ray (tp, voc); Ahmed Abdullah (tp); Tyrone Hill (tb); Marshall Allen (as, fl, perc); John Gilmore (ts, cl, timb, voc); Danny Ray Thompson (bars, perc); Leroy Taylor [Eloe Omoe] (as, bcl, cacl, perc); June Tyson (vln, voc); Bruce Edwards (eg); Rollo Radford (eb); Samarai Celestial (d); Earl "Buster" Smith (d).
Pit-Inn, Shinjuku, Tokyo,
August 8, 1988
August 8, 1988
Introduction /
Cosmo Approach Prelude (Ra)
Angel Race /
I'll Wait for You (Ra) [SR, ens voc]
Can You Take It? (Henderson)
If you Came from Nowhere Here [Carefree] (Ra)
Astro Black (Ra) [JT, MR, ens voc; SR, ens voc]
Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington)
Why Was I Born? (Kern) [MR voc]
Interstellar Lo Ways [Low Ways] (Ra)
Queer Notions (Hawkins)
Prelude No. 7 (Chopin)
East of the Sun (Bowman) [JG voc]
Frisco Fog (Carr-Roberts)
Opus Springtime (Ra)
Cosmos Swing Blues (Ra)
Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion: Live at Pit-Inn was issued in 1988 on DIW 824 [CD] and DIW 8024 [LP]. There was also a special LP picture disc, in a limited edition of under 1000, DIWP 2. Other material from this concert was included in three 7-inch 33-rpm extended-play singles, titled "Live at Pit Inn Tokyo 8-8-88 Volume One/Two/Three," DIW DEP 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Date, location, and personnel from the CD leaflet. The order in which the pieces were actually performed is not known. Thanks to John Szwed for information about the picture disk and to Mark Webber for information about the three EPs.
from Campbell / Trent The Earthly Recordings 2nd ed.
Sun Ra Arkestra
Live at The Pit-Inn 8-8-88
DIW Records DIW DEP 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 (EP Collection) 1988
1. Queer Notions (Coleman Hawkins) 3:23
2. Prelude No. 7 (Chopin) 5:02
3. East of the Sun (Brooks Bouman) 3:22
4. Frisco Fog (Sun Ra) 3:37
5. Opus Springtime (Sun Ra) 7:45
6. Cosmo Swing Blues (Sun Ra) 7:25
Live at The Pit-Inn 8-8-88
DIW Records DIW DEP 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 (EP Collection) 1988
1. Queer Notions (Coleman Hawkins) 3:23
2. Prelude No. 7 (Chopin) 5:02
3. East of the Sun (Brooks Bouman) 3:22
4. Frisco Fog (Sun Ra) 3:37
5. Opus Springtime (Sun Ra) 7:45
6. Cosmo Swing Blues (Sun Ra) 7:25
