Sun ra space is the place reissue driver

There could have been more music, but this version of space is the place is 20 minutes longer than the one issued in the early 90s on vhs and includes home movie footage of sun ra s 1972 egyptian. This website uses javascript to show most of the elements. In the first of our sun ra features this week in celebration of the music and legacy of the great jazz pianist and universal mystic for what would have been his 100th birthday, the vinyl factorys chris may goes deep into sun ras extraordinary back catalogue of handpainted and often privately pressed records to select 10 of the rarest around. Oh, sun who is ra as you sway the keys and your astral eyes dance other planes of now in this ethereal shuck and jive, take me on your rocket ship. Geoff rickly listens to sun ras space is the place for the first. Listen to your favorite songs from space is the place by sun ra now.

Sun ra part 2 of our guide to his huge album catalog. That claim stops most people from listening to him, let alone his provocative music. In 1974 sun ra made his only film, space is the place, directed by john coney, who also never made another movie. Funpacked curio credited to sun ra and his inter galactic infinity arkestra but actually just the man on his mini moog and rocksichord in prime space noodle mode, plus danny davis on alto and clarinet, electric bassist stafford james and tenor man john gilmore on drums.

Composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and selfproclaimed extraterrestrial from saturn, sun ra led his. It was directed by john coney, written by sun ra and joshua smith, and features sun ra and his arkestra. Sun ra a quiet place in the universe sun ra arkestra. This is a great reissue of an incredible release by sun ra. Avantgarde jazz musician sun ra stars in the movie version of his concept album space is the place.

Space is the place vinyl, lp, album, reissue, unofficial release. Only here, its easier to like, smoother on the palate and easier to spread into all. All critics 7 top critics 4 fresh 5 rotten 2 its standard blaxploitation settings and elements crime fighters and criminals, pimps and hookers, a pool hall and a brothel but the presence of the outer space employment agency makes it extraordinary. However, the music remained unreleased until evidence music issued a compact disc in 1993 during the late1960s and early1970s, sun ra and his ensemble made several forays to california. Jan 01, 2004 believe it or not, there is a movie that spent less time on theater screens than the 1987 bill cosby vehicle leonard, part 6. May 21, 2011 taken from space is the place blue thumb records, 1973. Impulse, then owned by abc, was releasing many of sun ras albums under a distribution agreement with saturn records during the same time. The release includes chanting freejazz pieces like space is the place and. Watch the video for space is the place from sun ras space is the place for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It seems to have begun as a double homage, jim newmans desire to document ras visionary music merging with john coneys love of fifties low budget science fiction movies like first space ship on venus. Between june tysons declarative vocals, chants, and dialogue and ra s crashing, flailing synthesizer and organ fills, and with such songs as blackmanlove in outer space, its after the end of the world, and i am the. Possibly the most complex figure to have emerged from black musical history, sun ra claimed he was born on the planet saturn and was sent to earth to save it through the power of jazz.

As both a black male and an independent producer, sun ra defied racist institutions and beliefs. Jan 10, 2009 in 1974 sun ra cowrote and stared in a feature film entitled space is the place, which satirises lowbudget science fiction movies from the 1950s such as invasions of the body snatchers or the day the earth stood still, and blaxploitation movies from of the 1970s such as shaft or superfly. Space is the place, a 1974 film starring yours and my favorite saturnborn jazz pianist, sun ra, landed in and flew out of theaters quicker than it might have taken say, skitch henderson, to. Space travel bebop, as if fletcher hendersons orchestra were strutting the milky way instead of riffing the cotton club. Bass clarinet eloe omoeorgan space sun ravocals space ethnic cheryl banks. Space is the place is an album by sun ra and his intergalactic solar arkestra. The track space is the place is an incredible track. Apr 04, 20 prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. It features some amazing instrumentation and great playing by sun ra. Modern harmonic has announced the space age is here to stay, the very first collection of tracks from sun ras songbook. The album also shows how sun ras sound has evolved and how it changed since his beginning and how it way so ahead of its time. Usa avantgarde jazz musician sun ra stars in the movie version of his concept album space is the place. This album was my first sun ra title i ever boughti purchased the evidence reissue cd when it was released. Sun ra space is the place reissue vinyl at juno records.

Sun ra and his arkestra space probe 1974, vinyl discogs. In 1971, sun ra taught a course, the black man in the cosmos, at university of california, berkeley. Space is the place offers otherworldly takes on identity. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Jul 01, 2014 by the time of 1973s space is the placefollowed a year later by sun ras definitive cinematic statement, a featurelength film of the same namethe arkestra had come to fill the liminal. By the time ra recorded space is the place in 1972, many of his contemporaries in jazz were also exploring the very outer reaches hed.

Anderson and writer, music historian and dj irwin chusid, the mastered for itunes project got under way in may to mark what would have been sun ra s one hundredth birthday with a staggeringly colossal undertaking which affords his immense legacy its rightful place in the. Space is the place has more than a few hokey moments, but it also illuminates ras work. Between june tysons declarative vocals, chants, and dialogue and ras crashing, flailing synthesizer and organ fills, and with such songs as blackmanlove in outer space, its after the end of the world, and i am the brother. The music was recorded in early 1972 in san francisco, california for the film space is the place. Oh, yes, space is the place and we are with you, beyond. Delaware police are pulling over pennsylvania drivers, as some cross the border to buy alcohol.

Mca 1998 while in oakland, ra was approached by producer john coney to make a documentary for pbs, resulting in space is the place, which captured his philosophies, humour and music in suitably surreal style. Painstakingly undertaken by sun ra music archive director michael d. May 15, 2015 its a scene from sun ras 1974 blaxploitation scifi film, space is the place. In the endless ocean of sun ra recordings, space is the place ranks among the very best but more importantly stands as the most immediately understandable. For him, outer space wasnt just a gimmick or a convenient source of song titles. Over the course of these california visits, sun ra came to the attention of jim newman, who produced the film space is the place starring sun ra and his arkestra, and based, in part, on sun ra s berkeley lectures. But this unclassifiable filmic object repays close contact. May 21, 2014 in the first of our sun ra features this week in celebration of the music and legacy of the great jazz pianist and universal mystic for what would have been his 100th birthday, the vinyl factorys chris may goes deep into sun ras extraordinary back catalogue of handpainted and often privately pressed records to select 10 of the rarest around. The avantgarde jazz musician sun ra in john coneys underground fantasy space is the place 1974, in which he plays a character beamed to earth from saturn. Impulse, then owned by abc, was releasing many of sun ra s albums under a distribution agreement with saturn records during the same time.

Space is the place provides an excellent introduction to sun ras vast and freeform jazz catalog. The think i like most about is sun ras own organ play, making the high pitched space laser sounds. I would just like to point out though that there is another sun ra album called space is the place which is ostensibly the soundtrack for the film of the same name, and it is far superior to this one. The life and times of sun ra by john szwed sets the example of how one should approach this jazz iconoclast and his music. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. Space is the place, an album by sun ra on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Tension is resolved by space is the place, which rounds the album out in. Its a scene from sun ras 1974 blaxploitation scifi film, space is the place. In the film, as in life, sun ra is the quintessential outsider and space is a metaphorical eden for this much put upon black man. Sun ra started out emulating duke ellington until he got hooked into the martin denny lounge groove while constantly experimenting with thennew keyboards and exotic arrangements.

Space is the place lp sun ra currently unavailable. Herman blount was born in birmingham, alabama, but by the time he began composing and performing as sun ra, he believed that he hailed from the ringed planet saturn. Sun ra the space age is here to stay vinyl lp amoeba. Sun ra cosmic centenary, space is the place live in the berklee performance center duration. Space is the place is the soundtrack to a film that was made but never released, and the tunes are among his most ambitious, unorthodox, and compelling compositions. Around 1950, sun ra started rehearsing with his space trio. The think i like most about is sun ra s own organ play, making the high pitched space laser sounds. Described as one of the mythical jazz mavericks most accessible works, space is the place positively glows with the chaotic atmosphere of early 70s jazz cafes and bohemian reckless abandon. Sun ra 1914 1993 was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic afrofuturist philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. Space is the place vinyl, lp, album, limited edition, reissue.

Sun ra space is the place 2017, gatefold, blue transparent. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Many sun ra compositions are the musical equivalent of slowtwitch. Space is the place exists in a multiverse of genres a militant blaxploitation freejazz absurdist scifi cosmodrama. Space is the place by sun ra on amazon music unlimited. Typical of many sun ra recordings, the program is varied. Sun ra the space age is here to stay vinyl lp amoeba music. Over a hundred years since he first arrived on planet earth and 21 years since he made his final departure, sun ras profile in the musical marketplace has never been higher, the flow of releases which were once a hardtofind trickle, have now swelled into a glistening, otherworldly torrent which, thanks to a long overdue official takeover, has just shot into the cosmos. The first, sometimes referred to as sun ras edit, is abridged to 64 minutes. Firstever collection of sun ra vocal tracks to be released. Space is the place inevitably doesnt do justice to the range of his output across seventy albums or to the full perplexity of the sun ra mindscape. It is an odd artifact, a hybrid of science fiction, blaxploitation and too little avantgarde jazz.

Space is the place by sun ra album, avantgarde jazz. Art yards reissue saw the original album joined by offcuts from the secrets of the sun sessions. Space is the place is 20 minutes longer than the one issued in the early 90s on vhs and includes home movie footage of sun ras 1972 egyptian concert in the shadow. Space is the place baritone saxophone danny thompson bass pat patrick bass clarinet eloe omoe organ space sun ra vocals space ethnic akh tal ebah, cheryl banks, john gilmore, judith holton, june tyson, ruth wright. They appeared at swarthmore college, driving the audience out the doors with.

Space is the placenot to be confused with the soundtrack to the sun ra film of the same name, although the movie is an experience unto itselfis as good as 70s sun ra gets. Geoff rickly listens to sun ras space is the place for the first time. Facing high rents, sun ra and the core arkestra lived communally in a place in the. Love is for always and the driving, rootsy the world of africa. Space is the place by sun ra, released 16 may 2016 vinyl tracklist. His handpicked replacement was pharoah sanders, then a waiter in. Art yard present a reissue of sun ras the antique blacks, originally released. A replacement was found in philadelphia jazz bassist jymie merritt. Space is the place posted on january 10, 2009 1 comment before the cyber age, the computer age and even the space age, there was sun ra. If you dont see the contents properly, try to activate javascript.

Sun ra in space is the place believe it or not, there is a movie that spent less time on theater screens than the 1987 bill cosby vehicle leonard, part 6. The reissue has extended the original lp with even rarer tracks, making the new space probe a special release indeed. Now i have a huge stack of sun ra albums including many different original saturns from different erassome of these, especially studio dates like celestial love and a fireside chat, sound really great on the hifi and contradict the typical poor sounding saturn tag. Sun ra space is the place 1998, digipak, cd discogs. Space is the place, a 1974 film starring yours and my favorite saturnborn jazz pianist, sun ra, landed in and flew out of theaters quicker than it might have taken say, skitch henderson, to leave a live sun ra arkestra performance. Herman poole sonny blount 19141993, has been hailed as one of the great bigband leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz new york times and as the missing link between duke ellington and public enemy rolling stone. From the first note of india, gongs are all over this album, as well as tympani and drums played with beaters instead of sticks quite unlike the more afrocuban influences that had been prevalent on hip jazz recordings since the late 40s. Knitting factory, reportedly doing mad sets which saw ra driving the band to. A big band studio affair, sleeping beauty embodies all of the far out, space is the place jazz funkorama that we can expect from sun ra and his arkestra. Sun ra space is the place limited edition colored vinyl lp. But unlike the 50s and 60s which are welldocumented, particularly by the reissue programme on evidence or the late 80s and early 90s covered well, not least by leo, this period is not well. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sun ra composer, alton abraham producer, ed michel producer. And like a comet or some other incandescent heavenly body moving on its own elliptical trajectory, it.

Sun ras vocal chants, harsh synthesizer and organ blasts along with film dialogue, heavy percussion and just all around weirdness are featured. The double lp compiles over seventyfive minutes of vocal performances and mindexpanding works by ra and his arkestra. Soundtrack to the film space is the place evidence 1993. Space is the place provides an excellent introduction to sun ra s vast and freeform jazz catalog. Jan 24, 2003 that claim stops most people from listening to him, let alone his provocative music. Space is the place was originally released on blue thumb records in 1973 as bts41. Space is the place original motion picture soundtrack sun. Space is the place is an 85minute afrofuturist science fiction film made in 1972 and released in 1974. To celebrate the 40th birthday of the legendary 1974 science fiction film space is the place and sun ras boundary pushing experimental jazz soundtrack, box set specialists harte recording have compiled a comprehensive collection of ephemera. Impulse producer ed michel supervised the recording session. Watch the video for space is the place from sun ra s space is the place for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sun ras vocal chants, harsh synthesizer and organ blasts along with film dialogue, heavy.