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Sun Ra was the ultimate outsider artist, the first musician to declare that space was the place, claiming to hail from Saturn as his crew fearlessly traversed the outer limits of aural exploration, taking jazz to new levels of free improvisation. Compiled and annotated by Kris Needs, A Space Odyssey charts the early days of Sun Ra's voyage, from leaving his Birmingham, Alabama birthplace, through his first Chicago recordings and on to New York City, where his unique musical visions could flourish and take off.
Tracklist
Pre-Flight
1-1 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Saturn
1-2 Clarence Williams And His Orchestra– Chocolate Avenue
1-3 Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harris*– Dig This Boogie
1-4 Wynonie (Mr. Blues) Harris* With Jimmie Jackson & His Orchestra*– Lightnin’ Struck The Poorhouse
1-5 Lil Green And Her Orchestra– Blowtop Blues
1-6 Sonny Blount* & Stuff Smith– Deep Purple
1-7 Andy Tibbs* & The Dozier Boys– In Every Man’s Life
1-8 Eugene Wright And His Dukes Of Swing– Dawn Mist
1-9 Dorothy Donegan– D.D.D. (Doroty Donegan's Doughhouse)
1-10 Sax Mallard & His Sextet*– Aching Heart
1-11 Miss Sharecropper* AKA LaVern Baker– I Want To Rock
1-12 Red Saunders & His Orchestra– Hey Bartender
1-13 Red Saunders & His Orchestra– Boot 'Em Up
1-14 Red Saunders & His Orchestra With Dolores Hawkins & The Hambone Kids– Hambone
1-15 Red Saunders & His Orchestra With Joe Williams– Voodoo Blues
1-16 Jo Jo Adams– Rebecca
1-17 Joe Williams With Red Saunders Band*– It's Raining Again
1-18 Red Saunders & His Orchestra– Summertime
1-19 Paul Bascomb & His Orchestra*– Alley "B" On 5th Ave.
1-20 The Nu Sounds– Chicago USA (Version 2)
1-21 Sun Ra– Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
1-22 The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra & Arkestra*– Dreaming
1-23 The Nu Sounds– Spaceship Lullaby
1-24 Billie Hawkins With Sun Ra & His Orchestra*– Last Call For Love
1-25 Yochanan AKA The Space Age Vocalist– Muck Muck (Matt Matt)
1-26 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Medicine For A Nightmare
1-27 Sun Ra & His Astro Infinity Arkestra*– Adventure In Space
1-28 Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*– New Horizons
Lift-Off
2-1 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– A Call For All Demons
2-2 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Future
2-3 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*– Planet Earth
2-4 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*– Overtones Of China
2-5 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– India
2-6 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*– Eve
2-7 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– Kingdom Of Not
2-8 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– El Is A Sound Of Joy
2-9 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*– El Viktor
2-10 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– Sunology
2-11 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Springtime In Chicago
2-12 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Brainville
2-13 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Street Named Hell
2-14 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– Portrait Of The Living Sky
2-15 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra*– Ankh
2-16 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Sun Song
2-17 Sun Ra & The Arkestra*– Advice To Medics
Future Shock
3-1 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Great Balls Of Fire
3-2 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Enlightenment
3-3 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Velvet
3-4 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Hours After
3-5 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Blues At Midnight
3-6 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkistra*– Ancient Aiethopia
3-7 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Space Loneliness
3-8 Juanita Rogers & Lynn Hollings With Mr. V's Five Joys– Teenager’s Letter Of Promises
3-9 Sun Ra & His Myth Science Arkestra*– Big City Blues
3-10 Le Sun-Ra & His Arkestra*– Bassism
3-11 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Where Is Tomorrow
3-12 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– New Day
3-13 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– Tapestry From An Asteroid
3-14 Sun Ra & His Arkestra*– The Beginning
3-15 Yochanan– Message To Earthman