Savoy Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra
| Recorded | Oct 10, 1961 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Catalog | MG-12169 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 84411 |
The record
Recorded in 1961 as the Arkestra pushed further past hard bop's edges, this session finds Gilmore's tenor and Allen's alto tangling with Ra's clattering piano and Boykins' elastic bass in service of a title that doesn't oversell it. Craft's reissue restores a document of Ra's early '60s vision, equal parts big-band discipline and cosmic static.
Session personnel
- Marshall Allen — alto saxophone, instruments [morrow], flute
- Pat Patrick — baritone saxophone
- Ronnie Boykins — bass
- Willie Jones — drums
- Bernard McKinney — euphonium, trombone
- Leah Ananda — featuring, congas
- Sun Ra — piano
- John Gilmore — tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Ricky Murray — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Savoy Records · MG-12169 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Savoy Records · MG-12169 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, MGM Pressing · deep groove |
| — | Savoy Records · MG-12169 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Bestway Pressing · deep groove |
| 1969 | BYG Records · BYG 529 111 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1969 | BYG Records · BYG 529 111 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | BYG Records · S-26.063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | CBS/Sony · SOPL 57-SY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Savoy Records · ZNL Y 33312 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | Savoy Jazz · SV-0213 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | Savoy Jazz · COCY-75440 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1996 | Savoy Jazz · SV-0213 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1998 | Savoy Jazz · SV-0213 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1998 | Savoy Jazz · SV-0213 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2000 | Jazz Heritage (2) · 515914X — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Marshall Allen also plays on
Pat Patrick also plays on
Ronnie Boykins also plays on