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Jazz In Silhouette (Expanded Edition)
| Recorded | 1959 |
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| Label | Cosmic Myth Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 283549 |
The record
One of the tightest big-band statements Sun Ra ever put to tape, cut with the Chicago-era Arkestra before the cosmic sprawl fully took over -- Gilmore and Patrick anchor swinging, sharply arranged charts like "Enlightenment" and "Saturn." A crucial bridge between hard-bop discipline and the outer-space architecture to come.
Session personnel
- James Spaulding — performer [personnel], alto saxophone, flute, percussion
- Marshall Allen — performer [personnel], alto saxophone, flute, percussion
- Pat Patrick — performer [personnel], baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, percussion
- Charles Davis — performer [personnel], baritone saxophone, percussion
- Ronnie Boykins — performer [personnel], bass
- Alvin Fielder — performer [personnel], drums
- Robert Barry — performer [personnel], drums
- William Cochran — performer [personnel], drums
- Sam Thomas — performer [personnel], electric guitar
- Jim Herndon — performer [personnel], percussion [tympani]
- Sun Ra — performer [personnel], piano, organ, celesta [celeste]
- John Gilmore — performer [personnel], tenor saxophone, clarinet, percussion
- Bo Bailey — performer [personnel], trombone
- Hobart Dotson — performer [personnel], trumpet
- Lucious Randolph — performer [personnel], trumpet
- Hatty Randolph — performer [personnel], vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 2023 | Cosmic Myth Records — MONO, STEREO |
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| 2023 | Cosmic Myth Records · CMR007 — CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Mono, Expanded Edition |
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