Sun RaFeaturing: Sun Ra Arkestra
Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo, Japan, 8, 8, 1988 (2CD)
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After concluding their tours of the United States and Europe that began in the spring of 1988, they made their first visit to Japan on July 30. At this time, Sun Ra was 74 years old. After completing five performances across Japan, the tour's final show took place on August 8th at Shinjuku Pit Inn. During this Japanese performance, Sun Ra Arkestra delivered a remarkable performance, showcasing big band jazz, including standard tunes. The concert was characterized by intricate arrangements, individual virtuosity of each player, and a telepathic unity within the band. The performance was truly memorable, reminiscent of their peak era, as it demonstrated the mysterious space music through the sound vibrations of Sun Ra, the "mythical scientist of sound".
Sun Ra: piano, synthesizer, vocals
Ahmed Abdullah: trumpet
Tyrone Hill: trombone
Marshall Allen: alto sax, flute, percussion
Danny Ray Thompson: baritone sax, percussion
Eloe Omoe [Leroy Taylor]: alto sax, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, percussion
June Tyson: violin, vocals
Bruce Edwards: electric guitar
Rollo Radford: electric bass
Samarai Celestial [Eric Walker]: drums
Earl "Buster" Smith: drums
Release notes
Recorded live at Pit-Inn, Shinjuku, Tokyo, August, 8, 1988
| 1-1 | Introduction ~ Cosmo Apporoach Prelude | ||
| 1-2 | Discipline 27 B | ||
| 1-3 | Angel Race ~ I Wait For You | ||
| 1-4 | Tokyo Dance Blues | ||
| 1-5 | Queer Notions | ||
| 1-6 | Chopin : Prelude | ||
| 1-7 | I Want To Be Happy | ||
| 1-8 | If You Come From Nowhere Here | ||
| 1-9 | East Of the Sun | ||
| 1-10 | Can You Take It? | ||
| 1-11 | We Travel The Space Ways | ||
| 2-1 | Prelude Avantguarde No.2 | ||
| 2-2 | Astro Black | ||
| 2-3 | Prelude To A Kiss | ||
| 2-4 | Frisco Fog | ||
| 2-5 | Why Was I Born | ||
| 2-6 | Opus Spring Time | ||
| 2-7 | Interstellar Lo-Ways | ||
| 2-8 | Cosmo Swing Blues | ||
| 2-9 | Space Is The Place |
- Marshall Allen
- Alto Saxophone
- Danny Thompson
- Baritone Saxophone
- Rollo Rodford
- Bass
- Leroy Taylor
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- Sun Ra
- Composed By (1 to 5, 8), Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
- DIW
- Design
- Earl "Buster" Smith
- Drums
- Eric Walker
- Drums
- Tomoyuki Fukuda
- Engineer [Assistant]
- Masato Sugiyama
- Engineer [Recording]
- Bruce Edwards
- Guitar
- 湯浅学
- Liner Notes
- Judith Holton
- Other [Dance]
- Shigeru Uchiyama
- Photography By
- DIW
- Producer
- Kohei Kawakami
- Producer
- Zen Matsuura
- Producer
- John Gilmore
- Tenor Saxophone, Timbales
- Tyron Hill
- Trombone
- Ahmed Abdullah
- Trumpet
- Michael Ray
- Trumpet, Vocals
- June Tyson
- Vocals, Violin
