Sun Ra
Monorails & Satellites: Works for Solo Piano Vols. 1, 2, 3 (3Lp)
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Triple-LP version. Tri-gatefold cover. "Considering the monumental depth of Sun Ra's recorded oeuvre, there are surprisingly few solo piano albums. Monorails & Satellites Volumes 1 and 2 were the first commercial LPs of the artist's solo keyboard excursions. Recorded in 1966 and released on his Saturn imprint in 1968, Volume 1 featured seven idiosyncratic originals and one standard ('Easy Street') delivered in Sunny's singular manner. Volume 2 was released the following year, and contains five compositions, all originals. A third volume was prepped but shelved, and this deluxe edition marks its premiere release. As with all Cosmic Myth releases these volumes are superbly mastered, and are available with copious liners notes by renown American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and additional overviews by jazz historian Ben Young and producer Irwin Chusid."
Details
Cat. number: CMR 004LP
Year: 2019
Release notes
Recorded in New York, ca. 1966. "Volumes 1 and 2 were issued on Ra's Saturn label 50 years ago, but an unreleased third volume was recently discovered and is included here." Volume 1 is a remastered release of [m143592], Saturn SR-509 Volume 2 is a remastered release of [m1485503], Saturn 519 Spine lists title as "Monorails & Satellites - Remastered And Expanded Edition." Comes in trifold album cover. Volumes 1 & 2 are monophonic. Volume 3 is in stereo.
Tracklist
| Volume 1 | |||
| A1 | Space Towers | 3:36 | |
| A2 | Cogitation | 6:30 | |
| A3 | Skylight | 3:56 | |
| A4 | The Alter Destiny | 3:06 | |
| B1 | Easy Street | 3:34 | |
| B2 | Blue Differentials | 2:51 | |
| B3 | Monorails And Satellites | 5:32 | |
| B4 | The Galaxy Way | 3:21 | |
| Volume 2 | |||
| C1 | Astro Vision | 3:17 | |
| C2 | The Ninth Eye | 9:09 | |
| C3 | Solar Boats | 4:59 | |
| D1 | Perspective Prisms Of Is | 6:22 | |
| D2 | Calundronius | 8:11 | |
| Volume 3 (Stereo) | |||
| E1 | Soundscapes | 3:27 | |
| E2 | The Eternal Tomorrow | 5:49 | |
| E3 | Today Is Not Yesterday | 7:14 | |
| E4 | World Island Festival | 6:20 | |
| F1 | The Changing Wind | 3:59 | |
| F2 | Don't Blame Me | 4:43 | |
| F3 | Gone With The Wind | 4:10 | |
| F4 | How Am I To Know | 5:23 | |
| F5 | Yesterdays | 4:13 | |
Credits
- Tony Kellers
- Art Direction, Design [Cover Design]
- Sun Ra
- Composed By (1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 2-5), Piano, Producer [Original Recordings]
- Edley ODowd
- Design [Cover Design]
- Irwin Chusid
- Design [Cover Design], Liner Notes, Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Restoration (1-9 to 1-13)
- John Allen
- Executive-Producer
- Peter Wright
- Executive-Producer
- Ben Young
- Liner Notes, Mastered By, Transferred By [Tape Transfer], Restoration (1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-9)
- Vijay Iyer
- Liner Notes
- Joe Lizzi
- Mastered By, Transferred By [Tape Transfer], Restoration (1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-9)
- Michael D. Anderson
- Reissue Producer
