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Sun Ra

Sleeping Beauty

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Originally released on Saturn Records in 1979, both Sleeping Beauty and On Jupiter are studio recordings by the large Ra ensemble (including electric guitar and electric bass) and, for the most part, feature the first recordings of the titles included on them (though most were played live a few months earlier). These two releases belong together, since they were recorded and released in close proximity and are both long, groove-based, pieces that range from proto-disco to relaxed groove-driven pieces in which electric piano, guitar and bass function as a ground on which a parade of events drift in and out; Sleeping Beauty is a chaotic, swirling masterpiece with lots of effects added to the instruments and an interesting mix.
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Cat. number: ARTYARD CD003
Year: 2008

Format

Packaged in tri-folded digipak cover. First issued on Saturn in 1979. Features an enlarged version of the Arkestra under the full title 'Sun Ra and his Alter Destiny 21st Century Omniverse Arkestra'. (P)&(C) by Art Yard Ltd and Enterplanetary Koncepts. (C) 2008 Art Yard ltd.

Release notes

Reissue of [r1638567], originally released by El Saturn Records as "11-1-79" in 1979. This Re-issue CD was Produced for Art Yard by [...]. Transfered and Mastered by [...] at Technology Works. Photograph of Sun Ra performing in Egypt 12/12/1971 © Hartmut Geerken. Artwork by [...]. Photograph of Sun Ra at The Sun Studio New York 1966 © Val Wilmer. An El Saturn Recording. Remastered and Reissued by ART YARD ltd in cooperation with ESP-DISK and IHNFINITY IS, LLC, a New York Limited Liability…

Tracklist
1Springtime Again9:12
2Door Of The Cosmos8:53
3Sleeping Beauty11:48
Credits
Noel Scott
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax], Percussion
Marshall Allen
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Flute
Hutch Jones
Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax]
Art Yard
Artwork
Danny Ray Thompson
Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Sax], Flute, Percussion
Eloe Omoe
Bass Clarinet, Flute, Percussion
James Jacson
Bassoon, Flute, Percussion
Stanley Morgan
Congas
Eddie Thomas
Drums
Reg McDonald
Drums
Luqman Ali
Drums, Vocals
Richard Williams
Electric Bass
Steve Clark
Electric Bass
Taylor Richardson
Electric Guitar
Vincent Chancey
French Horn
Michael Ray
Mastered By [Original 'Mix'], Trumpet, Vocals
Atakatune
Percussion
Sun Ra
Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Vocals, Composed By, Arranged By
Sylvester Baton
Reeds
Peter Dennett
Reissue Producer
Peter Beckmann
Technician [Transfered By], Remastered By [Mastered By]
Kenny Williams
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Flute
John Gilmore
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax], Percussion, Vocals
Craig Harris
Trombone
Tony Bethel
Trombone
Curt Pulliam
Trumpet
Walter Miller
Trumpet
Harry Wilson
Vibraphone
Damon Choice
Vibraphone, Vocals
June Tyson
Vocals
Rhonda Blout
Vocals