Sun Ra
Wake Up Angels
LabelArt YardGenreJazz & Improvisation
Out of stock
Tracked express shipping from Italy, no customs or import VAT in the EU. Shipping costs
Live recordings from Sun Ra Solar-Myth and Intergalactic Arkestras performing live at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival from 1972-74, well-recorded and great performances in this first issue of these great concerts.
"Recorded live at the Ann Arbor Blues And Jazz Festival 1972-73-74. The classic big band with a full complement of singers, Tracks 1 -10 (1972) feature the great "Space is the Place Suite". After the first few minutes the sound is surprisingly good with great drums throughout; crystal clear. Presence and excitement are well captured, along with some blistering Ra electronics and the crowd cheering everyone on. A bass solo even: rare event. Tracks 11 - 18 (1973) roll straight on winding up with the long declamatory, dramaturgical, chant that gives this set its title and, so far as I know, appears here for the first time on any LP or CD."-ReR USA/Art Yard
Format
Comes in gatefold digipack. Mastered at Technology Works
Release notes
Comes in gatefold digipack. Mastered at Technology Works Originally released on CD by Total Energy Records Life Is Splendid (NER3026) Outer Space Employment Agency (NER3021) It is Forbidden (NER3029) Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra appeared at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz festival by arrangement with Alton Abraham & Saturn Research, Inc. #1-1 - 1-8 Recorded In performance at Otis Spann Memorial Field, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday, September 8, 1972. Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Discipline…
| 1972 | |||
| 1-1 | Enlightenment | ||
| 1-2 | Space Is The Place | ||
| 1-3 | Untitled Improvisation | ||
| 1-4 | Discipline 27-II | ||
| 1-5 | What Planet Is This | ||
| 1-6 | Life Is Splendid | ||
| 1-7 | Immeasurable | ||
| 1-8 | Outer Spaceways Incorporated | ||
| 1973 | |||
| 1-9 | Untitled Improvisation | ||
| 1-10 | Discipline 99 | ||
| 1-11 | Love In Outer Space | ||
| 1-12 | Watusi | ||
| 1-13 | Discipline 27-II | ||
| 1-14 | At First There Was Nothing | ||
| 1-15 | The Universe Has More To Offer You | ||
| 1-16 | Wake Up Angels | ||
| 1-17 | The Universe Sent Me To Converse With You | ||
| 1-18 | Outer Space Employment Agency | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 2-1 | Untitled Improvisation | ||
| 2-2 | Discipline 27 | ||
| 2-3 | Love In Outer Space | ||
| 2-4 | The Shadow World | ||
| 2-5 | Space Is The Place | ||
| 2-6 | Second Stop Jupiter | ||
| 2-7 | Discipline 27-II / What Planet Is This | ||
| 2-8 | Images | ||
| 2-9 | It Is Forbidden | ||
| 2-10 | Watusi | ||
| 2-11 | Sun Ra And His Band From Outer Space... | ||
- Larry Northington
- Alto Saxophone (1-1 to 1-8)
- Danny Davis
- Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion (2-1 to 2-11)
- Marshall Allen
- Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion (2-1 to 2-11)
- Pat Patrick
- Baritone Saxophone (1-1 to 1-8)
- Danny Thompson
- Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bassoon [Neptunian Libflecto (Modified Bassoon)] (2-1 to 2-11)
- Reginald "Shoo-Be-Doo" Fields
- Bass (2-1 to 2-11)
- Ronnie Boykins
- Bass (1-9 to 1-18)
- Eloe Omoe
- Bass Clarinet (1-9 to 2-11), Flute (1-9 to 1-18)
- Leroy Taylor
- Bass Clarinet (1-1 to 1-8)
- James Jacson
- Bassoon, Drums [Infinity Drum], Vocals (2-1 to 2-11)
- Sun Ra
- Composed By, Arranged By, Lead Vocals (1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-11), Organ [Farfisa Organ], Synthesizer [Mini-Moog], Vocals (1-9 to 1-18), Piano, Keyboards, Organ [Space Organ] (1-1 to 1-8), Piano, Organ, Synthesizer (2-1 to 2-11)
- Atakatune
- Congas (1-9 to 1-18), Congas (2-1 to 2-11)
- Odun
- Congas (1-9 to 1-18)
- Nana Makawi
- Design [Front Cover]
- Alzo Wright
- Drums (1-1 to 1-8), Percussion (1-9 to 1-18)
- Clifford Jarvis
- Drums (2-1 to 2-11)
- Lex Humphries
- Drums (1-1 to 1-18)
- Tommy Hunter
- Drums (1-9 to 1-18)
- Vic Morrison
- Drums (1-9 to 1-18)
- Harry Richards
- Drums [Space Drums] (1-1 to 1-8), Percussion (1-1 to 1-8)
- Robert Underwood
- Drums [Space Drums] (1-1 to 1-8)
- Dale Williams
- Electric Guitar (2-1 to 2-11)
- Akh Tal Ebah
- Flugelhorn (1-1 to 1-8), Mellophone (1-9 to 2-11), Trumpet, Trumpet [Unidentified Trumpet] (2-1 to 2-11), Vocals
- Sonny Kay
- Layout, Design
- June Tyson
- Lead Vocals, Voice [Space Ethnic Voices] (1-1 to 1-8, 2-2 to 2-11), Vocals [Space Vocals] (1-9 to 1-18)
- Peter Beckmann
- Mastered By
- Russell Branch
- Percussion (1-1 to 1-8)
- Stanley Morgan
- Percussion (1-1 to 1-8)
- John Sinclair
- Producer, Liner Notes
- John Gilmore
- Tenor Saxophone, Percussion
- Kwame Hadi
- Trumpet (1-9 to 2-11)
- Lamont McClamb
- Trumpet (1-1 to 1-8)
- Cheryl Banks
- Vocals (1-1 to 1-8, 2-2 to 2-11)
- Judith Holton
- Vocals (1-1 to 1-8, 2-2 to 2-11)
- Ruth Wright
- Vocals (1-1 to 1-8)
