Sun Ra
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Vol.1 (LP)
LabelEsp-DiskGenreJazz & Improvisation
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2023 repress. 180-gram black vinyl. The astonishing sessions that went light years beyond "free jazz" improvisation to create a music of deeply felt, explosive and gentle gesture made from sound itself without reference to previous notions of melody or harmony are now reissued on 180 gram vinyl with Sun Ra's original, self-created cover art. Recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20, 1965, this set of tunes finds Sun Ra breaking ground by using synthesizers and having the Arkestra musicians double on percussion. Remastered.
Release notes
Recorded at RLA, New York City, April 1965. The artist and title as printed on the spine of the jacket: Sun Ra / The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Volume One. Vol. 1 is also printed on the front and back of the jacket underneath the ESP Disk release number
| A1 | Heliocentric | 4:19 | |
| A2 | Outer Nothingness | 7:40 | |
| A3 | Other Worlds | 4:37 | |
| B1 | The Cosmos | 7:32 | |
| B2 | Of Heavenly Things | 5:46 | |
| B3 | Nebulae | 3:21 | |
| B4 | Dancing In The Sun | 1:56 |
- Pat Patrick
- Baritone Saxophone, Percussion
- Ronnie Boykins
- Bass
- Robert Cummings
- Bass Clarinet, Wood Block
- Bernard Pettaway
- Bass Trombone
- Sun Ra
- Composed By, Marimba [Bass], Celesta [Electronic], Piano, Timpani
- Adam Downey
- Design, Layout
- Richard L. Anderson
- Engineer
- Danny Davis
- Flute, Alto Saxophone
- Jimhmi Johnson
- Percussion, Timpani
- Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra
- Performer
- Marshall Allen
- Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone, Bells, Cymbal [Spiral]
- Douglas McGregor
- Remastered By
- John Gilmore
- Tenor Saxophone, Timpani
- Teddy Nance
- Trombone
- Chris Capers
- Trumpet
