SUN RA Concert For The Comet Kohoutek CD
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"Released in the early '90s, Concert for the Comet Kohoutek captures a typically inspired night by Sun Ra & the Intergalactic Space Research Arkestra. Recorded in late 1973, on this date the Arkestra is guided by a musical theme composed around the idea of the Comet Kohoutek, which was passing close to Earth at the time. Typically, the release vaults between cosmic vocal songs that speak of Truth and other such brashly capitalized affairs (such as "Astro Black"), almost straight-ahead big-band jazz arrangements ("Variations of Kohoutek Themes"), and frighteningly evil free explorations ("Journey Through the Outer Darkness")."- Jesse Jarnow, AMG
"Released in the early '90s, Concert for the Comet Kohoutek captures a typically inspired night by Sun Ra & the Intergalactic Space Research Arkestra. Recorded in late 1973, on this date the Arkestra is guided by a musical theme composed around the idea of the Comet Kohoutek, which was passing close to Earth at the time. Typically, the release vaults between cosmic vocal songs that speak of Truth and other such brashly capitalized affairs (such as "Astro Black"), almost straight-ahead big-band jazz arrangements ("Variations of Kohoutek Themes"), and frighteningly evil free explorations ("Journey Through the Outer Darkness")." - Jesse Jarnow, All Music Guide
Personnel: Kwame Hadi (tp) Akh Tal Ebah (tp, flh, mel, vo) Dick Griffin or Charles Stephens (tb) James Jacson (basn, fl, Ancient Egyptian Infinity d) Eloe Omoe (bcl, per) Danny Davis (as, fl, per) Marshall Allen (as, ob, fl, per) John Gilmore (ts, per, vo) Danny Ray Thompson (bars, fl, per) Alzo Wright (vln, cello, d) Sun Ra (syn, org, declamation) Ronnie Boykins (b) Thomas "Bugs" Hunter (d) Cheryl Banks, Judith Holton, June Tyson, Space Ethnic Voices, Ruth Wright (dancer, vo)
1 Kohoutek Intro 1:10
2 Astro Black 1:50
3 Variations Of Kohoutek Themes 5:12
4 Journey Through The Outer Darkness 9:25
5 Enlightenment 2:02
6 Unknown Kohoutek 7:16
7 Discipline 12:39
8 Outer Space E.M. (Emergency) 7:48
9 Space Is The Place 7:56