The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vinyl

The heliocentric worlds of sun ra volume two is a 1965 recording by the jazz musician sun ra and his solar arkestra.

The heliocentric worlds of sun ra vinyl.

Where volume one of the heliocentric worlds series had predominantly featured short abstract pieces volume two features longer pieces performed by a smaller group making it closer in spirit to the contemporaneous the magic city released on ra s own saturn label. Well you could do worse than heliocentric worlds vol. It was practically a given that a new york based as he was in the 60s avant jazz performer as colorful and eccentric as sun ra would end up on esp disk. Fontana stl 5499 fontana stl 5499 fontana 858 107 fpy format.

It s hard to know where exactly to begin. The sun myth the opening movement sets the exploratory tone with its sparse arhythmic meanderings and occasional sonic explosions. 1 3 sun ra format. The heliocentric worlds of sun ra vols.

Autorip is available only for eligible cds and vinyl sold by amazon eu sarl but does not apply to gift orders or primenow orders. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1966 vinyl release of the heliocentric worlds of sun ra volume 2 on discogs. 1 lp album re unofficial esps 1014 my base copy is an extremely bad pressing with constant loud background noise the music seems to be at an extremely quiet level. The 1965 sessions that produced the two volumes of heliocentric worlds came during the most extremely free form period of ra s career contemporaneous with the magic city saturn records.

Sun ra s vast catalogue can be pretty intimidating for those who aren t already initiated in his cosmic ways. Referencing the heliocentric worlds of sun ra vol. I consider heliocentric worlds volume 2 to be one of sun ra s five best albums. Vinyl lp album reissue stereo blue background label country.

31 62 free returns. 4 7 out of 5 stars 7 ratings. Originally released as two volumes in 1966 with a third volume uncovered in 2005 the landmark sessions recorded by richard alderson on april 20 and november 16 1965 have been hailed as a masterpiece of free jazz.