Sun Ra (jazz, cds, albums, quote, memory)

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-11-2006, 02:12 PM

OK , so I`ve been aware of this guy for years. Total nutcases making music is something that I rather enjoy finding out about.I heard a few songs off his Nuclear War album & thought they were great , but seriously where the hell do I go from here.This guys back catalogue is HUGE.

Any help guiding me through this mountain of work would be appreciated.

franscar · 02-11-2006, 02:28 PM

From memory 'Purple Night' and 'Blue Delight' were the two my ex's best mate used to harp on about the very most. From a cursory glance they look fairly impractical to get hold of.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-11-2006, 02:39 PM

I see what you mean , i`ve found one copy of Purple Night on Ebay (U.S. only) and Amazon have one copy of Blue Delight for £50.

Still , i`ll keep looking

hookers with machineguns · 02-11-2006, 07:34 PM

Thanks for this thread, I'm also kinda wondering where to look. I'm thinking about checking out Super Sonic Jazz, kinda read some stuff online suggesting that might be the one, and also I havent heard anything from it. Ive heard two or three off Jazz in Silhouette, they were exceptional, so who knows, these kinda things, you might not be let down with any purchase.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-11-2006, 08:17 PM

5 albums down , only another couple of thousand to go

jazzfromhell · 02-11-2006, 11:40 PM

Atlantis
Space Is The Place
Jazz In Silhouette
The Magic City

Those are all in print, I believe, and should be in the $10-$15 range.

jazzfromhell · 02-11-2006, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

This guys back catalogue is HUGE.

That's the case with most jazz musicians (although Sun Ra is indeed one of the larger perpetrators). If you want help sorting through everything, I'd pick up the Penguin Guide to Jazz (the 7th edition is the newest). It's like a Leonard Maltin guide, but for jazz CDs. It only includes CDs that are in print (or that were in print, as of the writing), specifically only the ones that are in print in Great Britain, fortuneately for you. It's about $25 here, but it's thick, and definitely a worthwhile purchase.

P.S. If you take a serious interest in jazz, it's practically never a good idea to buy compilations that aren't complete (i.e. Complete Bitches Brew Sessions, Complete Verve Recordings, etc.). With the catalogues that many of the musicians have, they could often have ten CD's of Grade-A, "Greatest Hits" worthy music, and if you buy enough, a one-disc compilation will just become a waste of money.

halfdeadhippo · 02-25-2006, 06:52 PM

The Heliocentric Worlds albums are supposed to be his best works, but I haven't heard them myself, so I can't confirm this.

jazzfromhell · 02-25-2006, 07:19 PM

I've had Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2 on order for a while (I don't think they'll ever come, the place must not have realized that they didn't have them in stock anymore, I'll probably reorder them from somewhere else), but I've never heard of them being his best.

**cardboard adolescent** · 02-25-2006, 08:29 PM

I dig Space is the Place.

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02-11-2006, 02:12 PM
Urban Hatemonger Groovy Hate F*ck Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 9,401	Sun Ra OK , so I`ve been aware of this guy for years. Total nutcases making music is something that I rather enjoy finding out about.I heard a few songs off his Nuclear War album & thought they were great , but seriously where the hell do I go from here.This guys back catalogue is HUGE. Any help guiding me through this mountain of work would be appreciated. __________________

02-11-2006, 02:28 PM
franscar Honky Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 687	From memory 'Purple Night' and 'Blue Delight' were the two my ex's best mate used to harp on about the very most. From a cursory glance they look fairly impractical to get hold of. __________________ Franscar is metal. You are not.

02-11-2006, 02:39 PM
Urban Hatemonger Groovy Hate F*ck Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 9,401	I see what you mean , i`ve found one copy of Purple Night on Ebay (U.S. only) and Amazon have one copy of Blue Delight for £50. Still , i`ll keep looking __________________

02-11-2006, 07:34 PM
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02-11-2006, 08:17 PM
Urban Hatemonger Groovy Hate F*ck Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 9,401	5 albums down , only another couple of thousand to go __________________

02-11-2006, 11:40 PM
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 192	Atlantis Space Is The Place Jazz In Silhouette The Magic City Those are all in print, I believe, and should be in the $10-$15 range.

02-25-2006, 06:52 PM
halfdeadhippo Groupie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 28	The Heliocentric Worlds albums are supposed to be his best works, but I haven't heard them myself, so I can't confirm this.

02-25-2006, 07:19 PM
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 192	I've had Heliocentric Worlds 1 and 2 on order for a while (I don't think they'll ever come, the place must not have realized that they didn't have them in stock anymore, I'll probably reorder them from somewhere else), but I've never heard of them being his best.

02-25-2006, 08:29 PM
cardboard adolescent time isn't on my side Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,378	I dig Space is the Place. __________________ Free Music! Free Art! The Ocean Will Have Us All