Sun Ra 1939-??-??
Treasure Hunt -- Volume 2 (Rarities Compilation), Various, Various

Set 1
1. Chocolate Avenue (purportedly written by Herman "Sonny" Blount) 2:55
Clarence Williams, "1927-1934"

2. Lightning Struck the Poorhouse
3. Dig this Boogie
Wynonie Harris, Bullet 251 (78 rpm), Reissued on Krazy Kat KK783, "Nashville Jumps."
Harris-voc; Jackie Allen-tp; unknown-as; Sonny Blount (Sun Ra)-p; unknown-b; unknown-d. Recorded Nashville, 1946

4. Drinking by Myself
5. My Baby's Barrelhouse
Wynonie Harris, Bullet 252 (78 rpm), Reissued on Route 66 KIX3, "Mr. Blues Is Coming to Town," and KIX20, "Oh Babe."
Harris-voc; Jackie Allen-tp; unknown-as; Sonny Blount (Sun Ra)-p; unknown-b; unknown-d. Recorded Nashville, 1946.

6. Marlene
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie backed by members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Epic 5-9663, 1963 (?).
7. Do You Still Care For Me
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie backed by members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Epic 5-9663, 1963 (?).

8. Watermelon Man
Lonnie Sattin backed by members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Scepter Records 1251, 1963 (?).
9. Soul Bossa Nova
Lonnie Sattin backed by members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Scepter Records 1251, 1963 (?).

10. Overture/fanfare by the Arkestra (30 sec)
11. tb growls and riff, fl riff
12. Strange Strings (scraping/plucking strings "sounds like old Henry Kaiser")
13. 2 note riff on electronic celeste
14. horn riff
15. p (with echo) and bcl
16. p solo
17. horn riff with electronic celeste, slow and menacing (1 min +)
Sun Ra Arkestra, 1968, The Stranger (radio play), from Mind's Eye Theater, WBAI-FM, New York, NY.
Sun Ra and the Arkestra: Ra-p, e-celeste; Marshall Allen-as, fl; Danny Davis-s; John Gilmore-ts; Robert Cummings-cl; Bernard Pettaway-tb; Ronnie Boykins-. Koto and other strange strings by the Arkestra.

18. BBC Interview with Sun Ra
11/?/70

19. East Of Uz (Sun Ra)
Pat Patrick's Baritone Retinue, "Playing Sound Advice" (Saturn LP 770 or 777), Live concert, unknown location, c. 1976, Producers: A. Abraham, P. Patrick.
8 baritone saxes (doubling on flutes!), p, b, d, and perc.: Pat Patrick (bs), Charles Davis (bs), Mario Rivera (bs), Kenny Rogers (bs), James "Jabbo" Ware (bs), Rene McLean (bs), George Barrow (bs), Reynold Scott (bs), Hilton Ruiz (p), John Hart (b), Steve Solder (d), Babafemi Humphries (cga)

20. unknown title
Live, possibly mid-late 1970s, organ theme w/ Gilmore over Arkestra ensemble, applause.

21. Embraceable You (Gershwin)
Live performance circa 1977, Ra org, fine Gilmore ts, rhythm section, Arkestra present but only audible at end. Based on various ts, kbds, ensemble stylistic details.

22. Pink Elephants On Parade
Sun Ra Arkestra from "Stay Awake," A&M Records 1988.

23. John Gilmore station ID, 91.7 WHUS, Storrs, CT., recorded 10/10/91

24. June Tyson station ID, 91.7 WHUS, Storrs, CT., recorded 10/10/91

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