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Jack Warner: Sun Ra 1962-??-??
Identifier5458792
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Media TypeDVD
Media Count3
NoteCirculates on 3 DVDs - all of Sun Ra's Saturn recordings which are as yet unissued on compact disc
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Sun Ra 1962-??-?? Saturn Recordings Unissued on CD, Various, Various
Set 1Sun Ra: Saturn recordings unissued on cd 1

Disc 1
The Invisible Shield
1 State Street 3:54
Secrets of the Sun (copy 1)
2 Friendly Galaxy 4:53
3 Solar Differentials 6:24
4 Space Aura 5:26
5 Love in Outer Space 4:39
6 Reflects Motion 9:12
7 Solar Symbols 2:44
Secrets of the Sun (copy 2)
8 Friendly Galaxy 4:55
9 Solar Differentials 6:26
10 Space Aura 5:28
11 Love in Outer Space 4:41
12 Reflects Motion 9:15
13 Solar Symbols 2:47

Disc 2
Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
1 Gods on a Safari/The World Shadow 13:45
2 The Voice of Pan/Dawn over Israel 11:38
Monorails and Satellites Vol. 2
3 Astro Vision 3:23
4 The Ninth Eye 9:23
5 Solar Boats 5:06
6 Perspective Prisms of Is 6:30
7 Calundronius 8:19

Disc 3
Strange Strings
1 Worlds Approaching 10:03
2 Strange Strings 12:38
3 Strange Strings 20:16
Space Probe
4 Space Probe 18:06
5 Primitive 2:28
6 The Conversion of J.P. 13:58

Disc 4
My Brother the Wind Vol. 1
1 My Brother the Wind 2:48
2 Intergalactic II 8:53
3 To Nature's God 4:32
4 THe Code of Interdependence 16:42
Continuation (tracks 1, 2, 5, and 6)
5 Biosphere Blues 5:08
6 Intergalactic Research 8:12
7 Continuation To 8:43
8 Jupiter Festival 11:05
Continuation (extra copy of track 2)
9 Intergalactic Research 8:11

Disc 5
Night of the Purple Moon
1 Sun-Earth Rock 4:33
2 The All of Everything 4:18
3 Impromptu Festival 3:57
4 Blue Soul 3:41
5 Narrative 2:54
6 Outside the Time Zone 4:54
7 The Night of the Purple Moon 3:40
8 A Bird's Eye View of Man's World 3:00
9 21st Century Romance 4:01
10 Dance of the Living Image 4:31
11 Love in Outer Space 3:43

Disc 6
Dark Myth Equation-Visitation aka Live in Egypt
1 Discipline 27 3:43
2 Interview with Ra 3:57
3 Solar Ship Voyage/Interview 2:53
4 Cosmo-Darkness 1:59
5 The Light Thereof 4:47
6 Friendly Galaxy No. 2 9:42
7 To Nature's God 8:34
8 Why Go to the Moon? 2:30

Disc 7
Nidhamu
1 Space Loneliness No. 2 11:50
2 Discipline No. 11 13:23
3 Discipline No. 15 2:41
4 Nidhamu 9:54
Universe in Blue
5 Universe in Blue Part I 5:01
6 Universe in Blue Part II 8:27
7 Blackman 2:20
8 In a Blue Mood 7:21
9 Another Shade of Blue 11:45

Disc 8
What?s New (Side A)
1 What's New 6:56
2 Wanderlust 5:53
3 Jukin' 2:25
4 Autumn in New York 6:59
Horizon
5 Starwatchers/ 19:59
Theme of the Stargazers/
Discipline 2/
Shadow World
6 Third Planet/ 24:08
Space is the Place/
Horizon/
Discipline 8



Original commentary follows:
Below is a listing of what?s on the 9 discs. For individual track names and discographical details, please see http://www.dpo.uab.edu/~moudry/discintr.htm

Disc 1
?State Street? ? the first track on ?The Invisible Shield?. The remainder of this album was licensed to Black Lion and is available on ?Janus? and ?Standards?.
?Secrets of the Sun? ? licensed to Evidence but they could never find master tapes or a suitable copy to issue. Here is a version of the album with some surface noise and slight skipping in Track 2 as I recall.
?Secrets of the Sun? ? another version with different surface noise and different slight skipping. The two versions have different tonal characteristics so I never tried to combine the two into a ?best? version.

Disc 2
?Featuring Black Sanders & Black Harold? good copy
?Monorails and Satellites Vol. 2? good copy

Disc 3
?Strange Strings? released on Ra?s Thoth Intergalactic label. Actually got a Down Beat review I believe. From a recent vinyl limited reissue.
?Space Probe? with surface noise but good sound

Disc 4
?My Brother the Wind Vol. 1? a strange album that really grows on you, excellent copy which I think was the 4th copy I traded for
?Continuation? tracks 1, 2, 5, and 6. Tracks 3 and 4 were licenced to Blast First and are on the CD ?Out There A Minute?.
A second copy of Continuation Track 2 as there is slight skipping on the one above.

Disc 5
?Night of the Purple Moon? good copy

Disc 6
?Dark Myth Equation-Visitation? aka ?Line in Egypt? nice copy.

Disc 7
?Nidhamu? nice copy
?Universe in Blue? good copy. Most copies have more tape hiss than this and become unlistenable. Nice little album when you can hear it. Note the track break between 1st and 2nd cut is as it was on album and is probably the result of the recording cassette being flipped over.

Disc 8
?What?s New? Side A. Good copy. Side B on most copies was Side A of ?The Invisible Shield?.
?Horizon? decent copy.
Set 2Sun Ra: Saturn recordings unissued on cd 2

Disc 1

Discipline 27-II [Saturn 538, 1973]

Sun Ra-electronic keyb space instruments, space org, Mini-Moog, vocal
dramatizing; Akh Tal Ebah-tp, flg, space ethnic voice; Lamont McClamb
(Kwame Hadi)-tp, perc; Marshall Allen-as, fl; Danny Davis-as, fl; John
Gilmore-ts, perc, space ethnic voice; Pat Patrick-bs, eb; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl; Alzo Wright-d; Harry Richards-d;
Robert Underwood-d; Stanley Morgan (Atakatune)-perc, cga; Russell
Branch-perc, cga; June Tyson, Ruth Wright, Judith Holton, Cheryl
Banks-Space Ethnic Voices. treeterville Studio, Chicago, 10/19/72.

1-1 Pan Afro (Ra) 8:06
1-2 Discipline 8 (Ra) 8:01
1-3 Neptune (Ra) 5:49
1-4 Discipline 27-II (Ra) 24:16

Disc 2

Out Beyond the Kingdom Of (Discipline 99) [Saturn 61674]

Ra-p, org, recitation; Akh Tal Ebah-tp, voc; Lamont McClamb (Kwame
Hadi)-tp; Marshall Allen-ss, fl, ob; Danny Davis-as, fl, acl; John
Gilmore-ts; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Danny Thompson-bs, fl; Clifford Jarvis-d;
June Tyson-voc, recitation. Live at Hunter College, New York. 6/16/74.

2-1 Discipline 99 (Ra) 12:13
2-2 How Am I To Know? (King-Parker-Robbins)/ 9:36
Sunnyside Up (DeSylva-Brown)
2-3 Solar Ship (Ra) 1:52
2-4 Out Beyond the Kingdom of (Ra) 4:33
2-5 Cosmos Synthesis (Ra) 5:41
2-6 Outer Space Employment Agency (Ra) 4:29
2-7 Journey to Saturn (Ra) 10:25

Disc 3

Sub-Underground (Temple U) (Cosmo-Earth Fantasy) [Saturn 92074]

Ra-p, Mini-Moog, keyb; Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob; John Gilmore-ts,
perc; Eloe Omoe-bcl; unknown-b; poss. Tommy Hunter-d;
prob. Atakatune-cga; prob. Odun-cga; poss. Eddie Thomas and another
unidentified male vocalist on The Song of Drums; June Tyson and Cheryl
Banks-voc on The World of Africa. Live at Temple University,
Philadelphia, 9/20/74.

3-1 Cosmo-Earth Fantasy (Ra) 21:30
3-2 Love is for Always (Ra) 6:51
3-3 The Song of Drums (Ra) 6:08
3-4 The World of Africa (Ra) 3:05

Song of the Stargazers [Saturn 6161 (NMY), LP 487]

Ra-p, keyb; Michael Ray-tp; poss. Craig Harris-tb; Marshall Allen-as,
fl, ob, picc; John Gilmore-ts; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Danny Ray Thompson-bs;
unknown-eg; unknown-b; poss. Luqman Ali (Edward Skinner)-d;
unknown-cga; unknown-perc. Live recording, unknown location.

3-5 The Others in their World (Ra, not the 1960 piece) 10:13
3-6 Somewhere Out (Ra) 4:37
3-7 Distant Stars (Ra, not the 1960 piece either) 1:00
3-8 Duo 3:03
3-9 Seven Points (Ra) 4:47
3-10 Cosmo Dance (Ra) 6:29
3-11 Galactic Synthesis (Ra) 9:50

Disc 4

The Antique Blacks (Interplanetary Concepts) (There Is Change in the
Air) [Saturn 81774]

Ra-Rocksichord, mini-Moog, voc, declamation; Akh Tal Ebah-tp, voc;
Marshall Allen-as; Danny Davis-as; John Gilmore-ts, voc, perc;
prob. James Jacson-bsn, perc; Sly-eg; Clifford Jarvis-d; poss.
Atakatune-cga. Live recording, 8/17/74, Philadelphia.

4-1 Song No. 1 (Ra) 8:50
4-2 There Is Change in the Air (Ra) 11:04
4-3 The Antique Blacks (Ra) 3:39
4-4 This Song Is Dedicated to Nature's God (Ra) 4:02
4-5 The Ridiculous "I" and the Cosmos Me (Ra) 4:44
4-6 Would I For All That Were (Ra) 3:03
4-7 Space Is the Place (Ra) 8:13

Disc 5

Somewhere over the Rainbow (We Live to Be) [Saturn 7877]

Ra-p, org, voc; Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Akh Tal Ebah-p, flg; Marshall
Allen-as, fl; Danny Davis-as, fl; John Gilmore-ts, perc; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, fl, perc; Eloe Omoe-bcl;
Shoobeedoo-b; Tommy Hunter-d; Luqman Ali (Edward Skinner)-d; Atakatune
(Stanley Morgan)-perc; June Tyson-voc; Judith Holton-dance; Cheryl
Banks-dance. Recorded live at the Bluebird, Bloomington, Indiana,
around 7/18/1977.

5-1 We Live to Be (Ra) 5:02
5-2 Gone with the Wind (Magidson-Wrubel) 2:51
5-3 Make another Mistake (Ra) 4:13
5-4 [Take the] "A" Train (Strayhorn) 11:24
5-5 Amen Amen (Amen, Meni, Many Amens) (Ra) 7:45
5-6 Over the Rainbow (Harburg-Arlen) 7:38
5-7 I'll Wait for You (Ra) 3:32

Disc 6

The Soul Vibrations of Man [Saturn LP 771 (1977)]

Ra-org, declamation; Michael Ray-tp; Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Marshall
Allen-as, ob, fl; Danny Davis-as, fl; John Gilmore-ts, cl, perc, voc;
Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl; James Jacson-fl, bsn,
perc; Richard Williams-b; Thomas Hunter-d; Luqman Ali (Edward
Skinner-d; Atakatune-perc; Eddie Thomas-perc, voc; June Tyson or other
female Space Ethnic Voice. Jazz Showcase, Chicago, November 1977.

The Soul Vibrations of Man Part I Volume VII:
6-1 Sometimes the Universe Speaks (Ra) 6:36
6-2 Pleiades (Ra) {flute duet) 4:41
6-3 Third Heaven/When There Is No Sun (Ra) 6:07
The Soul Vibrations of Man Part II Volume VII:
6-4 Halloween in Harlem (Ra) 5:12
6-5 untitled improvisation 7:02
6-6 The Shadow World (Ra) 9:26

Taking a Chance on Chances, side B [Saturn LP 772 (1977)]

Ra-p, org; Michael Ray-tp; Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Akh Tal Ebah-tp; Vincent
Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as, ob, fl; Danny Davis-as, fl; John
Gilmore-ts, cl, perc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl;
James Jacson-fl, bsn, perc; Richard Williams-b; Thomas Hunter-d;
Luqman Ali (Edward Skinner)-d; Atakatune-perc; Eddie Thomas-perc. Jazz
Showcase, Chicago, November 1977.

6-7 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 5:23
6-8 What's New? (Burke-Haggart) 10:17
6-9 Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn) 9:36

Disc 7

Some Blues but not the Kind That's Blue (Nature Boy) (My Favorite
Things) [Saturn 101477, 1014077, LP 747]

Ra-p; Akh Tal Ebah-tp; Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob; Danny Davis-as, fl;
John Gilmore-ts, perc; prob. James Jacson-fl, bsn; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl;
Richard Williams-b; Luqman Ali (Edward Skinner)-d; Atakatune-cga.
Live, possibly Philadelphia, 10/14/1977.

7-1 Some Blues but not the Kind That's Blue (Ra) 7:14
7-2 I'll Get By (Turk-Ahlert) 7:24
7-3 My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) 10:08
7-4 Nature Boy (Ahbez) 9:02
7-5 Tenderly (Morrison-Lawrence-Gross) 7:30
7-6 Black Magic (Mercer-Arlen) 8:52

Taking a Chance on Chances, side A [Saturn LP 772 (1977)]

Ra-p, org; Michael Ray-tp; Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Akh Tal Ebah-tp; Vincent
Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as, ob, fl; Danny Davis-as, fl; John
Gilmore-ts, cl, perc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl;
James Jacson-fl, bsn, perc; Richard Williams-b; Thomas Hunter-d;
Luqman Ali (Edward Skinner)-d; Atakatune-perc; Eddie Thomas-perc. Jazz
Showcase, Chicago, November 1977.

7-7 Taking a Chance on Chances (Ra) 6:10
7-8 Lady Bird (Dameron) 9:05
7-9 Over the Rainbow (Harburg-Arlen) 5:50

Disc 8

Media Dream (Saturn Research) [Saturn 1978; 19783]

Sun Ra-org, p; Crumar Mainman-drum box, etc; Michael Ray-tp; John
Gilmore-ts; Luqman Ali-d. Live in Italy, January 1978 (maybe 1/9/78).

8-1 Saturn Research (Ra) 2:57
8-2 Constellation (Ra) 13:37
8-3 Yera [sic] of the Sun (Ra) 4:38
8-4 Media Dreams (Ra) 13:38
8-5 Twigs at Twilight (Ra) 7:22
8-6 An Unbeknowneth Love (Ra) 4:39

Disc 9

Disco 3000 [Saturn CMIJ 78]

Ra-p, org; Crumar Mainman-drum box, etc; Michael Ray-tp, voc; John
Gilmore-ts, voc; Luqman Ali-d, voc. Italy, 1/78.

9-1 Disco 3000 (incl. Space is the Place) (Ra) 26:33
9-2 Third Planet (Ra) 7:57
9-3 Friendly Galaxy (Ra)/ 11:07
Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens (Ra)

Sound Mirror (Live in Philadelphia '78) [Saturn 19782]

Sun Ra-voc; Marshall Allen-fl; John Gilmore-perc; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs; Ben Henderson (Jaribu Shahid)-b; Luqman Ali-d; James
Jacson-Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum. Ensemble vocal. Philadelphia,
1978.

9-4 The Sound Mirror (The Mayan Temples) (Ra) 14:09

Ra-p, syn, keyb; Michael Ray-tp; John Gilmore-ts; Luqman Ali-d. Italy,
January 1978.

9-5 Jazzisticology (Ra) 4:04
9-6 Of Other Tomorrows Never Known (Ra) 7:56
Set 3Sun Ra: Saturn recordings unissued on cd 3

* Omniverse
Saturn 91379

Ra-p; Michael Ray-tp; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs; Richard Williams-b; Luqman Ali-d. Probably West End Cafe,
New York, 9/13/1979.

1-01 The Place of Five Points (Ra) 4:22
1-02 West End Side of Magic City (Ra) 6:09
1-03 Dark Lights in a White Forest (Ra) 10:58
1-04 Omniverse (Ra) 8:50
1-05 Visitant of the Ninth Ultimate (Ra) 9:44


* Trio
(God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be)
(Blithe Spirit Dance)
(Days of Happiness)
Saturn 72579

Ra-p; Richard Williams-b; Luqman Ali-d. Recorded 7/25/1979.

1-06 Days of Happiness (Ra) 7:25
1-07 Magic City Blue (Ra) 4:45
1-08 Tenderness (Ra) 8:30
1-09 Blithe Spirit Dance (Ra) 10:27
1-10 God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (Ra) 6:46


* On Jupiter
(Seductive Fantasy)
El Saturn 101679

Ra-p, org, keyb, voc; Eddie Gale-tp; Michael Ray-tp; Marshall
Allen-as, fl, ob; John Gilmore-ts; Julian Pressley-bs; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, fl; Skeeter McFarland-eg; Taylor
Richardson-eg; Steve Clarke-eb; poss. Richard Williams-b;
Atakatune-perc; Luqman Ali-d; June Tyson and ensemble-voc. Studio,
recorded 10/16/1979.

2-01 On Jupiter (Ra) 3:58
2-02 UFO (Ra-Clarke-Richardson) 8:29
2-03 Seductive Fantasy (Ra) 16:54


* Sleeping Beauty
(Door of the Cosmos)
Saturn 11-1-79, 79

Ra-p, ep, org, voc; Michael Ray-tp, flg; Walter Miller-tp; Tony
Bethel-tb; Craig Harris-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as,
fl; John Gilmore-ts, perc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl,
fl; James Jacson-bsn, fl, perc; Disco Kid-eg; Richard Williams-eb;
Harry Wilson-vib; Atakatune-perc; Luqman Ali-d; June Tyson and
ensemble-voc. Studio, recorded 11/1/79.

2-04 Springtime Again (Ra) 9:18
2-05 Door of the Cosmos (Ra) 9:02
2-06 Sleeping Beauty (Ra) 11:45


* I, Pharoah
El Saturn 6680

Ra-p, org, syn, recitation; Marshall Allen-as, fl, picc; John
Gilmore-ts, perc; James Jacson-bsn, fl, perc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs,
fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl, fl. Steve Clarke-eb; Richard Williams-b; Luqman
Ali-d; Atakatune-perc; June Tyson-voc. Recorded live 1979

3-1 Rumpelstiltskin (Ra) 4:17
3-2 Images (Ra) 7:52
3-3 I, Pharaoh, A (The Mayan Temples) (Ra) 13:49
3-4 I, Pharaoh, B (Ra) 13:31


* Voice of the Eternal Tomorrow
(The Rose Hue Mansions of the Sun)
Saturn 91780

Ra-syn, org; Curt Pulliam-tp; Walter Miller-tp; Michael Ray-tp; Craig
Harris-tb; Tony Bethel-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as, ob;
Noel Scott-bs, as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs; James
Jacson-bsn, perc; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Kenny Williams-ts, bs; Hutch
Jones-as, reeds; Sylvester Baton-reeds; Steve Clarke-eb; poss. Hayes
Burnett or Richard Williams-b; Damon Choice-vib; Harry Wilson-vib;
Luqman Ali-d; Reg McDonald-d. Recorded 9/17/1980, Squat Theater, New
York.

3-5 Voice of the Eternal Tomorrow (Ra) 10:19
3-6 Approach of the Eternal Tomorrow (Ra) 10:33
3-7 The Rose Hue Mansions of the Sun, A (Ra) 7:55
3-8 The Rose Hue Mansions of the Sun, B (Ra) 11:15


* Beyond the Purple Star Zone
(Immortal Being)
Saturn 123180

Ra-org, syn, voc; Tony Bethel-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh; Marshall
Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts, voc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; James
Jacson-bsn, perc, voc; Skeeter McFarland-eg; Taylor Richardson-eg;
Richard Williams-b; Luqman Ali-d; June Tyson-voc. Live at the Jazz
Center, Detroit, 12/31/1980.

4-01 Beyond the Purple Star Zone (Ra) 5:39
4-02 Rocket No. 9 (Ra) 8:06
4-03 Immortal Being (Ra) 3:56
4-04 Romance on a Satellite (Ra) 4:49
4-05 Planetary Search (Ra) 4:25


* Dance of Innocent Passion
Saturn Sun Ra 1981

Ra-org, syn; Walter Miller-tp; Michael Ray-tp; Vincent Chancey-frh;
Ray Draper-tuba (acc. to Michael Shore); Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob;
John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, fl,
Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum; Skeeter McFarland-eg; Taylor
Richardson-eg; Richard Williams-b; Harry Wilson-vib; Damon Choice-vib;
Luqman Ali-d; Reg McDonald-d; Eric "Samurai Celestial" Walker (acc. to
Shore)-d; Atakatune (Stanley Morgan)-perc. Recorded live at the Squat
Theater, New York, 1980.

4-06 Intensity (Ra) 12:27
4-07 Cosmo Energy (Ra) 6:30
4-08 Dance of Innocent Passion (Ra) 6:15
4-09 Omnisonicism (Ra) 19:06


* A Fireside Chat with Lucifer (1 track, others have been reissued)
Saturn Gemini 19841; A/B1984SG-9
matrix numbers Sun Ra 1984A/B

Ra-p, keyb; Walter Miller-tp; Tyrone Hill-tb; Vincent Chancey-frh;
Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs; James
Jacson-bsn, perc; poss. Hayes Burnett or John Ore-b; prob. Eric
Walker-d; Atakatune (Stanley Morgan)-cga. Variety Recording Studios,
New York, 9/82.

5-01 A Fireside Chat with Lucifer (Ra) 20:28


* Celestial Love (3 tracks, others have been reissued)
Saturn Gemini 19842; C/D1984SG-9 matrix numbers Sun Ra 1984C/D

Ra-p, keyb, org; Walter Miller-tp; Tyrone Hill-tb; Vincent
Chancey-frh; Marshall Allen-as, fl; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray
Thompson-bs, fl; James Jacson-bsn, perc; poss. Hayes Burnett or John
Ore-b; prob. Eric Walker-d; Atakatune (Stanley Morgan)-cga; June
Tyson-voc on Smile and Sometimes I'm Happy. Variety Recording Studios,
New York, 9/82.

5-02 Interstellarism (Insterstellar Low Ways) (Ra) 6:11
5-03 Sophisticated Lady (Carney-Ellington) 7:26
5-04 Nameless One #3 (Ra) 5:45


* Just Friends (2 tracks, others are drawn from other Saturn LPs)
Saturn XI (released 1983)
matrix numbers Saturn 1984A/B

John Gilmore-ts; Ra-org; poss. John Ore-b; poss. Eric Walker-d. Recorded live, c. 1982.

5-05 Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) 9:08

Marshall Allen-as; Ra-org; poss. Eric Walker-d. Recorded live, c. 1982.

5-06 Under the Spell of Love (Ra) 6:07


* Ra to the Rescue
Saturn IX/1983-220

Ra-p, syn, voc; Marshall Allen-as, fl; John Gilmore-ts, voc;
prob. Danny Ray Thompson-bs, fl; June Tyson-voc; prob. Hayes
Burnett-b; poss. Eric "Samurai Celestial" Walker-d; unknown-perc. From
a marathon concert, Squat Theater, New York, 1982.

6-01 Ra to the Rescue (Chapter 1) (Ra) 5:40
6-02 Ra to the Rescue (Chapter 2) (Ra) 4:58
6-03 Fate in a Pleasant Mood (Ra) 9:20
6-04 When Lights are Dark (Ra) 4:58
6-05 They Plan to Leave (Ra) 6:46
6-06 Back Alley Blues (Ra) 4:10


* When Spaceships Appear (3 tracks, others duplicate parts of "Ra to the Rescue")
(Cosmo-Party Blues)
(Children of the Sun)
Saturn Sun Ra 101485 A/B (1985)

Ra-voc; Tyrone Hill-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Eloe
Omoe-contra-alto cl; James Jacson-Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum (on
Drummerlistics); unknown-b; unknown-d; June Tyson-voc. Live, probably
recorded 1984 or 1985.

6-07 Drummerlistics (Ra) 2:53
6-08 Children Of The Sun (Ra) 5:03

Ra-p; poss. Ronnie Brown, Martin Banks, or Fred Adams-tp; John
Gilmore-ts; Marshall Allen-as; unknown-b; unknown-d. Live, probably
recorded 1984 or 1985.

6-09 Cosmo-Party Blues (Ra) 4:52


* Hiroshima
(Stars that Shine Darkly, vol. 1)
Saturn 10-11-85 (1985)
matrix Sun Ra 11-83 A/B

Ra-p; with the Sun Ra All Stars: Lester Bowie-tp; Don Cherry-tp;
Archie Shepp-ss, ts; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; prob. Eloe
Omoe-bcl; Richard Davis-b; Philly Joe Jones-d; Clifford Jarvis-d. Live
in Montreux, Switzerland, early 11/83.

7-01 Stars That Shine Darkly (Ra) (part 1) 14:32

Sun Ra-pipe org. Live, most likely in Europe, 11/83.

7-02 Hiroshima (Ra) 14:48


* Outer Reach Intensity Energy
(Stars that Shine Darkly, vol. 2)
Saturn Gemini 9-1213-85 (1985)

Ra-org; Ahmed Abdullah-tp (on Cosmos Rendezvous); Michael Ray-tp;
poss. Fred Adams, Al Evans, Martin Banks, or Ronnie Brown-tp; Marshall
Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Eloe Omoe-as, bcl, contra-alto cl; James
Jacson-bsn, perc; Danny Ray Thompson-bs, modified bsn (on The Ever
Is...); 2 unknown-d. Probably recorded 1984. Abdullah was in the band
during the July 1984 tour; otherwise he would have played with the
Arkestra only in the New York area.

7-03 Outer Reach Intensity-Energy (Ra) 4:06
7-04 Cosmos Rendezvous (Ra) 4:31
7-05 Barbizon (Ra) 4:00
7-06 The Double That... (Ra) 5:01
7-07 The Ever Is... (Ra) 4:04

Ra-p; with the Sun Ra All Stars: Lester Bowie-tp; Don Cherry-tp;
Archie Shepp-ss, ts; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; prob. Eloe
Omoe-bcl; Richard Davis-b; Philly Joe Jones-d; Clifford Jarvis-d. Live
at Montreux, early 11/83.

7-08 Stars That Shine Darkly... (Ra) (part 2) 23:29


* Aurora Borealis
(Ra Rachmaninov)
Saturn 10480, 12480

Ra-p. Recorded 10/4/1980 or 12/4/1980.

8-01 Prelude in C# Minor (Rachmaninov) 4:26
8-02 Quiet Ecstasy (Ra) 9:14
8-03 Aurora Borealis (Ra) 4:09
8-04 Omniscience (Ra) 5:13


* Oblique Parallax
(Journey Stars Beyond)
Saturn IX SR 72881 (1982)

Ra-org, syn. On Celestial Realms and the first part of Journey Stars
Beyond, he is joined by Vincent Chancey-frh and Eric "Samurai"
Walker-d. The middle section of Journey Stars Beyond has a cameo
appearance by the Arkestra: Tony Bethel or Tyrone Hill-tb; Marshall
Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Eloe Omoe-bcl; prob. Danny Ray Thompson-bs;
poss. Hayes Burnett-b. Jazz Center Detroit, 7/28/1981

8-05 Oblique Parallax (Ra) 7:31
8-06 Vista Omniverse (Ra) 5:00
8-07 Celestial Realms (Ra) 5:23
8-08 Journey Stars Beyond (Ra) 7:40


* Hidden Fire One
Saturn Sun Ra 13188III/12988II (1988, LP)

Sun Ra-syn, org, voc; Michael Ray-tp; poss. Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Tyrone
Hill-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs;
prob. Kenny Williams-bs; Eloe Omoe-as, bcl, contra-alto cl; James
Jacson-bsn, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum; Billy Bang-vln; Owen
Brown, Jr.-vln; June Tyson-vln, voc; Art Jenkins-voc incl. space
voice; John Ore-b; poss. Luqman Ali-d; Buster Smith-d; poss. Pharaoh
Abdullah-perc. Knitting Factory, New York, 1/29 and 31/88.

9-01 Retrospect/This World Is Not My Home (Ra) 14:51
9-02 unidentified improvisation 9:21
9-03 unidentified blues 12:23


* Hidden Fire Two
Saturn Sun Ra 13088A/12988B (1988, LP)

Sun Ra-syn, org; Michael Ray-tp; poss. Ahmed Abdullah-tp; Tyrone
Hill-tb; Marshall Allen-as; John Gilmore-ts; Danny Ray Thompson-bs;
prob. Kenny Williams-bs; Eloe Omoe-as, bcl, contra-alto cl; James
Jacson- bsn, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum; Owen Brown, Jr.-vln;
Billy Bang-vln; June Tyson-vln, voc; Art Jenkins-voc incl. space
voice; prob. John Ore-b; poss. Luqman Ali-d; Buster Smith-d;
poss. Pharaoh Abdullah-perc. Knitting Factory, New York, 1/29 and
30/88.

9-04 unknown title 19:38
9-05 unknown title 7:57
9-06 unknown title 13:30
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