SUN RA

"Wonderful 1978 El Saturn recording in first-class reissue by the new Art Yard imprint, with notes and two rare Val Wilmer photographs, and royalties to the Arkestra. 'Disco 3000'/'Third Planet'/'Friendly Galaxy'/'Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens'. Sun Ra (keyboards & ...
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COSMO ALIENS 001 | ART YARD

"An amazing live date from Sun Ra & The Arkestra recorded in Cairo in 1971, with a very transcendent sound overall! Ra and the group are clearly inspired to be working in the shadow of the pyramids and their music sometimes has Eastern overtones, a bit in the manner of ...
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ARTYARDCD008 | ART YARD

record store day 2016 release "Thanks to some inspired detective work by Art Yard Records, an intimate trio performance by Sun Ra in Rome in 1977, 'In Some Far Place', is receiving its first release for this year's Record Store Day on April 16th. Recorded from the sound ...
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STRUT122LP | STRUT

RECORDED AT BLANK TAPES STUDIO, NYC, 1978 "The album was originally on the 'micro-label' Philly Jazz, owned by a Philadelphia recording engineer who knew Sun Ra from his live performances on University of Pennsylvania's WXPN. The album has become a much in demand rarity ...
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PJ-666 | PHILLI JAZZ

Sun Ra (piano, organ, synth, rhythm machine); Michael Ray (trumpet, vocals); John Gilmore (tenor sax, drums, vocals); Luqman Ali (drums, vocals). Live in Italy, January 1978. "Sun Ra's Media Dreams is a real pinnacle of creativity for Sun Ra, presenting him in a quartet ...
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AYOOT002 | ART YARD

"Fourth album in this ultra-deluxe (and fully authorized) Sun Ra/El Saturn reissue program by Artyard. Originally issued as El Saturn 101679, recorded on 10/16/79, never reissued before in any form." (Chris Trent) "A mixture of live recording and studio post-production, ...
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LP-444-COSMOEPIC | ART YARD

"Another much sought after and long unavailable title recorded in 1974 with a smallish ensemble consisting (probably) of stalwarts Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Danny David, James Jacson, Akh Tal Ebah, Clifford Jarvis, Artakatune, and a new electric guitarist, Sly, and ...
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ARTYARDCD010 | ART YARD

"Volume 2 of the Sun Ra singles focuses on Yochanan (aka The Space Age Vocalist) - a wild and wildly original street performer from Chicago that Sun Ra befriended - along with some other amazing Sun Ra sides." (label info)
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JD106LP | JEANNE DIELMAN

SUN RA QUARTET - FEATURING JOHN GILMORE "Absolutely Stellar jazz from Sun Ra alongside John Gilmore, Luqman Ali & Michael Ray. This quartet version of the title song appeared on 1978's 'New Steps' LP. Over on the flip is the 'Alien vocal version' of Somewhere In Space, ...
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ARTYARD45003 | ART YARD