Sun Ra

• DIGIPACK EDITION

Astro Black has long been known as a cornerstone of the Ra catalog. It is well recorded, features a superb Arkestral lineup, and successfully combines several of the styles in which Sun Ra orbited, from Saturnic jazz to astro-funk. And now it’s in the earthly bins on CD for the first time, with new cover art, and liner notes by Robert Campbell (author of The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra)!

PERSONNEL:

• Charles Stephens - trombone
• Akh Tal Ebah, Lamont McClamb - trumpet
• John Gilmore - tenor sax
• Danny Davis, Marshall Allen - alto sax
• Danny Thompson - baritone sax
• Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet
• Pat Patrick - clarinet
• Tommy Hunter - percussion
• Ronnie Boykins - bass
• Alzo Wright - violin, viola
• June Tyson - vocals

Recorded at El Saturn Studio, Chicago, Illinois, May 7, 1972.

TRACKS:

• 01. Astro Black
• 02. Discipline "99"
• 03. Hidden Spheres
• 04. The Cosmo-Fire