Sun Ra and his Solar-Myth Arkestra / THE SOLAR-MYTH APPROACH (VOL. 1)

FOUNDING FATHER OF SPACE AGE JAZZ AND AFROCENTRIC SOUND TRAVELS EMBARKS ON YET ANOTHER OFFGRID ADVENTURE. Occupying a unique place in the history of black music, Sun Ra took the big band aesthetic of his role model Duke Ellington into thrilling new territory. A pianist and keyboard player with an ear for uncommon timbres, a profound interest in a wide range of non-Western cultures as well as the scope of electronics and homemade instruments, Ra led his Solar-Myth Arkestra featuring fine players such as saxophonists John Gilmore, Danny Davis and Marshall Allen, as well as the charismatic singer June Tyson. Together they created a timeless body of work: ‘The Solar Myth Approach Vol.1’. This album is a grab-bag of tracks from various undocumented US sessions in the 60s, while some possibly date to the late 50s. It puts a typically subversive slant on composition and arrangement in which texture and atmosphere, often conjuring up ancient ceremony and ritual, are as important as any model o

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