Sun Ra - Haverford College, January 25 1980 (Coloured LP) RSD23
£27.99
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This product is a Record Store Day 2023 title.
This is not available to pre-order and is available to buy in store, on a first come, first served basis from 8am on 22nd April 2023. Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 24th April 2023. Please use the 'Notify When Available' button to be the first to know about availability of products online.
This title is limited to one copy per person.
This Sun Ra 1980 solo set at Haverford College has been kicking around the internet and in the digital libraries of Ra collectors for years, though it has not previously been properly mastered or commercially issued and like many events in Ra's history, this gig has a story that goes beyond the music.
Ra's presence onstage that night came about through an unforeseen chain of events that unfolded up until concert time.
This is a very unique performance. Sun Ra is notorious for his aggressive keyboard attack and seemingly schizophrenic stylings-- which can musically rocket from A to Z and back without transitional bridges. This set offers a marked
contrast. Ra's instrument here is the celeste- like Fender Rhodes electric piano, which has a distinct sound (instantly recognizable in the Doors' "Riders on the Storm") and an interesting history. There are few pyrotechnics in this
performance, and much restraint. Ra sounds relaxed and contemplative. It's Soothing Sounds for Saturnians.
The meditative concert covers Ra's customary approach to solo outings: 1) original Ra crowd pleasers ("Space is the Place," "Love in Outer Space"); 2) standards ("St. Louis Blues," "Rhapsody in Blue," "Over the Rainbow"); and 3) untitled improvisations (here assigned the titles "Haverford Impromptu" numbers one and two).
This is not available to pre-order and is available to buy in store, on a first come, first served basis from 8am on 22nd April 2023. Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 24th April 2023. Please use the 'Notify When Available' button to be the first to know about availability of products online.
This title is limited to one copy per person.
This Sun Ra 1980 solo set at Haverford College has been kicking around the internet and in the digital libraries of Ra collectors for years, though it has not previously been properly mastered or commercially issued and like many events in Ra's history, this gig has a story that goes beyond the music.
Ra's presence onstage that night came about through an unforeseen chain of events that unfolded up until concert time.
This is a very unique performance. Sun Ra is notorious for his aggressive keyboard attack and seemingly schizophrenic stylings-- which can musically rocket from A to Z and back without transitional bridges. This set offers a marked
contrast. Ra's instrument here is the celeste- like Fender Rhodes electric piano, which has a distinct sound (instantly recognizable in the Doors' "Riders on the Storm") and an interesting history. There are few pyrotechnics in this
performance, and much restraint. Ra sounds relaxed and contemplative. It's Soothing Sounds for Saturnians.
The meditative concert covers Ra's customary approach to solo outings: 1) original Ra crowd pleasers ("Space is the Place," "Love in Outer Space"); 2) standards ("St. Louis Blues," "Rhapsody in Blue," "Over the Rainbow"); and 3) untitled improvisations (here assigned the titles "Haverford Impromptu" numbers one and two).
Tracklist
1. Love In Outer Space
2. Haverford Impromptu 1
3. Rhapsody In Blue
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Medley: Intro- Space Is The Place- Over The Rainbow
6. Haverford Impromptu 2
7. We Live To Be
8. Take The "A" Train
2. Haverford Impromptu 1
3. Rhapsody In Blue
4. St. Louis Blues
5. Medley: Intro- Space Is The Place- Over The Rainbow
6. Haverford Impromptu 2
7. We Live To Be
8. Take The "A" Train
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