- sun ra arkestra: sunrise in different dimensions
(2010, cd, switzerland, hat hut)
"Sunrise In Differnt Dimensions" takes us back to Willisau in Switzerland, February 24, 1980.
With a line-up that reads like a best-of-Arkestra (Sun Ra - Marshall Allen - John Gilmore - Noel Scott - Danny Thompson - Michael Ray - ...) the band did not include a trombone or a bass, and only one trumpet. Apparently, this was the first date of the European tour, and the other bandmembers had not yet arrived...
Werner X. Uelhlinger (who compiled the album) picked the old originals and chose to omit the better-know space-related compositions. The result sounds great. You get some Ra compositions alongside some fine classic jazz tunes, all with far out improvisations. I love it.
The album got released as a 2LP set on the Hat Hut record label in 1981, and has recently been reissued on CD.
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