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Although The Space Age Is Here to Stay is technically a compilation, chances are good some of these tracks will be new to even the most serious Ra fans, as six of the 16 tracks are previously unreleased and those that have been released are largely from lesser-known albums. The tracks span from 1958 to 1985, with each decade represented by at least two tunes. The songs range from jazz standards to space declamations to pseudo-gospel call-and-response stompers, and feature not only Sun Ra but the great June Tyson, John Gilmore, and others. By and large, these tracks are on the obscure side and the songs that may be familiar are represented by different versions. "Enlightenment" gets a circus organ arrangement and vocals by Gilmore and Tyson. "Nuclear War" here is a live PG-rated version instead of the original 12" version. Even "Space Is the Place," probably the best-known track on the album, is not the better-known version from the album of the same name, but an excellent take from The Other Side of the Sun. Even if you have heard many of these tunes, you probably haven't heard them sound this good before. These masters come from the Sun Ra Archive, where Michael D. Anderson and Irwin Chusid have been doing remarkable restoration work.
© Sean Westergaard /TiVo
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Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
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Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
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Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
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Sun Ra, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher - Govi Monka, Composer
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Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
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Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Sun Ra, Composer, MainArtist - Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc., MusicPublisher
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
Album review
Although The Space Age Is Here to Stay is technically a compilation, chances are good some of these tracks will be new to even the most serious Ra fans, as six of the 16 tracks are previously unreleased and those that have been released are largely from lesser-known albums. The tracks span from 1958 to 1985, with each decade represented by at least two tunes. The songs range from jazz standards to space declamations to pseudo-gospel call-and-response stompers, and feature not only Sun Ra but the great June Tyson, John Gilmore, and others. By and large, these tracks are on the obscure side and the songs that may be familiar are represented by different versions. "Enlightenment" gets a circus organ arrangement and vocals by Gilmore and Tyson. "Nuclear War" here is a live PG-rated version instead of the original 12" version. Even "Space Is the Place," probably the best-known track on the album, is not the better-known version from the album of the same name, but an excellent take from The Other Side of the Sun. Even if you have heard many of these tunes, you probably haven't heard them sound this good before. These masters come from the Sun Ra Archive, where Michael D. Anderson and Irwin Chusid have been doing remarkable restoration work.
© Sean Westergaard /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:08
- Main artists: Sun Ra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sundazed Music, Inc.
- Genre: Jazz
2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc. 2016 Modern Harmonic / Sundazed Music Inc.
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