RARE SUN RA THE NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON LP EL SATURN RESEARCH THOTH
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RARE SUN RA THE NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON LP EL SATURN RESEARCH THOTH.
Record has some small surface scratches otherwise in great shape. Water damage to outer sleeve.
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Sold AS IS, Condition is Used.
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One of a rare handful of small group sessions, The Night Of The Purple Moon is one of bandleader Sun Ra's most accessible and enjoyable albums. Similar in scope to side one of Atlantis (Evidence, 1967), Cymbals (Evidence, 1973), New Steps (Horo, 1978) and Other Voices, Other Blues (Horo, 1978); this stripped-down studio session is a unique example of Ra's wide-ranging artistry.
Dominated by the sound of the Rocksichord (or, in Saturnian parlance, Roksichord) Ra plays the newly invented keyboard almost exclusively, adding a pair of mini-Moogs to a few solo pieces. Recorded in 1970 at Variety Recording Studio in New York with three core Arkestra members, the original quartet album is augmented with home recordings from 1964 featuring Ra alone on Wurlitzer electric piano. With the original master tapes damaged, this edition is remastered from pristine vinyl, lending the performances a warm, nostalgic quality.
The funky timbre of the Roksichord engenders the session with an often humorous quality, which Ra embraces with aplomb. The tunes are all short and quirky, blending joyous swing, subtle blues, rollicking funk and raucous abstraction in equal measure.
Track Listing: Sun-Earth Rock; The All Of Everything; Impromptu Festival; Blue Soul; Narrative; Outside The Time Zone; The Night Of The Purple Moon; A Bird's Eye View Of A Man's World; 21st Century Romance; Dance Of The Living Image; Love In Outer Space; Love In Outer Space (Alternate Take); Wurlitzer and Celeste; Wurlitzer Solo 1; Wurlitzer Solo 2.
Personnel: Sun Ra: Roksichord, mini-Moog (4-6), Wurlitzer electric piano (13-15), Celeste (13); Danny Davis: alto saxophone (1, 8), alto clarinet (9, 11-12), flute (2), bongos (10-12), drums (3); John Gilmore: tenor saxophone (3), drums; Stafford James: electric bass.
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