Sleeping Beauty (Sun Ra album)
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| Studio album by Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | November 1, 1979 Unknown Studio | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion, modern big band, post-bop | |||
| Length | 29:53 | |||
| Label | El Saturn 11-1-79 | |||
| Producer | Peter Dennett (reissue) | |||
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Sleeping Beauty is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra recorded in 1979 and originally released on Ra's Saturn label and rereleased on CD on Art Yard in 2008.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is the great late-night Sun Ra chillout album you never knew about. The band had been working in a more groove-oriented setting off and on for over a year, as evidenced by the albums Lanquidity and On Jupiter, with both featuring prominent electric bass and electric guitar".[2]
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Track listing
All compositions by Sun Ra
- "Springtime Again" - 9:12
- "Door of the Cosmos" - 8:53
- "Sleeping Beauty" - 11:48
Personnel
- Sun Ra - piano, electric piano, organ
- Michael Ray - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Walter Miller - trumpet
- Tony Bethel, Craig Harris - trombone
- Vincent Chancey - French horn
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion
- Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
- Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet, flute
- James Jacson - bassoon, flute, percussion
- Disco Kid - electric guitar
- Richard Williams - electric bass
- Harry Wilson - vibraphone
- Atakatune - percussion
- Luqman Ali - drums
- June Tyson and the band - vocals
References
- ^ Sun Ra discography accessed July 7, 2014
- ^ a b Westergaard, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 7, 2014