Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Supersonic Jazz
(21st Century Expanded Edition Remastered)
Label: |
Cosmic Myth Records |
Genre: |
Jazz |
Product No.: |
ACSM 009
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UPC: | 881626809112 |
Availability: |
Pre Order
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Category: |
Vinyl Record |
No. of Discs: | 2 |
Coming November 14, 2025 |
Sun Ra And His Arkestra — Supersonic Jazz (21st Century Expanded Edition Remastered) 2LP
Official expanded 2LP edition with 14 tracks of alternate versions and studio takes. Liner notes by avid fan Ira Kaplan from Yo La Tengo, and additional essay from longtime Ra blogger Rodger Coleman (NUVOID Sun Ra Sundays). Vinyl gatefold jacket includes a 12x12 insert reproduction of the original LP jacket art.
When Sun Ra released his debut Saturn release in 1957, it signaled the Arkestra's mission for the future. The cover declared the album a "21st Century Limited Edition." The compositions on Supersonic Jazz conveyed optimism and hope, bringing a message auguring the World of Tomorrow.
Ra declared this the first dimension of a fresh art form, as he set about evolving a new American music — a composite of the past and future, the known coalescing with the unknown. The album, not very well received upon release, reveals a vibrant universe of sound, with highly developed arrangements and sophisticated musicianship, especially Ra's innovative keyboard work and John Gilmore's astonishing soloing.
LP 1 | 1. India | 2. Sunology | 3. Advice to Medics | 4. Super Blonde | 5. Soft Talk | 6. Sunology, Part 2 | 7. Kingdom of Not | 8. Portrait of the Living Sky | 9. Blues at Midnight | 10. El Is the Sound of Joy | 11. Springtime in Chicago | 12. Medicine for a Nightmare | LP 2 |
1. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 1) | 2. New Horizons (Take 1) | 3. El Viktor (Take 1) | 4. Adventure in Space | 5. Delilah | 6. Soft Talk (Take 1) | 7. Medicine for a Nightmare (Alternate) | 8. Saturn #2 | 9. Delight (Take 2) | 10. Space Aura (Take 2) | 11. State Street (Alternate) | 12. Stratosphere 3:01 | 13. Velvet (Alternate) | 14. Somebody Else's Idea (Take 2) |
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