Monorails and Satellites

Monorails and Satellites Artist: Sun Ra Arkestra
Label: Evidence
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 730182201321
EAN: 0730182201321
ASIN: B0000014J1


Release Date: 1992-02-06

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Listmania:

  1. Sun Ra 171
  2. SUN RA: GREAT COSMIC MUSIC
  3. Damn fine solo jazz piano
  4. Solo Piano

Tracks:

  1. Space Towers
  2. Cogitation
  3. Skylight
  4. The Alter Destiny
  5. Easy Street
  6. Blue Differentials
  7. Monorails And Satellites
  8. The Galaxy Way

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Oneiric Pianistics.......2001-03-09

I don't play the piano, except in my dreams. And I mean that literally: sometimes, when I'm asleep, I dream that I'm playing the piano. And when I do, it sounds just like this Sun Ra record. So much so that I experienced a shock of recognition upon first playing this disc. Piquantly dissonant Ellingtonian note clusters struggling towards form and fitfully finding it; a species of stride with a dreamy deliquescence reminiscent of Dali's melting watch; a sidelong slipperiness of phrasing that brings to mind the impressionistic ballads of Andrew Hill or, again, Ellington. The previous reviewer found this recording too dissonant and abstract, and it's true that the first two tracks are among the disc's most daunting, but the more ballad-like numbers are quite accessible. There's even a relatively straightforward rendition of the standard Easy Street. This is one of Ra's few solo piano recordings and my nomination for the best. In fact, it's one of my favorite Ra albums period. (And you've got to love the classic cosmic cover art.)

3 out of 5 stars Solo Piano Abstractions.......2000-10-25

Can't say that I dig it. Ra was a great piano/keyboard player, but a man on piano playing with this degree of abstraction ... it's not my idea of something to listen to for enjoyment. I don't discern a purpose to this type of "art"; a bit less fragmentation on the themes might have helped me. I recommend Ra's albums with his "Arkestra" instead.

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