Sound of Joy

Sound of Joy Artist: Sun Ra Arkestra
Label: Delmark
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 038153041427
EAN: 0038153041427
ASIN: B000004BF2


Release Date: 1994-10-31

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Tracks:

  1. El Is A Sound Of Joy
  2. Overtones Of China
  3. Two Tones
  4. Paradise
  5. Planet Earth
  6. Ankh
  7. Saturn
  8. Reflections In Blue
  9. El Viktor
  10. As You Once Were
  11. Dreams Come True

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Ideal "Sun Song" Companion.......2001-08-17

This collection of previously unreleased material makes an ideal companion with the now-famed "Sun Song." Both recordings boast strong, catchy compositions and show Sun Ra blending traditional big-band arrangements with bold voicings and pioneering musicianship. My personal favorite is "Paradise," where Sun Ra (who alternates between acoustic and electric pianos) plays over a brilliant conga track, thereby creating an effect which prefigures the Latin music craze of the early sixties. In all ways, this session deserves as much recognition as any great jazz recording of its time.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty Session.......2000-10-27

The history of the record - Ra recorded it in 1957 for Transition, but they went out of business and it didn't come out until 1968. Transition did release a Ra album in 1956, "Sun Song", before they went under. So Ra had practically no visibility in the consumer market until the late 60's, while making incredible music. He released two albums on his own Saturn label (small-scale)in 1956 and 57, "SuperSonic Jazz" and "Jazz in Silhouette", and later released many sessions from the late 50's on his Saturn label; these are now available on CDs on the Evidence labels. One Saturn that he put out in 1967 (before this material had been issued by anyone) contained 4 of the tracks recorded here ("Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth", Side B of the Saturn LP and tracks 1 - 4 of the must-have Evidence CD).

The session here is a good one though I feel the mastering is not as good as on the louder Evidence releases (the 4 tracks lifted from here sound stronger on "Visits Planet Earth", with all frequencies boosted). Had this been released in 1957, it could have and should have been well acclaimed and might have thrust Ra into the limelight. The tracks are lovely orchestrated big-band jazz.

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