Warren Oates's Collection
Sun Ra 12/??/1971
Egypt/Italy Compilation, Compilation, Compilation
| Source | LP>CD-R |
| Media | cdr 4 discs |
| Notes | compilation of the 6 OOP Saturn LPs derived from the Arkestra's 1971 performances in Egypt (Dark Myth Equation-Visitation, Nidhamu, Horizon) and Italy in 1978 (Media Dream, Disco 3000, Sound Mirror). |
| Tech Notes | Disc 1 ------- from Hartmut Geerken's house in Cairo, 12/12/71 1. Friendly Galaxy No. 2 (Side B of Dark Myth) 2. To Nature's God (Side B of Dark Myth) 3. Why Go to the Moon? (Side B of Dark Myth) from unknown location, possibly Balloon Theatre, Cairo 12/17/71 4. Discipline No. 11 (Side A of Nidhamu) from Cairo TV broadcast, 12/16/71 5. Discipline 27 (Side A of Dark Myth) 6. Interview with Ra (Side A of Dark Myth) 7. Solar Ship Voyage (Side A of Dark Myth) 8. Interview with Ra 2 (Side A of Dark Myth) 9. Cosmo-Darkness (Side A of Dark Myth) 10. The Light Thereof (Side A of Dark Myth) Disc 2 ------- from Balloon Theatre, Cairo 12/17/71 and/or Helmut's house 12/12/71 1. Space Loneliness No. 2 (Side A of Nidhamu) 2. Discipline No. 15 (Side A of Nidhamu) 3. Nidhamu (Side B of Nidhamu) from Balloon Theatre, Cairo 12/17/71 4. Starwatchers / Theme of the Stargazers! / Discipline 2 / Shadow World (Side A of Horizon) 5. Third Planet / Space is the Place / Horizon / Discipline 8 (Side B of Horizon) Disc 3 ------- from concert in Italy, 1/78 1. Third Planet (Side B of Disco 3000) 2. Friendly Galaxy / Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens (Motherless Child) (Side B of Disco 3000) 3. Saturn Research (Side A of Media Dream) 4. Constellation (Side A of Media Dream) 5. Yera of the Sun (Side A of Media Dream) 6. Media Dreams (Side B of Media Dream) 7. Twigs at Twilight (Side B of Media Dream) 8. An Unbeknownth Love (Side B of Media Dream) Disc 4 ------- from concert in Italy, 1/78 1. Jazzisticology (Side B of Sound Mirror) 2. Of Other Tomorrows Never Known (Side B of Sound Mirror) from concert in Philadelphia, 1978 3. The Sound Mirror (Side A of Sound Mirror) from Italy 1/78, possibly in a hotel room 4. Disco 3000 (Side A of Disco 3000) From Sun RA Discography: 49. Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra Live in Egypt 1 (Dark Myth Equation Visitation) (Nature's God) Saturn 1272 Thoth Intergalactic KH-1272 (1973) Side A: Discipline 27 (Ra) Interview with Ra Solar Ship Voyage (Ra) Interview with Ra (concluded) Cosmo-Darkness (Ra) The Light Thereof (Ra) Side B: Friendly Galaxy No. 2 (Ra) To Nature's God (Ra) Why Go to the Moon? (Ra) Ra-Tiger org, Mini-Moog syn, upright p; Kwame Hadi-tp, cga; Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob, perc; Danny Davis-as, fl; Larry Northington-as, cga; John Gilmore-ts, perc, d; Pat Patrick-bs, eb; Danny Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Hakim Rahim-as, fl; Clifford Jarvis-d; Tommy Hunter-d; Lex Humphries-d; June Tyson-voc. Side A: TV broadcast, Cairo, 12/16/1971; Side B: House of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis, Cairo, 12/12/71. [Info from Geerken and Stahl] The first trip to Egypt immediately followed the second European tour of 10-12/71. Discipline 27 hasn't gone through mitosis yet; it opens with the riffs later called Discipline 27-II then moves on to what is now called Discipline 27. Friendly Galaxy No. 2 is a completely different piece from the original Friendly Galaxy, though it retains the modal exoticism. To Nature's God is a space ditty unrelated to the performance on MBWI [rlc; thanks to Mark Webber for a tape] 50. Sun Ra and his Arkestra Horizon (Starwatchers) Saturn 1217718 Saturn LP 849 (matrix 12-17-71) Side A: Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers/ (Ra) Discipline 2 (Ra) Shadow World (Ra) Side B: Third Planet (Ra) Space is the Place (Ra) Horizon (Ra) Discipline 8 (Ra) Ra-Tiger org, Mini-Moog syn, upright p; Kwame Hadi-tp, cga; Marshall Allen-as, fl, ob, perc; Danny Davis-as, fl; Larry Northington-as, cga; John Gilmore-ts, perc, d; Pat Patrick-eb; Danny Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Hakim Rahim-as, fl; Clifford Jarvis-d; Tommy Hunter-d; Lex Humphries-d; June Tyson-voc. Ballon Theatre, Cairo, 12/17/1971. [Info from Geerken and Stahl] One of the first Saturns with a Philadelphia serial number. Release date is unclear but should be 1974 or later. [rlc, thanks to Mark Webber for a tape] This concert was sponsored by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. (I've left the light show by Richard Wilkinson out of the credits.) Additional music was preserved on a private tape (see tapeography T71.12.17) [Trent] 51. Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra Nidhamu Saturn 7771 Saturn 77771 Thoth Intergalactic 7771 Side A: Space Loneliness No. 2 (Ra) Discipline No. 11 (Ra) Discipline No. 15 (Ra) Side B: Nidhamu (Ra) Ra-Tiger org, Mini-Moog syn, Rocksichord; Kwame Hadi-tp, cga; Marshall Allen-as, fl, picc, ob, perc; Danny Davis-as, fl; Larry Northington-as, cga; John Gilmore-ts, perc, d; Pat Patrick-eb; Danny Thompson-bs, fl; Eloe Omoe-bcl; Hakim Rahim-as, fl; Clifford Jarvis-d; Tommy Hunter-d; Lex Humphries-d. Side A: Ballon Theater, Cairo, 12/17/1971; Side B: House of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis, Cairo, 12/12/1971. Mislabeled on some Saturn jackets as live in Holland, 1971! [Info from Geerken and Stahl; thanks to John Szwed for the tape] 77. Sun Ra and his Arkestra Media Dream (Saturn Research) Saturn 1978; 19783 (matrix CMP 1978 C-A/D-B) Side A: Saturn Research (Ra) Constellation (Ra) Yera [sic] of the Sun (Ra) Side B: Media Dreams (Ra) Twigs at Twilight (Ra) An Unbeknowneth Love (Ra) Sun Ra-org, p; Crumar Mainman-drum box, etc; Michael Ray-tp; John Gilmore-ts; Luqman Ali-d. Live in Italy, January 1978 (maybe 1/9/78). [Stahl 78. Sun Ra and his Arkestra Disco 3000 Saturn CMIJ 78 Saturn Gemini CMIJ 78 Side A: Disco 3000 (incl. Space is the Place) (Ra) Side B: Third Planet (Ra) Friendly Galaxy (Ra) Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens (Ra) Ra-p, org; Crumar Mainman-drum box, etc; Michael Ray-tp, voc; John Gilmore-ts, voc; Luqman Ali-d, voc. Italy, 1/78. Side B live. [Stahl and rlc] 81. Sun Ra and his Arkestra Sound Mirror (Live in Philadelphia '78) Saturn 19782 Side A: The Sound Mirror (The Mayan Temples) (Ra) Sun Ra-voc; Marshall Allen-fl; John Gilmore-perc; Danny Ray Thompson0-bs; Ben Henderson (Jaribu Shahid)-b; Luqman Ali-d; James Jacson-Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum. Ensemble vocal. Philadelphia, 1978. Side B: Jazzisticology (Ra) Of Other Tomorrows Never Known (Ra) Ra-p, syn, keyb; Michael Ray-tp; John Gilmore-ts; Luqman Ali-d. Italy, January 1978. [Personnel from Stahl, corrected by rlc; locations from Buzelin; thanks to Dan Plonsey for tape |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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