a r t i s t : Sun Ra
t i t l e : The Creator Of The Universe Vol 1
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Transparency
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2007
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 123,3 MB
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Volume one in a new series entitled ''The Lost Reel
Collection'', and this one is the holy grail of Sun Ra
history! Two-CD set of the Arkestra playing live in a SF
warehouse in 1971, and a lecture by Ra from his legendary 1971
residency at UC Berkeley. Recently the Transparency label was
approached with a collection of eleven reel-to-reel tapes of
previously unknown Sun Ra recordings. None of this material is
on any tape trader list or in any discography. The recordings
are all super-high-quality and are being officially released
on the Transparency label. Both discs of ''The Creator of the
Universe'' are from mid-1971. Disc One is a concert at a
warehouse in San Francisco, the centerpiece of which is a very
dramatic and intense 20 minute "Declamation" by Ra urging the
black race to rise up into freedom and identity, punctuated by
the horns of the Arkestra. Completely amazing, this piece is
ranked by one aficionado as the peak of Ra's career. Disc Two
is one of the classes given by Ra during his teaching
residency at UC Berkeley. This is a Sun Ra album like no
other!
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cd1
01-Dicipline [09:29]
02-Unidentified Title [20:40]
(Ra Declamation with Musical Exchanges with The Arkestr
03-Unidentified Title (Percussion with Trombone [06:31]
04-Unidentified Title (Percussion Into Ra Moog Sols [06:20]
05-Satellites Are Spinning [03:32]
06-Enlightenment (Cuts Out) [01:40]
cd2
01-(Cuts In) Sun Ra Lectures [47:38]
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95:50 min