The astonishing sessions that went light years beyond "free jazz" improvisation to create a music of deeply-felt, explosive and gentle gesture made from sound itself without reference to previous notions of melody or harmony are now reissued on 180 gram vinyl with Sun Ra’s original, self-created cover art.  Recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20, 1965, this set of tunes finds Sun Ra breaking ground by using synthesizers and having the Arkestra musicians double on percussion.

Personnel

Pat Patrick: Baritone, Percussion (except “Other Worlds”)
John Gilmore: Tenor, Tympani (“Heliocentric”, “Of Heavenly Things”)
Marshall Allen: Picolo, Alto, Bells, Spiral Cymbal (“The Cosmos”)
Ronnie Boykins: Bass
Teddy Nance: Trombone
Jimhmi Johnson: Percussion (“Other Worlds” ,”The Cosmos”), Tympani (“The Cosmos”)
Robert Cummings: Bass Clarinet, Wood Blocks
Chris Capers: Trumpet
Bernard Pettaway: Bass Trombone
Danny Davis: Flute, Alto (Ensemble)
Sun Ra: Bass Marimba, Electronic Celeste, Piano, Tympani (“Outer Nothingness”)


Track Listing