Blue Delight by Sun Ra & His Arkestra
PERSONNEL:
Sun Ra: piano, synth, vocals
Marshall Allen: alto sax, flute oboe, A-flat clarinet
John Gilmore: tenor sax, clarinet, percussion
Eloe Omoe: bass clarinet, alto sax, contra-alto clarinet, percussion
Noel Scott: alto sax, percussion
Danny Ray Thompson: baritone sax, flute, bongos
Julian Priester: trombone
Tyrone Hill: trombone
Ahmed Abdullah: trumpet, vocals
Fred Adams: trumpet
Tommy Turrentine: trumpet
Al Evans: French horn, flugelhorn
James Jacson: bassoon, African drum
Bruce Edwards: guitar
Carl LeBlanc: guitar (solos)
John Ore: bass
Earl C. "Buster" Smith: drums
Billy Higgins: drums
Elson Nascimento: percussion
Tracklist
| 1. | Blue Delight | 11:13 |
| 2. | Out of Nowhere | 5:29 |
| 3. | Sunrise | 11:51 |
| 4. | They Dwell on Other Planes | 14:45 |
| 5. | Gone With the Wind | 5:53 |
| 6. | Your Guest is as Good as Mine | 5:56 |
| 7. | Nashira | 4:11 |
| 8. | Days of Wine and Roses | 6:58 |
Credits
Produced by John Snyder
Recorded and mixed at Variety Studios, New York, 1988
All titles composed by Sun Ra © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)
except:
"Out of Nowhere" by Edward Heyman and Johnny Green
"Gone With the Wind" by Allie Wrubel and Herbert Magidson
"Nashira" by Julian Priester
"Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
License
All rights reserved.
A Helpful Guide to the Many Sun Ra Albums on Bandcamp: daily.bandcamp.com/2017/10/13/sun-ra-album-guide
The foremost figure in musical Afro-futurism and space-jazz. Keyboardist, composer, Arkestra leader, arranger, philosopher-jester, fashion icon, cosmic guide. Born Herman Blount in Alabama, 1914, left the planet in 1993, giving Earthlings a monumental catalog of recordings that transcend genre.