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STRUT RECORDS

SINGLES

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Artist
SUN RA
Format
CD
Label
STRUT RECORDS
Released
Dec 09, 2016
Catalog #
SUT148.2
UPC
730003314827

About

SUN RA Singles the Definitive 45's Collection 1952 - 1991 - Strut presents a new definitive collection of Singles released by jazz maverick Sun Ra during his Earth years, spanning 1952 to 1991. Released prolifically during the 1950s and more sporadically thereafter, primarily on the Saturn label, the 45s offer one-off meteorites from Ra's prolific cosmic journey, tracing the development of his forward-thinking "Space-Bop" and his unique take on jazz and blues traditions which sounded unlike anything else from the period. As with his LPs, most 45s were only pressed in small runs and were sold at gigs and have since become extremely rare and sought after. Only a small handful of copies of "Love In Outer Space" b/w "Mayan Temple" and "The Blue One" b/w "Orbitration In Blue" have ever been seen; some have only been discovered in physical form in recent years; some were planned and penciled in but allegedly never made it to vinyl (including "Saturn" and "Velvet" from the Jazz In Silhouette LP) and some appeared as limited one-off magazine singles and posthumous releases, including "Hell #1" aka "Out There A Minute." The set is the most comprehensive collection of Ra's singles to date. Sleeve note writers Francis Gooding and Paul Griffiths brilliantly illustrate the role of the single within Ra's career and break down each release with detailed track by track notes. Working with Sun Ra LLC and Sun Raarchivist Michael D. Anderson, Strut has also assembled the best possible master sources for each track.

Tracklist 65 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I Am an Instrument 01:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I Am an Instrument
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
  3. 2 I Am Strange 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    I Am Strange
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
  4. 3 Chicago USA 02:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chicago USA
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    John, Kalil, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Nu Sounds
  5. 4 Spaceship Lullaby 02:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Spaceship Lullaby
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    John, Kalil, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Nu Sounds
  6. 5 Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie 03:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Calvin Barron, Charles Orio, Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Cosmic Rays, The Sun Ra Arkestra
  7. 6 A Damsel in Distress: A Foggy Day (in London Town) 01:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    A Damsel in Distress: A Foggy Day (in London Town)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    John, Kalil, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Nu Sounds, The Sun Ra Arkestra
  8. 7 I'm Coming Home 02:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    I'm Coming Home
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Berryl Orris, Sunny Lane
    Performer
    Billie Hawkins, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  9. 8 Last Call for Love 02:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Last Call for Love
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Tom Seymour
    Performer
    Billie Hawkins, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  10. 9 Soft Talk 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Soft Talk
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Julian Priester
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  11. 10 Super Blonde 02:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    Super Blonde
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  12. 11 Saturn 03:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    Saturn
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  13. 12 Call for All Demons 04:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Call for All Demons
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  14. 13 Demon's Lullaby 02:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    Demon's Lullaby
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  15. 14 Supersonic-Jazz 02:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Supersonic-Jazz
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  16. 15 Medicine for a Nightmare 02:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Medicine for a Nightmare
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  17. 16 Urnack 03:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    Urnack
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Julian Priester
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  18. 17 It's Christmas Time 02:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    It's Christmas Time
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Sun Ra, Alton Abraham
    Ensemble
    The Qualities
  19. 18 Happy New Year To You! 01:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    Happy New Year To You!
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Alton Abraham, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Qualities
  20. 19 M uck M uck (Matt Matt) 02:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    M uck M uck (Matt Matt)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Alton Abraham, Sun Ra, Yochanan
    Performer
    Yochanan
  21. 20 Hot Skillet Momma 03:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hot Skillet Momma
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Alton Abraham, Sun Ra, Yochanan
    Performer
    Yochanan
  22. 21 Bye Bye 02:51
    Track
    21
    Title
    Bye Bye
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Matt Swift
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Cosmic Rays
  23. 22 Somebody's in Love 01:48
    Track
    22
    Title
    Somebody's in Love
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Lonnie Tolbert, Raymond Dancer
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Cosmic Rays
  24. 23 Hours After 02:48
    Track
    23
    Title
    Hours After
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Everett Turner
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  25. 24 Great Balls of Fire 05:29
    Track
    24
    Title
    Great Balls of Fire
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  26. 25 October 04:42
    Track
    25
    Title
    October
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  27. 26 Adventure in Space 02:36
    Track
    26
    Title
    Adventure in Space
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  28. 27 Dreaming 02:45
    Track
    27
    Title
    Dreaming
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Calvin Barron, Charles Orio, Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Cosmic Rays, The Sun Ra Arkestra
  29. 28 Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie 03:06
    Track
    28
    Title
    Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Calvin Barron, Charles Orio, Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra, The Cosmic Rays
  30. 29 'Round Midnight 03:51
    Track
    29
    Title
    'Round Midnight
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  31. 30 Back in Your Own Backyard 02:03
    Track
    30
    Title
    Back in Your Own Backyard
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Dave Dreyer
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  32. 31 Saturn 03:42
    Track
    31
    Title
    Saturn
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  33. 32 Velvet 03:25
    Track
    32
    Title
    Velvet
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  34. 33 The Sun One 02:32
    Track
    33
    Title
    The Sun One
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Yochanan
    Performer
    Yochanan, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  35. 34 Message to Earthman 02:26
    Track
    34
    Title
    Message to Earthman
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Prentice McCarey, Sun Ra, Yochanan
    Performer
    Yochanan, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  36. 35 The Sun Man Speaks 04:37
    Track
    35
    Title
    The Sun Man Speaks
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Yochanan
    Performer
    Yochanan, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  37. Disc 2
  38. 1 Space Loneliness 04:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Space Loneliness
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Phil Cohran, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Jon Hardy
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  39. 2 State Street 03:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    State Street
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Phil Cohran, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Jon Hardy
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  40. 3 The Blue Set 04:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Blue Set
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Phil Cohran, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Jon Hardy
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  41. 4 Big City Blues 03:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Big City Blues
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Phil Cohran, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Jon Hardy
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  42. 5 A Blue One 03:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    A Blue One
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Pat Patrick, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Tommy Hunter
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  43. 6 Orbitration in Blue 04:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Orbitration in Blue
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Pat Patrick, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Tommy Hunter
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  44. 7 Out There a Minute 03:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Out There a Minute
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, Clifford Jarvis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  45. 8 Tell Her to Come On Home 02:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Tell Her to Come On Home
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Mack Gordon, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, C. Scoby Stroman
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  46. 9 I'm Making Believe 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    I'm Making Believe
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Mack Gordon, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Sun Ra, C. Scoby Stroman
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  47. 10 The Bridge 01:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Bridge
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Danny Davis, Robert Cummings, Jothan Callins, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, Sun Ra, Clifford Jarvis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  48. 11 Rocket No. 9 02:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Rocket No. 9
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Danny Davis, Robert Cummings, Jothan Callins, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, Sun Ra, Clifford Jarvis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  49. 12 Blues On Planet Mars 03:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    Blues On Planet Mars
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra, Pat Patrick, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Robert Barry, Clifford Jarvis, James Jacson
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  50. 13 Saturn Moon 02:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    Saturn Moon
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra, Pat Patrick, John Gilmore, James Jacson, Marshall Allen, Robert Barry
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  51. 14 Journey to Saturn 03:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Journey to Saturn
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    John Gilmore, June Tyson, Danny Ray Thompson, Sun Ra, Clifford Jarvis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  52. 15 Enlightenment 03:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Enlightenment
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    John Gilmore, June Tyson, Sun Ra, Lex Humphries
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  53. 16 I'm Gonna Unmask the Batman 02:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    I'm Gonna Unmask the Batman
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Sun Ra, Danny Davis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  54. 17 The Perfect Man 05:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Perfect Man
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Sun Ra, Danny Davis
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  55. 18 Love in Outer Space 03:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    Love in Outer Space
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    David Henderson, Danny Davis, Stafford James, Sun Ra, John Gilmore
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  56. 19 Mayan Temple 03:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Mayan Temple
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, Stanley Morgan, Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  57. 20 Sky Blues 02:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    Sky Blues
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Michael Ray, John Gilmore, Sun Ra, Luqman Ali
  58. 21 Disco 2021 02:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    Disco 2021
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra, Luqman Ali
  59. 22 Rough House Blues 03:36
    Track
    22
    Title
    Rough House Blues
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra, Luqman Ali
  60. 23 Cosmo-Extensions 04:24
    Track
    23
    Title
    Cosmo-Extensions
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
  61. 24 Quest 02:35
    Track
    24
    Title
    Quest
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  62. 25 Outer Space Plateau 02:23
    Track
    25
    Title
    Outer Space Plateau
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    James Jacson, Fred Adams, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  63. 26 Nuclear War 07:45
    Track
    26
    Title
    Nuclear War
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Danny Ray Thompson, Hayes Burnett, James Jacson, John Gilmore, John Ore, June Tyson, Marshall Allen, Tyrone Hill, Vincent Chancey, Walter Miller, Sun Ra, Stanley Morgan, Samarai Celestial
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  64. 27 Sometimes I'm Happy 04:30
    Track
    27
    Title
    Sometimes I'm Happy
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    June Tyson, James Jacson, Walter Miller, Tyrone Hill, Vincent Chancey, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Ray Thompson, Hayes Burnett, John Ore, Sun Ra, Samarai Celestial, Stanley Morgan
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
    Conductor
    Sun Ra
  65. 28 On Jupiter - Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 1) 03:12
    Track
    28
    Title
    On Jupiter - Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 1)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    June Tyson, Michael Ray, Eddie Gale, John Gilmore, Sun Ra, James Jacson, Leroy Taylor, Danny Ray Thompson, Marshall Allen, Richard Williams, Dale Williams, Stanley Morgan, Luqman Ali
    Ensemble
    The Sun Ra Arkestra
  66. 29 Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 2) 03:17
    Track
    29
    Title
    Cosmo Drama (Prophetika 2)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra
  67. 30 I am the Instrument 06:58
    Track
    30
    Title
    I am the Instrument
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Sun Ra
    Performer
    Sun Ra