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The Sun Ra Arkestra

Jazz In Silhouette (Expanded Edition)

Jazz In Silhouette (Expanded Edition)

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Released 2023, US

Enshrined in the Penguin Jazz Guide's "Core Collection," this quintessential platter of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago ensemble showcases the brilliant tenor sax stylings of John Gilmore and introduces Arkestra mainstays Marshall Allen, Pat Patrick, and Ronnie Boykins. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage as his interstellar traveler persona began to transform the band and the music. Many of the early works on these recordings would remain staples in Arkestra set lists for the rest of Sun Ra's life. Includes the complete, contemporaneous Sound Sun Pleasure LP, rare stereo mixes, and bonus tracks.

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Tracklist

  • : Jazz In Silhouette
  • A1: Hours After (Stereo) (3:46)
  • A2: Horoscope (3:46)
  • A3: Images (3:51)
  • A4: Blues At Midnight (11:56)
  • B1: Enlightment (Stereo) (5:05)
  • B2: Saturn (3:41)
  • B3: Velvet (Stereo) (3:23)
  • B4: Ancient Aiethopia (Stereo) (9:17)
  • : Sound Sun Pleasure (Full Stereo)
  • C1: 'Round Midnight (3:50)
  • C2: You Never Told Me That You Care (5:31)
  • C3: Hour Of Parting (4:47)
  • C4: Back In Your Own Back Yard (2:02)
  • C5: I Could Have Danced All Night (3:09)
  • : Bonus Tracks
  • C6: Untitled
  • D1: State Street (Alternate, Previously Unreleased) (4:24)
  • D2: Blues From Saturn (Previously Unreleased) (4:31)
  • D3: Hours After (Single Version) (2:48)
  • D4: Great Balls Of Fire (Single) (5:29)
  • D5: Horoscope (Stereo, Incomplete, Previously Unreleased) (2:12)
  • D6: Untitled

Genres & Styles

Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop and Free Jazz

Other Information

Thanks to Christopher Trent, Robert L. Campbell, Ben Young, Matthew Mehlan/Experimental Sound Studio, Gilbert Hsiao, Chris Reisman.

Original recordings produced [...] for El Saturn, recorded in 1959 in Chicago.

Issued under license from Sun Ra LLC.

CMR-007 on sleeve, CMR-007LP on labels, CMR-007 LP on hype sticker.

Please note: There are two short unlisted tracks on this release, one at the end of side C and one at the end of side D. Track C6 is a fragment of "Round Midnight", and D6 is a fragment of "Enlightenment", both including some studio chatter.

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* Audio and tracklist in this preview may differ from the vinyl record. See tracklist for the vinyl record above.