Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Jazz in Silhouette (CD)

Details: 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.

Tracklist:

1. Disc 1
2. Hours After
3. Horoscope
4. Images (In a Mirror)
5. Blues at Midnight
6. Enlightment
7. Saturn
8. Velvet
9. Ancient Aiethopia
10. State Street (Alternate Unreleased)
11. Blues from Saturn (Unreleased)
12. Hours After (Single Version)
13. Great Balls of Fire (Single)
14. Disc Two
15. 'Round Midnight
16. You Never Told Me That You Care
17. Hour of Parting
18. Back in Your Own Backyard
19. I Could Have Danced All Night
20. Enlightment
21. Hours After
22. Velvet
23. Ancient Aiethopia
24. Horoscope (Incomplete Unreleased)