Super-Sonic Jazz

Occupation

  • Piano, electric piano Gong: Sun Ra
  • Trumpet: Art Hoyle
  • Trumpet, Julian Priester
  • Tenor sax, percussion John Gilmore
  • Alto Saxophone, Percussion: James Scales
  • Baritone saxophone, percussion: Charles Davis
  • Baritone saxophone, flute, percussion: Pat Patrick
  • Bass: Wilburn Green, Victor Sproles
  • Drums: Robert Barry, William Cochran Bugs
  • Timpani, Percussion: Jim Herndon

Super-Sonic Jazz is a jazz album by Sun Ra, recorded in 1956 in two studios in Chicago and was first published in March 1957 on the musician 's own label El Saturn Records.

The album

Super-Sonic Jazz was published by El Saturn Records, an independent label from Sun Ra and Alton Abraham as the first album. It was one of three LPs that were of Sun Ra in the 1950s on the market. The other two albums were jazz by Sun Ra, who also appeared in Transition Records early 1957, and Jazz in Silhouette, which was released in May 1959 at El Saturn.

When the album 1974 by Impulse! Records were reissued, it was renamed into Super Sonic Sounds; for the CD release in Evidence Records in 1992, the original title was used again.

For El Saturn Sun Ra had recorded material towards the middle of 1956, which was released in March 1957. El Saturn published at this time records in an edition of only 75 copies - sometimes only 20 pieces for concerts - for the LPs were produced by local manufacturers and often compiled into Abraham's own house. From Super-Sonic Jazz were pressed as a first edition of 500 copies.

On April 13, Sun Ra Arkestra took his title Springtime in Chicago; in almost the same cast followed in mid June, the second session at RCA Studios in Chicago, where additional material was recorded for the album. The last recordings took place in September or October 1956 again in the Balkans Studios instead. The title Super Soft Blonde and talc were released from El Saturn as a single. Super Blonde was also used in the soundtrack of the short film The Cry of Jazz ( 1958), in which the band can be seen.

Album Review

The authors Richard Cook and Brian Morton, which gave the album in their Penguin Guide to Jazz is the second highest rating raised, indicates that the original compositions of Super-Sonic Jazz combine conventional harmonies and orchestrations with an individual "voice". Particular attention to the authors Julian priest lift short piece of soft talc, the use of Wilburn greens Bass in Super blonde and the final number Medicine for a Nightmare.

The Kriker Ron Wynn awarded the album at Allmusic, only three stars. For the restriction he blamed his opinion rather average unambitioniertes arrangements and ensemble playing; but for much he keeps the compositions grossed India, Sunology and Blues at Midnight. " Ras band has been essential Swing - quality and first-class soloists, and Ra has it gradually lifted with compositions which are not based on conventional hard bop riffs, chord changes and structures, but rather he formulated the right to a personal opinion of sound and rhythm, which is far from standard thinking. "

In the Jazz Journal International, the album was discussed along with other early albums; from the feeling it was of advanced. Super-Sonic Jazz show Ras willingness to deny the conventions of jazz, by advocating electric piano and electric bass, was the orthodox jazz flavor was heresy, raises the Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide produced

Title list

  • Le Sun Ra and his Arkistra / Le Sun Ra and his Arkestra: Super-Sonic Jazz ( Z1111 Saturn, Saturn H7OP0216, Saturn SR- LP 0216, Impulse AS- 9271, Evidence 22015 [CD ] )

Side A:

Side B:

All compositions are by Sun Ra, except soft talc, the Julian Priester wrote.

Musician

  • In Springtime in Chicago, taken April 13, 1956 in the Balkans Studios, Chicago. Sun Ra - piano, electric piano
  • Art Hoyle - Trumpet, Percussion
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • James Scales - alto saxophone, percussion
  • John Gilmore - percussion
  • Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Wilburn Green - Bass
  • Robert Barry - drums
  • In Super Blonde, Soft Talk, Medicine for a Nightmare and Advice to Medics, recorded at RCA Studios, possibly June 16, 1956: Sun Ra - piano, electric piano, 'Space Gong '
  • Art Hoyle - Trumpet
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • John Gilmore - Tenor Saxophone
  • Pat Patrick - Baritone Saxophone
  • Wilburn Green - Bass
  • Robert Barry - drums
  • Jim Herndon - tympani, percussion
  • In Kingdom of distress, Portrait of the Living Sky, Blues at Midnight, El Is A Sound Of Joy, India and Sunology (both parts ), probably taken in the Balkans Studios, Chicago in September or October 1956 Sun Ra - piano, electric piano, 'Space Gong '
  • Art Hoyle - Trumpet, Percussion
  • Pat Patrick - alto saxophone, percussion
  • John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion
  • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Victor Sproles - bass
  • William Cochran - Drums
  • Jim Herndon - tympani, percussion
Record label Impulse! Records Genre John Gilmore (musician) Charles Davis (Saxophonist) Laurdine "Pat" Patrick Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer)
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