SUN RA “Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra” LP

Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra puts the focus on piano, big-band writing, electronics, swing, free jazz, and cosmic experimentation.

• Sun Ra's ensemble combines piano, brass, reeds, percussion, and unusual timbres in music that sits between hard bop, exotica, and the avant-garde.
• The record is more concise than many later Arkestra epics, but its strange voicings and rhythmic color already point toward Ra's cosmic aesthetic.
• It is one of the most approachable early entries into Sun Ra's vast catalog.

For fans of Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

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