Sun Ra- Monorails & Satellites: Works for Solo Piano Vol. 1 2 3 (CD)
"I have always thought orchestra. I play that way, even when playing the piano." - Sun RaConsidering the monumental depth of Sun Ra's recorded oeuvre, there are surprisingly few solo piano albums. Monorails and Satellites Volumes 1 and 2 were the first commercial LPs of the artist's solo keyboard excursions.Recorded in 1966 and released on his Saturn imprint in 1968, Volume 1 featured seven idiosyncratic originals and one standard ("Easy Street") delivered in Sunny's singular manner. Volume 2 was released the following year, and contains five compositions, all originals. A third volume was prepped but shelved, and this deluxe edition marks it's premiere release. As with all Cosmic Myth releases these volumes are superbly mastered, and are available as a deluxe 2xCD or 3xLP tri-gatefold cover with copious liners notes by renown American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and additional overviews by jazz historian Ben Young and producer Irwin Chusid.
Tracklist:
- Space Towers
- Cognition
- Skylight
- The Alter Destiny
- Easy Street
- Blue Differentials
- Monorails and Satellites
- The Galaxy Way
- Astro Vision 1
- The Ninth Eye 1
- Solar Boats 1
- Perspective Prisms of Is 1
- Calundronius 1
- Soundscapes 1
- The Eternal Tomorrow 1
- Today Is Not Yesterday 1
- World Island Festival 1
- The Changing Wind 1
- Don't Blame Me 2
- Gone with the Wind 2
- How Am I to Know 2
- Yesterdays
"I have always thought orchestra. I play that way, even when playing the piano." - Sun RaConsidering the monumental depth of Sun Ra's recorded oeuvre, there are surprisingly few solo piano albums. Monorails and Satellites Volumes 1 and 2 were the first commercial LPs of the artist's solo keyboard excursions.Recorded in 1966 and released on his Saturn imprint in 1968, Volume 1 featured seven idiosyncratic originals and one standard ("Easy Street") delivered in Sunny's singular manner. Volume 2 was released the following year, and contains five compositions, all originals. A third volume was prepped but shelved, and this deluxe edition marks it's premiere release. As with all Cosmic Myth releases these volumes are superbly mastered, and are available as a deluxe 2xCD or 3xLP tri-gatefold cover with copious liners notes by renown American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and additional overviews by jazz historian Ben Young and producer Irwin Chusid.
Tracklist:
- Space Towers
- Cognition
- Skylight
- The Alter Destiny
- Easy Street
- Blue Differentials
- Monorails and Satellites
- The Galaxy Way
- Astro Vision 1
- The Ninth Eye 1
- Solar Boats 1
- Perspective Prisms of Is 1
- Calundronius 1
- Soundscapes 1
- The Eternal Tomorrow 1
- Today Is Not Yesterday 1
- World Island Festival 1
- The Changing Wind 1
- Don't Blame Me 2
- Gone with the Wind 2
- How Am I to Know 2
- Yesterdays