sun
ra
and the omniverse jet set arkestra
the complete detroit jazz centre residency
2007 |
28cdr |
usa |
transparency
0307 |
the first transparency box set // this cdr-box was limited to 400 copies;
re-releases
(2008, 28cd, usa, tranparancy 0307) -
re-released as a factory pressed cd-set
it got re-released in 2008 on factory pressed cd's, still in a limited
edition of 540 copies.
recorded in concert december
26, 1980 - january 1,
1981
[1] 1981/12/26 -
1st set
[2] 1981/12/26 - 2nd set
[3] 1981/12/27 - 1st set
[4] 1981/12/27 - 2nd set
[5] 1981/12/28 - 1st set
[6] 1981/12/28 - 2nd set
[7] 1981/12/29
[8] 1981/12/30
[9] 1981/12/31 - 1st set
[10] 1981/12/31 - 2nd set
[11] 1982/01/01 - 3rd set
sun ra: organ, synthesizer, piano, vocals
marshall allen: alto sax, flute, kora
john gilmore: tenor sax, vocals
michael ray: trumpet, vocals
walter miller: trumpet
tony bethel: trombone
vincent chancey: french horn
danny ray thompson: baritone sax, flute
james jacson: bassoon, ancient egyptian infinity drum, vocals
skeeter mcfarland: electric guitar
taylor richardson: electric guitar
richard williams: bass
lugman ali: drums
june tyson: vocals,
dance
produced by rick steiger
disc 1
- a. sun ra accepts the key
to the city of detroit (introduction) 0'15 [1]
b. discipline 27 1'40
(s.ra) [1]
- untitled 1
6'30 (s.ra) [1]
- queer notions
3'29 (c.hawkins) [1]
- yeah man !
2'53 (n.sissle, r.robinson) [1]
- 'round midnight
8'05 (t.monk) [1]
- space loneliness
7'48 (s.ra) [1]
- a. lady bird
5'15 (t.dameron) [1]
b. half nelson (m.davis)
[1]
- cocktails for two
4'12 (s.coslow, a.johnston) [1]
- big john's special
3'07 (f.henderson) [1]
- love in outer space
23'32 (s.ra) [1]
disc 2
- fate in a pleasant mood
8'45 (s.ra) [1]
- space is the place
5'40 (s.ra) [1]
- untitled 2
3'30 (s.ra) [1]
- a. we travel the
spaceways 2'58 [1]
b. gone with the wind (s.ra)
[1]
- a. angel race (s.ra)
8'17 [1]
b. this world is not my home (s.ra) [1]
c. angel in paradise (s.ra) [1]
d. astro nation (s.ra) [1]
e. greetings from the 21st century (s.ra) [1]
f. interplanetary music (s.ra) [1]
g. moonship journey (s.ra) [1]
h. next stop mars (s.ra) [1]
i. second stop is jupiter (s.ra) [1]
j. rocket number nine (s.ra) [1]
k. do that thang (s.ra) [1]
l. pluto too (s.ra) [1]
- discipline 27
0'47 (s.ra) [2]
- untitled 3
4'29 (s.ra) [2]
- untitled 4
5'13 (s.ra) [2]
- enlightenment
2'28 (s.ra, h.dotson) [2]
- the satellites are
spinning 14'40 (s.ra)
[2]
- blue lou 5'01
(e.sampson, i.mills) [2]
- untitled 5
4'01 (s.ra) [2]
disc 3
- spontaneous simplicity
12'47 (s.ra) [2]
- images 9'21
(s.ra) [2]
- untitled 6
3'40 (s.ra) [2]
- stompy jones
5'45 (trad.) [2]
- over the rainbow
4'01 (e.harburg, h.arlen)
[2]
- i can't get started
4'17 (v.duke, i.gershwin)
[2]
disc 4
- untitled 7
16'06 (s.ra) [3]
- hymn to the sun
3'36 (s.ra) [3]
- untitled 8
8'48 (s.ra) [3]
- untitled 9
15'59 (s.ra) [3]
- untitled 10
4'58 (s.ra) [3]
- big john's special
3'06 (f.henderson) [3]
- untitled 11
8'07 (s.ra) [3]
- take the a, train
8'53 (b.strayhorn) [3]
- lightnin'
2'48 (d.ellington) [3]
disc 5
- slippery horn
3'29 (d.ellington) [3]
- solitude
10'05 (s.ra) [3]
- exactly like you
5'17 (s.ra) [3]
- the mayan temples
8'19 (s.ra) [3]
- a. the sound mirror (s.ra)
15'09 [3]
b. right road, wrong direction (s.ra)
[3]
c. bad truth (s.ra) [3]
d. shoulder to shoulder (s.ra)
[3]
e. sea of immortality (s.ra)
[3]
f. to be or not to be (s.ra)
[3]
g. ra ra ra (s.ra)
[3]
- over the rainbow
2'35 (e.harburg, h.arlen)
[3]
- calling planet earth
5'03 (s.ra) [3]
- enlightenment
2'15 (s.ra, h.dotson)
[3]
- the satellites are
spinning 3'58 (s.ra)
[3]
disc 6
- love in outer space
23'05 (s.ra) [3]
- yeah man !
2'29 (n.sissle, r.robinson)
[3]
- space is the place
7'11 (s.ra) [3]
- we travel the spaceways
2'16 (s.ra) [3]
- announcer
[3]
- untitled 12
3'55 (s.ra) [4]
- discipline 27-II
3'29 (s.ra) [4]
- a. the same sun is
shining now 25'04 (s.ra)
[4]
b. computer in the sky (s.ra)
[4]
c. private eye in the sky (s.ra)
[4]
d. another kind of glory (s.ra)
[4]
e. i have many names (s.ra)
[4]
f. mystery, mr. ra (s.ra) [4]
g. you have no life certificate (s.ra)
[4]
h. i am a diffrent kind of being (s.ra)
[4]
i. the universe sent me to converse with you (s.ra)
[4]
j. angel in paradise (s.ra)
[4]
k. do you have right for angels (s.ra)
[4]
l. bad truth (part 1) (s.ra)
[4]
m. you're just babies in the universe (s.ra)
[4]
- a. bad truth (part 2) (s.ra)
[4]
b. moonship journey (s.ra)
[4]
c. sea of immortality (s.ra)
[4]
d. astro nation (s.ra) [4]
e. angel race (s.ra) [4]
f. this world is not my home (s.ra)
[4]
g. i'll wait for you (s.ra)
[4]
- a. greetings from the 21st century (s.ra)
[4]
b. rocket number nine (s.ra)
[4]
c. second stop is jupiter (s.ra)
[4]
disc 7
- untitled 13
14'02 (s.ra) [4]
- we'll be together again
3'46 (f.laine, c.fisher)
[4]
- the sunny side of the
street 6'31 (j.mchugh)
[4]
- king porter stomp
4'48 (j.r.morton) [4]
- spontaneous simplicity
12'25 (s.ra) [4]
- space loneliness
6'27 (s.ra) [4]
- lights on a satellite
6'27 (s.ra) [4]
- watusi 21'09
(s.ra) [4]
disc 8
- big john's special
2'37 (f.henderson) [4]
- strange celestial road
7'48 (s.ra) [4]
- a. hit that jive, jack
2'15 (s.ra) [4]
b. gone with the wind (s.ra)
[4]
disc 9
- a. untitled 14
23'50 (s.ra) [5]
b. jingle bells
(j.pierpont) [5]
c. hymn to the sun
(s.ra) [5]
- a. along came ra
0'49
(s.ra) [5]
b. mystery, mr. ra (s.ra)
[5]
- discipline 27
25'45 (s.ra)
[5]
- untitled 15 7'58
(s.ra) [5]
- untitled 16 6'19
(s.ra) [5]
- three little words
7'31 (h.ruby, b.kalmar) [5]
disc 10
- sleeping beauty
13'37 (s.ra) [5]
- fate in a pleasant mood
8'20 (s.ra) [5]
- el is a sound of joy
7'07 (s.ra) [5]
- south america
11'12 (s.ra) [5]
- africa 23'50
(s.ra) [5]
- the satellites are spinning
2'18 (s.ra) [5]
- a. journey to saturn
(s.ra)
7'07 [5]
b. saturn rings
(s.ra) [5]
- announcer
[5]
disc 11
- untitled 17 2'09
(s.ra) [6]
- untitled 18 6'09
(s.ra) [6]
- discipline 27-II
2'48 (s.ra)
[6]
- a. you are living on the
other side of time 13'52
(s.ra) [6]
b. i am sin
(s.ra) [6]
c. sunset
(s.ra) [6]
d. the same sun is shining
now
(s.ra) [6]
e. private eye in the sky
(s.ra) [6]
f. you'd better mind what
you're saying (s.ra)
[6]
- untitled 19
11'45 (s.ra) [6]
- deep purple 7'07
(p.derose, m.parish) [6]
- untitled 20 8'07
(s.ra) [6]
- big john's special
3'36 (f.henderson) [6]
- yeah man ! 2'21
(n.sissle, r.robinson) [6]
disc 12
- body and soul
5'56 (j.green, r.sour, e.heyman, f.eyton)
[6]
- queer notions
3'00 (c.hawkins) [6]
- discipline 99
6'03 (s.ra) [6]
- images 8'11
(s.ra) [6]
- untitled 21 6'13
(s.ra) [6]
- a. lady bird
5'44 (t.dameron) [6]
b. half nelson
(m.davis) [6]
- watusi 29'51
(s.ra) [6]
disc 13
- destination unknown
17'24 (s.ra) [6]
- space is the place
7'12 (s.ra) [6]
- a. we travel the spaceways
5'53
(s.ra) [6]
b. rocket number nine
(s.ra) [6]
c. next stop mars
(s.ra) [6]
d. second stop is jupiter
(s.ra) [6]
e. journey to saturn
(s.ra) [6]
f. saturn rings
(s.ra) [6]
g. third heaven
(s.ra) [6]
h. neptune
(s.ra) [6]
disc 14
- untitled 22 6'58
(s.ra) [7]
- pleiades 3'48
(s.ra) [7]
- before sun comes out
6'08 (s.ra) [7]
- discipline 27
16'51 (s.ra) [7]
- spontaneous simplicity
12'36 (s.ra) [7]
- a. oblique parallax
5'41 (s.ra) [7]
b. queer notions
(c.hawkins) [7]
- big john's special
3'26 (f.henderson) [7]
- yeah man ! 2'36
(n.sissle, r.robinson) [7]
disc 15
- lights on a satellite
6'34 (s.ra) [7]
- love in outer space
35'47 (s.ra) [7]
- we'll be together again
4'07 (f.laine, c.fisher) [7]
disc 16
- space loneliness
6'52 (s.ra) [7]
- a. destination unknown
11'46
(s.ra) [7]
b. the space age is here to
stay
(s.ra) [7]
c. calling planet earth
(s.ra) [7]
- space is the place
3'00 (s.ra) [7]
- a. we travel the spaceways
(part 1) 12'31
(s.ra) [7]
b. angel race
(s.ra) [7]
c. this world is not my home
(s.ra) [7]
d. i'll wait for you
(s.ra) [7]
e. i could've enjoyed myself
on this planet
(s.ra) [7]
f. greetings from the 21st
century
(s.ra) [7]
g. rocket number nine
(s.ra) [7]
h. next stop mars
(s.ra) [7]
i. second stop is jupiter
(s.ra) [7]
j. why go to the moon ?
(s.ra) [7]
k. satellites are spinning
(s.ra) [7]
l. journey to saturn
(s.ra) [7]
m. we travel the spaceways
(part 2)
(s.ra) [7]
n. interplanetary music
(s.ra) [7]
o. face the music
(s.ra) [7]
p. strange celestial road
(s.ra) [7]
q. sun ra and his band from
outer space
(s.ra) [7]
r. hit that jive, jack
(s.ra) [7]
s. gone with the winds
(s.ra) [7]
encore:
- astro nation
5'12 (s.ra) [7]
- king porter stomp
4'53 (j.r.morton) [7]
- fate in a pleasant mood
6'26 (s.ra) [7]
- announcer
[7]
disc 17
- untitled 23
12'46 (s.ra) [8]
- discipline 27
11'03 (s.ra) [8]
- a. the last days
1'38 [8]
b. crazy as a daisy
(s.ra) [8]
- calling planet earth
2'10 (s.ra) [8]
- queer notions
3'11 (c.hawkins) [8]
- what's new ?
7'40 (s.ra) [8]
- springtime again
5'56 (s.ra) [8]
- space loneliness
6'15 (s.ra) [8]
- a. cocktails for two
4'28 (s.coslow, a.johnston)
[8]
b. yeah man ! (missing from recording)
(n.sissle, r.robinson) [8]
disc 18
- lights on a satellite
5'32 (s.ra) [8]
- big john's special
3'10 (f.henderson) [8]
- love in outer space
39'19 (s.ra) [8]
- enlightenment
2'28 (s.ra, h.dotson) [8]
- the shadow world
18'59 (s.ra) [8]
disc 19
- the shadow world
(continued)
18'59 (s.ra) [8]
- a. journey to the stars
beyond 8'04 [8]
b. space is the place (fake, out) (s.ra)
[8]
- over the rainbow
5'51 (e.harburg, h.arlen) [8]
- space is the place
7'29 (s.ra) [8]
- a. we travel the spaceways
(part 1) 8'44 (s.ra)
[8]
b. outer spaceways inc. (s.ra)
[8]
c. we travel the spaceways
(part 2) (s.ra) [8]
d. hit that jive, jack (s.ra)
[8]
e. moonship journey (s.ra)
[8]
f. greetings from the 21st
century (s.ra) [8]
g. rocket number nine (s.ra)
[8]
h. second stop is jupiter (s.ra)
[8]
i. why go to the moon ? (s.ra)
[8]
j. i'll wait for you (s.ra)
[8]
k. we travel the spaceways
(part 3) (s.ra) [8]
l. angel race (s.ra)
[8]
m. angel in paradise (s.ra)
[8]
n. this world is not my home (s.ra)
[8]
o. we travel the spaceways
(part 4) (s.ra)
[8]
- announcer
[8]
disc 20
- a. untitled 24
23'48 (s.ra) [9]
b. auld lang syne
(trad.) [9]
- astro black 3'31
(s.ra) [9]
- tapestry from an asteroid
1'50 (s.ra) [9]
- along came ra
1'29 (s.ra) [9]
- discipline 27
12'02 (s.ra) [9]
- island in the sun
13'32 (s.ra) [9]
disc 21
- a foggy day 9'27
(g.gershwin, i.gershwin) [9]
- how am i to know ?
5'20 ( .king, .parker) [9]
- images 6'55
(s.ra) [9]
- new horizons
5'52 (s.ra) [9]
- there will never be another
you 8'49 (h.warren, m.gordon)
[9]
- celestial realms
5'39 (s.ra) [9]
- stardust from tomorrow
2'35 (s.ra) [9]
- enlightenment
3'02 (s.ra, h.dotson) [9]
disc 22
- a. somebody else's idea
19'12 [9]
b. i wouldn't make a world
like this (s.ra)
[9]
- a. bad truth (s.ra)
[9]
b. somebody might push the
button (s.ra) [9]
- a. the impossible is your only
hope (s.ra)
[9]
b. sea of immortality
(s.ra)
[9]
- untitled 25
12'17 (s.ra) [9]
- a. they'll come back
6'11 (s.ra) [9]
b. there are other worlds (s.ra)
[9]
c. take the big gamble (on
the dark horse) (s.ra)
[9]
- announcement: get your
passport from me
[9]
disc 23
- untitled 26 8'11
(s.ra) [10]
- a. when there is no sun
2'54 [10]
b. are you spotless ?
(s.ra) [10]
- a. discipline 27- II (s.ra)
5'41
[10]
b. i am the tempter (s.ra)
[10]
c. i use planets for
stepping stones (s.ra)
[10]
d. discipline 27-II
(reprise) (s.ra)
[10]
- auld lang syne
3'14 (trad.) [10]
- big john's special
3'47 (f.henderson) [10]
- el is the sound of joy
8'12 (s.ra) [10]
- beyond the purple star zone
5'31 (s.ra) [10]
- the world of africa
15'22 (s.ra) [10]
- rose room 6'27
( .williams, .hickman) [10]
disc 24
- halloween in harlem
10'46 (s.ra) [10]
- a.journey to saturn
18'55
(s.ra) [10]
b. saturn rings
(s.ra) [10]
c. you got to head out to
space one day
(s.ra) [10]
d. never never land
(s.ra) [10]
e. everything is space
(s.ra) [10]
f. fate
(s.ra) [10]
- fate in a pleasant mood
8'01 (s.ra) [10]
- strange worlds: black myth
1'10 (s.ra) [10]
- a. medicine for a nightmare
5'42
(s.ra) [10]
b. untitled 27
(s.ra) [10]
- a. rocket number nine
12'38
(s.ra) [10]
b. the space age is here to
stay
(s.ra) [10]
c. face the music
(s.ra) [10]
disc 25
- st. louis blues
14'29 (j.handy) [10]
- watusi 27'44
(s.ra) [10]
- a. sunology 2'07
(s.ra) [10]
b. the lion of the heavens
(s.ra)
- a. planet earth
10'40
(s.ra) [10]
- a. third heaven
(s.ra) [10]
b. why go to the moon ?
(s.ra) [10]
c. we travel the spaceways
(s.ra) [10]
d. imagination
(s.ra)
[10]
- announcer
[10]
disc 26
- on green dolphin street
8'00 (n.washington, b.kaper) [11]
- untitled 28 6'58
(s.ra) [11]
- outer space is such a
pleasant place 3'11 (s.ra)
[11]
- myth vs. reality
0'23 (s.ra) [11]
- a. strange worlds (s.ra)
[11]
b. black myth
1'05 (s.ra)
[11]
disc 27
- untitled 29
11'38 (s.ra) [11]
- vista omniverse
5'22 (s.ra) [11]
- tea for two 9'20
(v.youmans) [11]
- blue lou 4'09
(e.sampson, i.mills) [11]
- king porter stomp
4'30 (j.r.morton) [11]
- yeah man ! 2'37
(n.sissle, r.robinson) [11]
- deep purple 4'42
(p.derose, m.parish) [11]
- keep your sunny side up
2'46 (j.desylva, r.henderson) [11]
- interstellar low ways
6'58 (s.ra) [11]
- the satellites are spinning
2'46 (s.ra) [11]
- stompin' at the savoy
7'47 (c.webb) [11]
- mayan temples
9'30 (s.ra) [11]
disc 28
- untitled 30
12'02 (s.ra) [11]
- queer notions
7'03 (c.hawkins) [11]
- willow weep for me
4'31 (a.ronnell) [11]
- a. space loneliness
9'30 (s.ra)
[11]
b. 'round midnight
(t.monk) [11]
- limehouse blues
2'52 (d.furber, p.braham) [11]
- discipline 99
4'24 (s.ra) [11]
- space is the place
10'26 (s.ra) [11]
- a. we travel the spaceways
4'36
(s.ra) [11]
b. greetings from the 21st century
(s.ra) [11]
c. strange celestial road
(s.ra) [11]
- announcer
[11]