Super-Sonic Jazz

~ Release by Sun Ra and His Arkestra (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1India
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bell:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano and gong:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21), Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21) and Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
India (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
4:52
2Sunology
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano, gong and piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Sunology (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
5:43
3Advice to Medics
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
electric piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Advice to Medics (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:05
4Super Blonde
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timpani [tympani]:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Super Blonde (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:39
5Soft Talk
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Laurdine "Pat" Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timpani [tympani]:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Soft Talk (in 1956-03)
composer:
Julian Priester
2:44
6Sunology, Part II
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
electric piano and piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Sunology, part II (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
7:09
7Kingdom of Not
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Kingdom of Not (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
5:35
8Portrait of the Living Sky
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion and timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Portrait of the Living Sky (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
1:51
9Blues at Midnight
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
timpani:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
trumpet:
Art Hoyle (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Blues at Midnight (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
6:33
10El Is a Sound of Joy
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-11-21)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (on 1956-11-21)
bass:
Victor Sproles (on 1956-11-21)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (on 1956-11-21)
percussion:
Jim Herndon (on 1956-11-21)
piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-11-21)
soprano saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (on 1956-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-11-21)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
El Is a Sound of Joy (on 1956-11-21)
composer:
Sun Ra
publisher:
Enterplanetary Koncepts (Sun Ra’s publishing company)
4:00
11Springtime in Chicago
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (on 1956-04-13)
producer:
Alton Abraham
alto saxophone:
James Scales (on 1956-04-13)
bell and percussion:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (on 1956-04-13)
electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (on 1956-04-13)
electric piano and piano:
Sun Ra (on 1956-04-13)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-13)
recording of:
Springtime in Chicago (on 1956-04-13)
composer:
Sun Ra
3:54
12Medicine for a Nightmare
recording engineer:
Will Connor (engineer) (in 1956-03)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1956-03)
drums (drum set):
Robert Barry (drummer) (in 1956-03)
electric bass guitar:
Wilburn Green (in 1956-03)
electric piano and piano:
Sun Ra (in 1956-03)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1956-03)
timbales and timpani:
Jim Herndon (in 1956-03)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1956-03)
arranger:
Sun Ra
recorded at:
Balkan Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-03)
recording of:
Medicine for a Nightmare (in 1956-03)
composer:
Sun Ra
2:25

Credits

Release

art direction:Spencer Drate
Judith Salavetz
miscellaneous support:Roger Seibel (mastering engineer) (task: Audio restoration)
producer:Jerry Gordon (US jazz/blues producer) (task: Reissue produced by)
pre-mastering:Dave Shirk (engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1080774 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000014J3 [info]