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Released
  
1988

Strange Celestial Roads (1979)
  
I, Pharoah (1979)

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Free jazz

Length
  
35:07

Artist
  
The Sun Ra Arkestra

Label
  
Rounder Records

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Recorded
  
1979 Variety Recording Studio, New York

Similar
  
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Strange celestial road


Strange Celestial Road is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in New York in 1979 and originally released on the Rounder label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is an overlooked album in an unwieldy discography, but it's a real gem".

Track listing

All compositions by Sun Ra

  1. "Celestial Road" - 7:02
  2. "Say" - 12:05
  3. "I'll Wait for You" - 16:00

Personnel

  • Sun Ra - electric piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Michael Ray, Curt Pulliam, Walter Miller - trumpet
  • Craig Harris, Tony Bethel - trombone
  • Vincent Chancey - French horn
  • Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute
  • John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion
  • James Jacson - flute, bassoon, percussion
  • Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet, flute
  • Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Williams - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Noel Scott - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Hutch Jones - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Sylvester Baton - reeds
  • Skeeter McFarland, Taylor Richardson - electric guitar
  • Steve Clark - electric bass
  • Richard Williams - bass
  • Harry Wilson, Damon Choice - vibraphone
  • Luqman Ali, Reg McDonald - drums
  • Atakatune - percussion
  • June Tyson, Rhoda Blount - vocals
  • Songs

    1Celestial Road7:06
    2Say12:12
    3I'll Wait for You16:06

    References

    Strange Celestial Road Wikipedia