Strange Celestial Road

Updated on Nov 25, 2024

Edit

Comment

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

Recorded 1979Variety Recording Studio, New York Similar Mayan Temples, Blue Delight, Monorails and Satellites, Holiday for Soul Dance, Nidhamu

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.

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

"Celestial Road" - 7:02
"Say" - 12:05
"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

(Text) CC BY-SA