Exotica, by Sun Ra

Exotica

by Sun Ra

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	1.	Kingdom Of Thunder 03:53
	2.	Space Mates (Abridged) 04:46
	3.	Star Bright 02:28
	4.	The NIle (Part 1) 05:00
	5.	Eve 05:53
	6.	Tiny Pyramids 03:40
	7.	The Lady With The Golden Stockings 07:46
	8.	Paradise 04:30
	9.	New Horizons 03:04
	10.	Portrait Of The Living Sky 01:51
	11.	India 04:51
	12.	Anciet Aiethopia 09:17
	13.	Planet Earth 04:59
	14.	April In Paris 03:55
	15.	Island In The Sun (Complete Version) 10:24
	16.	Africa 05:07
	17.	Friendly Galaxy 04:54
	18.	Interstellar Low Ways 08:26
	19.	The Conversion Of J.P. (Abridged) 07:03
	20.	Cha-Cha In Outer Space 04:38
	21.	Brazillian Sun 03:58
	22.	Lights On A Satellite 03:41
	23.	Somewhere In Space 06:16
	24.	Spontaneous Simplicity 03:02
	25.	Overtones Of China 04:18

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Sensuous dreamscapes to transport the listener to the lush tropical environs of the outer reaches of the omniverse. Your choice of three astro black inter-stellar saucers or two compact saucers of "Exotic-Ra" bringing you to a lush cocktail party where space is the place. All packaged in a beautiful Chesley Bonestell adorned gatefold package with two sets of extensive notes! Sun Ra. Exotica. Incongruous? Listening to the 25 tracks herein will showcase that Sun Ra was, indeed, an Exoticat of sorts, albeit in his own unique way, of course. That Sun Ra hasn't been celebrated in Exotica circles is understandable. Though many collectors are fans of both, at cocktail soires Ra has never seemed to make the cut. This album aims to change that! While Sun Ra never made an "Exotica record," such tracks are mixed in his LPs alongside idiosyncratic space jazz, post-bop, electronic freakouts, and his other sonic experiments. Never an easy categorical fit, anyone who says "File Under: Jazz" doesn't understand the stylistic breadth of Sun Ra's recorded legacy. It's a rhapsodic pandemonium of Afro-centric rhythms, Latin beats, ostinato grooves, and unissued tunes!

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released August 28, 2018

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Sun Ra Birmingham, Alabama

Across the history of jazz, there is no wilder, more future-forward composer and performer than Sun Ra. Known as much for his wild on-stage persona as his innovative compositions, Sun Ra was the avant-garde bleeding edge of the jazz genre, introducing modal composition and electronic instrumentation before almost anyone else. ... more

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