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sun ra & his astro infinity arkestra - strange things - saturn - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Jazz - Spiritual / Cosmic & Soul Jazz

1. Worlds Approaching
2. Strings Strange (Art Jenkins vocal)
3. Strange Strange (with Lightning Drums)

Recorded in New York, probably 1966. A very uncommon Sun Ra LP, originally issued on Thoth (a Saturn-subsidiary?) in '66 or '67. A concept album of sorts, dealing with musicians playing unfamiliar instruments ("Chinese lutes, moon-guitars, mandolin, bass, koto," according to Tam Fiofori).

"It is a piece of astonishing variety...Sun Ra here succeeds in creating perhaps the most completely improvised but organic piece in the history of jazz, with no prepared rhythmic, melodic or harmonic material, performed by players on instruments foreign to them." -- John Szwed.

180 gram vinyl version. Tracklisting: "Worlds Approaching," "Strange Strings" featuring vocals by Arthur Jenkins, "Strange Strings" featuring lightning drum.