Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Visits Planet Earth (1958)

"Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth" is a classic Saturn LP from the Chicago period.

It was recorded in two sessions, one in late 1956 and the other in 1958. The first four tracks (from the 1956 sessions) are firmly grounded in bop and swing.

 

The next three tracks are from the 1958 session, and find the Arkestra creating a more personal sound, with prominent tympani and elements of dissonance beginning to enter the picture.

Side A:

1. "Planet Earth" - (4.54)
2. "Eve" - (5.35)
3. "Overtones of China" - (4.21)

Side B:

1. "Reflections in Blue" - (5.55)
2. "Two Tones" (Patrick, Davis) - (3.36)
3. "El Viktor" - (2.28)
4. "Saturn" - (3.55)

The sides were switched for the Evidence reissue.


Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Visits Planet Earth (1958)
(192 kbps, cover art included)