chronological sun ra

LOL -- and after I spent all that time and effort to digitize my collection
and code a hook into random.org so I could play them all back in RANDOM
order?! :)

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:50 AM, ihor sunra wrote:

> i was listening to 'cosmic tones for mental therapy / art forms of
> dimensions tomorrow' (thanks, john, for suggesting that as a 'must
> listen soon' item!), reading along the notes, and the rlc disco
> entries and the nuvoid reviews, coming to the realization that this
> album is really from a number of different sessions, a real mashup, if
> you will.
>
> 'cosmic tones for mental therapy' has 'and otherness' and 'thither and
> yon', both pieces recorded by tommy hunter at the choreographers
> workshop in nycity in 1963. it also has 'adventure-equation', 'moon
> dance', and 'voice of space', which were recorded at the tip top club
> in brooklyn in 1963.
>
> 'art forms of dimensions tomorrow' has 'cluster of galaxies', 'solar
> drums', 'the outer heavens', and 'infinity of the universe',which are
> from 1962. and then, it has 'lights on a satellite' and 'kosmos in
> blue' from 1961, part of the sessions for 'bad and beautiful'.
>
> so i am wondering if anyone / anywhere has cataloged the sun ra songs
> (not albums, but individual songs that were recorded and released) in
> chronological order, a timeline if you will? it might even be
> interesting to re-release the sun ra catalog in that order?
>
> I-) ihor
>

Do you have a copy of the Earthly Recordings? I may be
misunderstanding your question but the Earthly Recordings discography
IS in chronological order by session, not by album release.

SR

>i was listening to 'cosmic tones for mental therapy / art forms of
>dimensions tomorrow' (thanks, john, for suggesting that as a 'must
>listen soon' item!), reading along the notes, and the rlc disco
>entries and the nuvoid reviews, coming to the realization that this
>album is really from a number of different sessions, a real mashup, if
>you will.
>
>'cosmic tones for mental therapy' has 'and otherness' and 'thither and
>yon', both pieces recorded by tommy hunter at the choreographers
>workshop in nycity in 1963. it also has 'adventure-equation', 'moon
>dance', and 'voice of space', which were recorded at the tip top club
>in brooklyn in 1963.
>
>'art forms of dimensions tomorrow' has 'cluster of galaxies', 'solar
>drums', 'the outer heavens', and 'infinity of the universe',which are
>from 1962. and then, it has 'lights on a satellite' and 'kosmos in
>blue' from 1961, part of the sessions for 'bad and beautiful'.
>
>so i am wondering if anyone / anywhere has cataloged the sun ra songs
>(not albums, but individual songs that were recorded and released) in
>chronological order, a timeline if you will? it might even be
>interesting to re-release the sun ra catalog in that order?
>
>I-) ihor