New Steps by Sun Ra Quartet ft. John Gilmore
Recorded in Rome, Italy, January 1978, featuring the quartet of Sun Ra (keyboards, vocals); Michael Ray trumpet, vocals); John Gilmore (tenor sax, timbales, vocal); and Luqman Ali (drums, vocals). No bassist. The tracks were issued on a double LP in '78.
According to notes in The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra (by Robert L. Campbell and Christopher Trent), "Sun Ra frequently used his Crumar keyboard to program repeated lines and 'drum' sequences throughout the January 1978 sessions in Italy." These sessions also produced a companion double album, "Other Voices, Other Blues," with the identical personnel.
Tracklist
| 1. | My Favorite Things | 8:14 |
| 2. | Moon People | 7:44 |
| 3. | Sun Steps | 11:31 |
| 4. | Exactly Like You | 6:00 |
| 5. | Friend and Friendship | 6:49 |
| 6. | Rome at Twilight | 5:06 |
| 7. | When There Is No Sun | 4:35 |
| 8. | The Horo | 15:20 |
Credits
2014, Enterplanetary Koncepts
All tracks produced by Sun Ra
All titles composed by Sun Ra © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)
except "My Favorite Things" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Issued under license from Sun Ra LLC
Cover design by Irwin Chusid
License
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The foremost figure in musical Afro-futurism and space-jazz. Keyboardist, composer, Arkestra leader, arranger, philosopher-jester, fashion icon, cosmic guide. Born Herman Blount in Alabama, 1914, left the planet in 1993, giving Earthlings a monumental catalog of recordings that transcend genre.