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The Solar​-​Myth Approach Vol 1

by Sun Ra and His Solar-Myth Arkestra

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1972 BYG album
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Exclusive liner notes by author and music journalist Kevin Le Gendre

    SIDE 1
    1. Spectrum
    2. Realm of Lightning
    3. The Satellites Are Spinning

    SIDE 2
    1. Legend
    2. Seen III, Took 4
    3. They'll Come Back
    4. Adventures of Bugs Hunter

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1.
Spectrum 04:53
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2.
Realm Of Lightning 12:08
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3.
The Satellites Are Spinning 03:26
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4.
Legend 09:41
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5.
Seen III, Took 4 03:23
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6.
They'll Come Back 03:49
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7.
Adventures of Bugs Hunter 06:28
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FOUNDING FATHER OF SPACE AGE JAZZ AND AFROCENTRIC SOUND TRAVELS EMBARKS ON YET ANOTHER OFFGRID ADVENTURE.

Occupying a unique place in the history of black music, Sun Ra took the big band aesthetic of his role model Duke Ellington into thrilling new territory. A pianist and keyboard player with an ear for uncommon timbres, a profound interest in a wide range of non-Western cultures as well as the scope of electronics and homemade instruments, Ra led his Solar-Myth Arkestra featuring fine players such as saxophonists John Gilmore, Danny Davis and Marshall Allen, as well as the charismatic singer June Tyson. Together they created a timeless body of work: ‘The Solar Myth Approach Vol.1’.

This album is a grab-bag of tracks from various undocumented US sessions in the 60s, while some possibly date to the late 50s. It puts a typically subversive slant on composition and arrangement in which texture and atmosphere, often conjuring up ancient ceremony and ritual, are as important as any model of theme and improvisation. Ra’s use of a Moog synthesizer just made his palette all the more enticingly polychromatic.

This remastered version, meticulously restored from the original tapes, provides the opportunity to enjoy the finer points of Ra’s music and reveals more layers with every listen. More than half a century after its creation, ‘The Solar Myth Approach Vol.1’ has become a never-ending story.

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released February 9, 2024

Remastered Audiophile Edition
Audio restoration and mastering by Nick Robbins
Graphic design for this reissue by Phil Rogers
Reissue produced for release by Geoffrey Cousin
Executive producer for this reissue: Jean-Luc Young

A BYG Production

An Original BYG Recording
Courtesy of Charly Acquisitions Ltd.
Licensed from LicenseMusic.com ApS.

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Pioneering French independent record label launched in 1967.

Avant-Garde / Free Jazz / Experimental / Psychedelic & Prog Rock

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