Arkestra

Sun Ra records ‘The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One’ with his Solar Arkestra (1965)

'The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One' is an album recorded on April 20, 1965 with his Solar Arkestra and released the same year by Esp Disk..Track Listing :...

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Sun Ra records ‘Jazz in Silhouette’ with his Arkestra for Saturn (1959)

Sun Ra's 'Jazz in Silhouette' is an album recorded on March 6, 1959 with his Arkestra and released in May 1959 by Saturn.Track Listing : 1.Enlightenment (Hobart Dotson, Sun Ra)...

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Sun Ra & the Arkestra record ‘Sunrise in Different Dimensions’ live in Switzerland (1980)

Sun Ra Arkestra's 'Sunrise in Different Dimensions' is a live album recorded on February 24, 1980 at the Gasthof Morhen in Willisau, Switzerland and released in 1981 by Hathut.Track Listing...

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Sun Ra records ‘Horizon’ with his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra (1971)

'Horizon' by Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra is an album recorded on December 17, 1971 and documenting their first visit to Egypt.Track Listing : 1.Theme Of The Star Gazers...

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Sun Ra takes his All Stars+ Arkestra to Berlin (1983)

October 29, 1983 - the Sun Ra All Stars - that is Don Cherry (tp,voc), Lester Bowie (tp), Marshall Allen (as,perc), John Gilmore (ts,fl), Archie Shepp (ts,voc), Sun Ra (kb),...

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Sun Ra takes the Arkestra and its dancers to Warsaw (1987)

October 22, 1987 - Sun Ra and his Arkestra Jazz including the dancers perform at Jazz Jamboree Warsaw, Poland

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Sun Ra takes his Arkestra to Chicago (1981)

September 2, 1981 - Sun Ra and his Arkestra perform at the Chicago Jazz Fest

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Sun Ra Arkestra perform at Chicago Jazz Festival (2014)

August 31, 2014 - the Sun Ra Arkestra performs on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at "Chicago Jazz Festival" in Chicago

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Sun Ra Arkestra perform at a London Café (2013)

August 25, 2013 - the Sun Ra Arkestra led by Marshall Allen performs at Cafe Otto in London

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The Arkestra celebrates Sun Ra’s centennial in Lugano (2014)

July 11, 2014 - Sun Ra Centennial Dream Arkestra, led by Marshall Allen, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the "grand master" at "Estival Jazz" at Lugano, Switzerland

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Sun Ra Arkestra is on BBC Jazz on 3 (2014)

June 30, 2014 - if in England, catch Sun Ra Arkestra with special guest Shabaka Hutchings at "Jazz on 3" on BBC Radio 3

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Sun Ra & his Arkestra travel to Norway (1982)

June 17, 1982 - Sun Ra and his Arkestra are at Jazz Festival di Kongsberg in Norway

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The Sun Ra Arkestra is in Copenhagen (2014)

June 4, 2014 - the Sun Ra Arkestra with Marshall Allen performs at Jazzhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Happy Birthday Archie Shepp. ‘Good Shepp’

This day (May 24, 1937), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is born Archie Shepp, an African-American jazz saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . & Chucho Valdes Afro-cuban project – Yansa (2011) 2 ....

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Marshall Allen celebrates his 91st birthday (2015)

May 21, 2015 - Marshall Allen (91 in a couple of days) will conduct the Sun Ra Arkestra at Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA.

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 16/52

Earl Hines, Don Pullen, Count Basie, Roland Hanna, Keith Jarrett, Mccoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Terry Riley

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Rough Trade publish The Smiths’ second album : ‘Meat Is Murder’ (1985)

The Smiths' 'Meat Is Murder' is their second studio album released on February 11, 1985 by Rough Trade Records.Track Listing : 1.The Headmaster Ritual (Morrissey, Johnny Marr) - 04:52 ....

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Creation publish Primal Scream’s sixth studio album : XTRMNTR (2000)

Primal Scream's XTRMNTR is their sixth studio album released on January 31, 2000 by CreationTrack Listing : 1.Kill All Hippies (Primal Scream, M. Nelson, Discovery Productions Inc.) - 04:57 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour December 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Jacksons, David Bowie, Green Day, Genesis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Sun Ra We Celebrate Bananarama, Grover Washington, Jr., Cesária Évora, Eddie Kendricks We...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 29 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Tom Waits, Donald Fagen, John Lennon, Deep Purple, Wilco, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Charles Mingus, Robert Glasper, Clifford Jordan We Celebrate Omara Portuondo, Melba...

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