The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
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| The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One | ||
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| Studio album by Sun Ra | ||
| Released | 1965 | |
| Recorded | April 20 1965, RLA Studio, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 35:07 | |
| Label | ESP-Disk/Fontana Records | |
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| Sun Ra chronology | ||
| The Magic City (1965) |
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One (1965) |
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two (1966) |
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One is a 1965 album by the jazz musician Sun Ra. The three albums of the Heliocentric Worlds series (Volumes One, Two and Three) are widely ranked among Sun Ra's greatest works, with avant-garde and free jazz flourishes rounding out his always eccentric and always far-out musical themes.
[edit] Track listing
- "Heliocentric" (Ra/Ra) - 4:21
- "Outer Nothingness" (Ra/Ra) - 7:39
- "Other Worlds" (Ra/Ra) - 4:35
- "The Cosmos" (Ra/Ra) - 7:31
- "Of Heavenly Things" (Ra/Ra) - 5:45
- "Nebulae" (Ra/Ra) - 3:20
- "Dancing in the Sun" (Ra) - 1:56
[edit] Personnel
- Jimhmi Johnson - Percussion, Tympani
- Robert Cummings - Bass clarinet, Wood blocks
- Chris Capers - Trumpet
- Bernard Pettaway - Bass Trombone
- Danny Davis - Flute, Alto
- Pat Patrick - Baritone, Percussion
- John Gilmore - Tenor, Tympani
- Marshall Allen - Piccolo, Alto, Bells, Spiral Cymbal
- Ronnie Boykins - Bass
- Teddy Nance - Trombone
- Sun Ra - Piano, Arranger, Electronic Celeste, Bass Marimba, Tympani, Back Cover
- Howard Howie Bernstein - Cover Art
- Baby Gerry - Cover Art
- Remco Takken - Liner Notes
- Richard L. Alderson - Engineer
