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American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993)
Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer
Sun_Ra
Ancient Egyptian solar deity
romanized: Rē) was the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, Ra had become one of the most important gods in
Ra
The Sun Ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history. Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer Sun Ra recorded dozens of singles
Sun_Ra_discography
Jazz band led by Sun Ra
Sun Ra Arkestra is an American jazz group formed in the mid-1950s and originally led by keyboardist/composer Sun Ra until his death in 1993. Sun Ra,
The_Sun_Ra_Arkestra
Musical artist
best known for his work with keyboardist/bandleader Sun Ra and is an original member of the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen. Knoel
Knoel_Scott
Violent feminine counterpart of Ra in Ancient Egyptian mythology
The Eye of Ra or Eye of Re, usually depicted as sun disk or right wedjat-eye (paired with the Eye of Horus, left wedjat-eye), is an entity in ancient Egyptian
Eye_of_Ra
2012 compilation album by Pharoah Sanders
Sun Ra - 1:44 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra: "Dawn over Israel" (Sun Ra) - 10:00 Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra: "The Shadow World" (Sun Ra) - 22:08 Sun Ra
In_the_Beginning_1963–1964
1957 debut album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Jazz By Sun Ra (later titled Sun Song) is the debut album by Sun Ra. The record label for the first pressing says "07-12-56", presumably when it was recorded
Jazz_by_Sun_Ra
1980 music documentary
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise is a 1980 jazz film by Robert Mugge documenting performances by Sun Ra and his Arkestra in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Baltimore
Sun_Ra:_A_Joyful_Noise
Record label
Los Angeles on March 17, 2016 at the age of 59. Among his artists are Sun Ra, Sun Ra Arkestra, Helios Creed & Chrome, Alessandra Celletti, Hans Joachim Roedelius
Transparency_(record_label)
1959 American film
Chicago's black neighborhoods, performances by Sun Ra, John Gilmore, and Julian Priester and the music of Sun Ra and Paul Severson interspersed with scenes
The_Cry_of_Jazz
American painter
designer, muralist, musician, and teacher. Aton played percussion in Sun Ra's Arkestra for several years in the 1970s. As a visual artist he was known
Ayé_Aton
Sky deity who represents the Sun
into the expanding popularity of Ra and the Osiris-Horus mythology. Atum became Ra-Atum, the rays of the setting Sun. Osiris became the divine heir to
Solar_deity
1969 studio album by Sun Ra
Atlantis is an album by American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Infinity Arkestra, released in 1969 by El Saturn Records. The album heavily features
Atlantis_(Sun_Ra_album)
1962 studio album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra is the fourth studio album by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded on October 10, 1961, for the
The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
The_Futuristic_Sounds_of_Sun_Ra
African-American entrepreneur (1927–1999)
American social entrepreneur who acted as business manager for jazz musician Sun Ra. Abraham was born in Chicago and served in the U.S Military in Okinawa from
Alton_Abraham
American musical group from Los Angeles
named jazz composer Sun Ra. Their music has been described as progressive soul, neo funk, and alternative hip hop.[citation needed] Sa-Ra formed in the late
Sa-Ra
1973 studio album by Sun Ra
Space Is the Place is a studio album by Sun Ra. It was originally released on the Blue Thumb label in 1973. In 1998, it was reissued by Impulse! Records
Space Is the Place (Sun Ra album)
Space_Is_the_Place_(Sun_Ra_album)
1966 studio album by Sun Ra
the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded in two sessions in 1965, the record was released on Ra's own Saturn label in 1966. The
The_Magic_City_(Sun_Ra_album)
Music genre
with John Tchicai. Much of Sun Ra's music could be classified as free jazz, especially his work from the 1960s, although Sun Ra said repeatedly that his
Free_jazz
1979 studio album by Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra
bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra, recorded in 1979 and originally released on Ra's Saturn label and rereleased
Sleeping Beauty (Sun Ra album)
Sleeping_Beauty_(Sun_Ra_album)
1974 American film
released in 1974. It was directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra and Joshua Smith, and features Sun Ra and his Arkestra. A soundtrack was released on Evidence
Space_Is_the_Place
American jazz musician
avant-garde keyboardist/bandleader Sun Ra from the 1950s to the 1990s, and led The Sun Ra Arkestra from Sun Ra's death in 1993 until his own death in
John_Gilmore_(musician)
1965 studio album by Sun Ra
Sun Ra, Volume One is a 1965 album by the jazz musician Sun Ra. The back cover describes it as an "album of compositions and arrangements by Sun Ra played
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One
The_Heliocentric_Worlds_of_Sun_Ra,_Volume_One
2004 studio album by Coil
as six years prior. A version of "Sex with Sun Ra (Part One – Saturnalia)", titled simply "Sex with Sun Ra", later appeared on the compilation Rough Trade
Black_Antlers
Musical artist
best known for working under the iconic jazz keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra throughout the 1970s. Abshalom ben Shlomo was born Virgil C. Pumphrey on
Abshalom_Ben_Shlomo
American record producer (1931–1978)
of Invention, Simon & Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Eddie Harris, Nico, Eric Burdon and the Animals, the Blues Project, the
Tom_Wilson_(music_producer)
1976 studio album by Sun Ra
Cosmos is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded in France in 1976 and originally released on the French
Cosmos_(Sun_Ra_album)
1978 studio album by Sun Ra
Lanquidity is a 1978 studio album by American jazz musician Sun Ra. The album was recorded by Bob Blank and Joe Arlotta at Blank Studios, entirely on the
Lanquidity
2008 studio album by Ra
Black Sun is the third studio album from the alternative metal band Ra, released on September 23, 2008. "Broken Hearted Soul" was released as a single
Black_Sun_(Ra_album)
1978 studio album by Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson
issued on LP format credited to Walt Dickerson (with Sun Ra), and later reissued on CD credited to Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson. In his review for AllMusic, Stewart
Visions_(Sun_Ra_album)
1966 studio album by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth is a jazz album by the American musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Recorded between late 1956 and
Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth
Sun_Ra_and_his_Solar_Arkestra_Visits_Planet_Earth
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up -ra, Ra, ra, or RA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ra is the Sun-god of Ancient Egypt. Ra or RA may also refer to: Ra (Stargate), a character
Ra_(disambiguation)
Jazz club in New York City
associated with free-jazz musician Sun Ra: from March 1966 through late 1967, Sun Ra and his Arkestra (billed as "Sun Ra and His Astro-Infinity Music") played
Slugs'_Saloon
1965 studio album by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
Secrets of the Sun is an album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. The album is considered one of the more accessible recordings
Secrets_of_the_Sun
1966 studio album by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two is a 1965 recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Where Volume One of the Heliocentric
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two
The_Heliocentric_Worlds_of_Sun_Ra,_Volume_Two
German experimental electronic musician
Alec Empire (born Alexander Wilke-Steinhof on 2 May 1972) is a German experimental electronic musician who is best known as a founding member of the band
Alec_Empire
American artist and musician
greatly by the media and music of the great experimental jazz musician, Sun Ra. These collaborative, audiovisual live performances were featured at The
Rucyl
British jazz-rock band
metaphorically speaking, is the whole Sun Ra thing of creating your own myths. The thing I like that Sun Ra says a lot is the fact that societies that
The_Comet_Is_Coming
American journalist (born 1951)
Sun Ra and administers Ra's music rights on behalf of the artist's heirs. His book, Sun Ra: Art on Saturn — The Album Cover Art of Sun Ra's Saturn
Irwin_Chusid
1972 live album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Horizon is a recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra, forming part of the documentation of their first visit
Horizon_(Sun_Ra_album)
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995)
collaborated separately with musicians including John Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Sun Ra, Ed Blackwell, the New York Contemporary Five, and Albert Ayler. Cherry
Don_Cherry_(trumpeter)
1957 studio album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
by Sun Ra, recorded in 1956 at RCA Studios, Chicago. Super-Sonic Jazz was the first album to be released on Saturn Records, the label run by Sun Ra and
Super-Sonic_Jazz
Taylor. In the 1960s, performers included John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, and others. Free jazz quickly found a foothold
1960s_in_jazz
American jazz trumpeter (born 1952)
extensively with Kool & the Gang, Sun Ra and the successor Sun Ra Arkestra under Marshall Allen's direction following Sun Ra's passing. For a period from the
Michael_Ray_(trumpeter)
1959 studio album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Jazz in Silhouette is the third studio album by the pianist and composer Sun Ra. It was recorded on March 6, 1959, and released in May of the same year
Jazz_in_Silhouette
Sub-genre of jazz
This "inversion" technique led to a modal sound throughout Tizol's work. Sun Ra reportedly rehearsed a small group consisting of Harold Ousley, Vernel Fournier
Modal_jazz
1993 studio album by Sun Ra
the final studio album by free jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra released on the Rounder label. The album consists of tracks recorded in
Somewhere_Else_(Sun_Ra_album)
American rock band
jazz—the guitarists were inspired by the likes of Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra and late period John Coltrane, and tried to imitate the ecstatic sounds
MC5
American composer, performer, and artist
Living Earth Show. The work's libretto includes quotes from John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Nietzsche, and Hegel. Lamar coined the terms
M_Lamar
American jazz saxophonist (born 1924)
with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, and having led the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995, after Sun Ra's death
Marshall_Allen
1990 studio album by Sun Ra
Purple Night is a studio album by free jazz pioneer Sun Ra. It was released in 1990 on A&M Records. The album was the second in a short-term recording
Purple_Night
American jazz musician
is an American jazz percussionist best known for his work with Sun Ra and The Sun Ra Arkestra. Smith was born in Englewood, New Jersey. The son of a
Marvin_"Bugalu"_Smith
2024 studio album by Kronos Quartet
the Kronos Quartet of covers of Sun Ra songs. It features many other artists including Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Laurie Anderson, Jlin,
Outer_Spaceways_Incorporated
1967 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Recorded mostly in 1960, the album was released in 1967, on Sun Ra's own label Saturn. The
We_Travel_the_Space_Ways
American jazz musician (1947–2020)
2020) was an American jazz musician. He played baritone saxophone with the Sun Ra Arkestra and managed the band for a period of time. Thompson was born in
Danny_Ray_Thompson
1966 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
The Nubians of Plutonia is an album recorded by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra c.1958 – 1959 and released c.1966 on his own Saturn label. Originally
The_Nubians_of_Plutonia
Tranquil, hypnotic subgenre of electronic music
friend took me to hear a jazz musician named Sun Ra who played 'space music.'" and according to Sun Ra himself, also in 1956, quoted on p. 384: "When
Space_music
1968 studio album by Sun Ra and the Arkestra
Sound of Joy is an album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra. It features the Arkestral lineup during the last few months of 1956, after trombonist Julian Priester
Sound_of_Joy
1963 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
Sun Comes Out is the fifth studio album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. The album was originally released on Ra's
When_Sun_Comes_Out
1967 studio album by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra. Recorded in 1965, the album was released in 1967 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label. The record
Strange_Strings
1987 studio album by Sun Ra Arkestra
Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra, recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987
Reflections in Blue (Sun Ra album)
Reflections_in_Blue_(Sun_Ra_album)
American jazz trumpeter
10, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter who was a prominent member of Sun Ra's band. He began playing the trumpet at age 13 in his native New York City
Ahmed_Abdullah
American musician and dancer (1936–1992)
an American singer, violinist, and dancer who performed with bandleader Sun Ra. A native of Albemarle, North Carolina, Tyson worked in Harlem during the
June_Tyson
Cultural aesthetic and philosophy
Metoyer, and the photography of Renée Cox; the cosmic avant-garde jazz of Sun Ra and his Arkestra; the explicitly extraterrestrial mythos of Parliament-Funkadelic;
Afrofuturism
1967 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra recorded in 1963, but not released until 1967 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label. The record
Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
Cosmic_Tones_for_Mental_Therapy
American jazz drummer
from late 1956 to early 1959. In 1961, Jones played on Sun Ra's The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra. After this, nothing is known about Jones, and his date
Willie_Jones_(drummer)
1977 live album by Sun Ra
Montreux is an album by Sun Ra recorded in the summer of 1976 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland under the billing Sun Ra and his Intergalactic
Live at Montreux (Sun Ra album)
Live_at_Montreux_(Sun_Ra_album)
American jazz musician
including: Art Taylor, Jon Hendricks, Shirley Horn, George Coleman and the Sun Ra Arkestra. He is unique in that he is active in both the traditional and
Tyler_Mitchell_(musician)
US-based nonprofit dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture
+ Ra: Nuclear War (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 1) (2023) Red Hot + Ra: Solar – Sun Ra in Brasil (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 2) (2023) Red Hot + Ra: The
Red_Hot_Organization
1966 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
album by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Originally released in 1966 on Sun Ra's own Saturn label, the record would have
When_Angels_Speak_of_Love
1970 live album by Sun Ra
. is a live album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra, recorded in 1966 and released on the ESP-Disk label in 1970. In 2010 ESP-Disk
Nothing_Is...
American musician (1941–2020)
the Sun Ra Arkestra. Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 15, 1941, Gale studied trumpet with Kenny Dorham. He recorded with Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Larry
Eddie_Gale
1978 live album by Sun Ra Arkestra
Unity is a live double album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra recorded in 1977 and originally released on the Italian
Unity_(Sun_Ra_album)
American noise rock band
loud and aggressive, though the group cites composers Philip Glass and Sun Ra as compositional influences. The band formed while Chippendale and Gibson
Lightning_Bolt_(band)
1967 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
Angels and Demons at Play is a jazz album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Side one was recorded in 1960, including two tracks taken from the mammoth
Angels_and_Demons_at_Play
1993 soundtrack album by Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra
Space is the Place is an album by Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Solar Arkestra. The music was recorded in early 1972 in San Francisco, California, for the
Space Is the Place (soundtrack)
Space_Is_the_Place_(soundtrack)
Jazz trombonist
Dave Davis is a jazz musician known for playing trombone with the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1997. He is one of the younger members of the band and has been
Dave_Davis_(musician)
Ancient Egyptian god
with the Sun god, Ra, as Amun-Ra (alternatively spelled Amon-Ra or Amun-Re). On his own, he was also thought to be the king of the gods. Amun-Ra retained
Amun
1978 studio album by Sun Ra Quartet
New Steps is a double album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Quartet recorded in Italy in 1978 and originally released on the
New_Steps
1999 studio album by Ken Vandermark
recording by the Sound in Action Trio, which features two drummers: former Sun Ra percussionist Robert Barry and frequent Vandermark collaborator Tim Mulvenna
Design_in_Time
1966 studio album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra
Interstellar Low Ways is an album recorded by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra, mostly recorded in Chicago, 1960, and released
Interstellar_Low_Ways
1980 studio album by Sun Ra
Of Mythic Worlds is an album by composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded in 1978 or 1979 and released on the Philly Jazz
Of_Mythic_Worlds
American jazz bassist (1935–1980)
pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, although he had played with such disparate musicians as Muddy Waters, Johnny Griffin, and Jimmy Witherspoon prior to joining Sun Ra's Arkestra
Ronnie_Boykins
1970 studio album by Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra
Sound Sun Pleasure!! is an album by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra. Recorded March 6, 1959, it remained unreleased
Sound_Sun_Pleasure!!
American metal band
Ra is an American alternative metal band originally from New York City, taking their name from the Egyptian sun god, Ra. The band was formed in 1996,
Ra_(band)
American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022)
Oakland, then moved to New York City in 1962. Sun Ra's biographer wrote that Sanders was often homeless and Ra gave him a place to live, clothes, and encouraged
Pharoah_Sanders
1976 live album by Sun Ra
and Black Harold is a jazz album by Sun Ra, recorded live on December 31, 1964, but not released until 1976, on Ra and Alton Abraham's El Saturn label
Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
Featuring_Pharoah_Sanders_&_Black_Harold
Topics referred to by the same term
album Visions (Stratovarius album), a 1997 album Visions (Sun Ra album), a 1978 album by Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson Visions, a 2017 album by Touch Sensitive
Vision
Patton Clarence Palmer Trudy Pitts Roy Powell Billy Preston Don Pullen Sun Ra Mike Ratledge Mel Rhyne Doug Riley Freddie Roach Merl Saunders Paul Shaffer
List_of_jazz_organists
American music scholar
the author of many books on jazz and American music, including studies of Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Alan Lomax, Billie Holiday and Harry Everett
John_Szwed
of Sun Ra – Sun Ra and his Arkestra (Savoy Records) We Are In the Future – Sun Ra and his Arkestra (Savoy Records) We Travel the Spaceways – Sun Ra and
1961_in_jazz
1997 album by grindcore band Brutal Truth
the mini-album Kill Trend Suicide (1996). The album includes a cover of Sun Ra's "It's After the End of the World". The Japanese release features three
Sounds_of_the_Animal_Kingdom
1968 studio album by Sun Ra
are two albums of solo piano compositions by the American Jazz musician Sun Ra. Both recorded in 1966, Volume 1 was released in 1968 under the title Monorails
Monorails_and_Satellites
American musician (born 1946)
while residing in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts), John Lee Hooker, and Sun Ra. During his time performing with the Hallucinations, Wolf was asked to help
Peter_Wolf
American jazz drummer (1944–2010)
played with Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for Motown. Born in the South Bronx, Reid
Steve_Reid
British jazz musician, composer and bandleader (born 1984)
Shabaka. Hutchings has played saxophone and other wind instruments with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Andre 3000, Floating Points, Mulatu Astatke, Polar Bear, Melt
Shabaka_Hutchings
1965 studio album by Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra
is an album by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Often considered the first of Ra's 'outside' recordings, the album was the first
Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
Art_Forms_of_Dimensions_Tomorrow
1989 studio album by Sun Ra
Blue Delight is a jazz album by free jazz pioneer Sun Ra. The album was the first in a short-term recording deal with major label A&M Records on their
Blue_Delight
1972 studio album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
Bad and Beautiful is an album by the American jazz musician Sun Ra and his Arkestra. Recorded in 1961 in New York City at the Choreographers' Workshop
Bad_and_Beautiful
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