Sun Ra Sundays Selections from the NuVoid Blog by Rodger Coleman 1 Selections from Rodger Coleman's blog NuVoid (http://nuvoid.blogspot.com/), from 2008 to 2015, with selected comments. Minor edits and formatting by Sam Byrd, 2016. Entries have been rearranged chronologically, to match the order given in Chris Trent's discography included in the 2nd edition of Omniverse Sun Ra (since it is more up-to-date than RLC/Trent). © Rodger Coleman 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Spaceship Lullaby.................................................. 7 Music from Tomorrow's World.......................... 8 Bad and Beautiful.................................................. 10 Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow............... 11 Out There a Minute.............................................. 13 Secrets of the Sun.................................................. 16 What's New............................................................ 18 The Invisible Shield...............................................19 The Earthly Recordings of Sun Ra, 2nd ed...... 21 When Sun Comes Out......................................... 23 Space Probe [1]...................................................... 24 Continuation [1]..................................................... 26 Continuation [2]..................................................... 28 Space Probe [2]...................................................... 30 A Blue One/Orbitration in Blue........................ 33 Janus........................................................................ 35 Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy.....................37 How Low Can You Go?...................................... 40 The Singles [1]........................................................ 42 When Angels Speak of Love............................... 43 Other Planes of There.......................................... 47 Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold..... 49 The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Vol. 1....... 52 The Magic City....................................................... 55 Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 3: The Lost Tapes.... 57 The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra Vol. 2....... 59 Impressions of "A Patch of Blue"...................... 61 Strange Strings....................................................... 63 Other Strange Worlds........................................... 64 Batman and Robin................................................ 65 Nothing Is.............................................................. 67 Immeasurable Equation....................................... 69 College Tour Vol.1: Complete Nothing Is........ 69 Monorails and Satellites........................................ 71 Monorails and Satellites Vol. 2............................ 72 Spaceways............................................................... 73 Outer Spaceways Inc. [Pictures of Infinity]...... 75 The Singles [2]........................................................ 76 Atlantis.................................................................... 78 Interlude: 1967-1970............................................. 80 The Solar Myth Approach, Vols.1 & 2.............. 82 The Electric Circus, 1968-04............................... 84 A Black Mass.......................................................... 86 Newport Jazz Festival 1969-07-03......................88 My Brother the Wind............................................ 91 My Brother the Wind Vol. II [1]......................... 93 My Brother the Wind Vol. II [2]..........................94 3 The Night of the Purple Moon........................... 96 The Red Garter 1970-07...................................... 98 Live at the Red Garter.......................................... 100 Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 2................ 101 Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 1................ 104 Black Myth/Out in Space [1].............................. 106 Paradiso, Amsterdam 1970-10-18...................... 108 Black Myth/Out in Space [2].............................. 111 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 1970-11-09......113 Widney High School, L.A., 1971-06-12............. 116 The Creator of the Universe............................... 119 Intergalactic Research [1]..................................... 122 Universe in Blue.................................................... 124 Rehearsal, Oakland 1971-10................................ 126 The Shadows Took Shape................................... 129 Dramaten, Stockholm 1971-10-21..................... 131 Helsinki, Finland 1971-10-14.............................. 133 Aarhus, Denmark 1971-10-19............................. 135 Delft, The Netherlands 1971-11-11................... 136 Paris 1971-11-29.................................................... 140 The Paris Tapes..................................................... 141 Calling Planet Earth.............................................. 143 Horizon [1]............................................................. 145 Horizon [2]............................................................. 147 Nidhamu + Dark Myth Equation Visitation.... 150 Space Is the Place (film)....................................... 152 Space Is the Place (soundtrack)........................... 154 Intergalactic Research [2]..................................... 156 Astro Black............................................................. 158 Slug's 1972-06-07................................................... 160 The Universe Sent Me [1].................................... 162 Slug's 1972-08-19................................................... 163 Life Is Splendid...................................................... 166 Space Is the Place (Blue Thumb)........................ 168 Discipline 27-II...................................................... 170 The Mystery Board................................................ 172 Unknown venue, ca. 1972.................................... 174 Cymbals & Crystal Spears.................................... 176 Pathways to Unknown Worlds/Friendly Love 180 The Singles [3]........................................................ 183 What Planet Is This?............................................. 185 Outer Space Employment Agency..................... 188 The Universe Sent Me [2].................................... 190 Live in Paris at the "Gibus"................................. 193 The Road to Destiny............................................. 196 Concert for the Comet Kohoutek...................... 198 Flushing Meadow Park, Queens 1973-07-04.... 201 House of Ra (with Wilbur Ware) 1973.............. 202 4 Out Beyond the Kingdom Of............................. 204 The Antique Blacks............................................... 208 Action figures......................................................... 211 It Is Forbidden....................................................... 212 Sub-Underground..................................................215 Cosmo Earth Fantasy........................................... 217 Jazz Showcase, Chicago 1974-09-08.................. 218 Dance of the Living Image.................................. 220 Civic Center, Santa Cruz 1974-12-11................. 223 Smiling Dog Saloon, Cleveland 1975-01-30...... 225 The Singles [4]........................................................ 227 The "New" Five Spot, NYC 1975-06-11........... 229 Jordan Hall, Boston 1975-12............................... 230 Live at Montreux................................................... 233 Cosmos [1].............................................................. 235 Cosmos [2].............................................................. 237 Châteauvallon, France 1976-08-24......................238 Châteauvallon, France 1976-08-25..................... 240 Rehearsal, Unknown location 1976-09.............. 242 Jordan Hall, Boston 1976-11............................... 243 Jazz Showcase, Chicago 1976-11-27.................. 244 WXPN, U. Pennsylvania 1976-12-25.................246 A Quiet Place in the Universe............................. 248 1977..........................................................................250 Showboat Lounge, MD 1977-03-18................... 251 Smuckers, NYC 1977-04-17................................ 253 Empty Foxhole, Philadelphia 1977-04-29......... 254 Sun Ra & Friends.................................................. 257 Solo Piano, Vol. 1.................................................. 258 St. Louis Blues: Solo Piano, Vol. 2..................... 259 WKCR, Columbia, NYC 1977-07-08................ 260 Somewhere Over the Rainbow........................... 262 Fort Dupont, Washington, D.C. 1977-08-14.... 265 Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue....... 266 We Must Not Say No to Ourselves.................... 268 Unity........................................................................ 269 Notes on Vinyl....................................................... 271 The Soul Vibrations of Man................................ 272 Piano Recital, Teatro La Fenice, Venezia.......... 274 Taking a Chance on Chances.............................. 276 Bottom Line, NYC 1977-12-13.......................... 277 New Steps.............................................................. 279 Other Voices, Other Blues.................................. 281 Disco 3000............................................................. 283 The Complete Disco 3000 Concert................... 284 Media Dreams/Sound Mirror............................. 287 The Mystery of Being........................................... 290 On Jupiter/Sleeping Beauty................................