Program 524: The Intergalactic Sounds of Sun Ra and His Arkestra
KALW Broadcast Date: July 13, 2018 | Host: Liam Herb
Sun Ra, AKA Herman Poole Sonny Blount, was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 22, 1914. He was a composer, bandleader, poet, philosopher, lecturer and a self proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He is considered to be one of the most prolific recording artists of the twentieth century having put out over one hundred full length albums and dozens of singles. He is perhaps best know for his cult classic film, Space is the Place, which was produced by Other Minds co-founder Jim Newman. He died on May 30, 1993, while visiting his sister back home in Birmingham.
This program features Sun Ra’s enigmatic classic, Space is the Place, as well as a few selections from the live album, Nothing Is. The show continues with a few tracks from Sun Ra’s early, self-produced album, Supersonic Jazz, and concludes with a reading of Sun Ra’s classic poem, The Far off Place.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
Track Info & Links
Title: Space is the Place
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Space is the Place
Record Label: Grp Records
Catalog Number: B0000065KI
Title: Sun Ra and His Band From Outer Space
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Nothing Is
Record Label: ESP Disk
Catalog Number: ESP 1045
Title: The Shadow World
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Nothing Is
Record Label: ESP Disk
Catalog Number: ESP 1045
Title: Theme of the Stargazers
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Nothing Is
Record Label: ESP Disk
Catalog Number: ESP 1045
Title: India
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Super-Sonic Jazz
Record Label: Enterplanetary Koncepts
Catalog Number: N/A
Title: Sunology no 1
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Super-Sonic Jazz
Record Label: Enterplanetary Koncepts
Catalog Number: N/A
Title: Advice to Medics
Composer: Sun Ra
Performers: Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Recording Title: Super-Sonic Jazz
Record Label: Enterplanetary Koncepts
Catalog Number: N/A
