| Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Sun Ra and His Arkestra |
| Cover: | Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue.jpg |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Recorded: | May 3, 1973 and October 14, 1977 Philadelphia and Variety Recording Studio, NY |
| Genre: | Free jazz |
| Length: | 71:46 |
| Label: | Saturn 1014077 |
| Producer: | Adam Abraham, John Corbett |
| Chronology: | Sun Ra |
| Prev Title: | Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Of Mythic Worlds |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue is an album by American jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra.[1] It was recorded in 1977, originally released on Ra's Saturn label in 1977, and rereleased on CD on Atavistic's Unheard Music Series in 2008.
The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard stated: "Although recorded about a decade apart, Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue is of a piece with Blue Delight: mostly standards albums that really put the spotlight on Sun Ra's piano playing and the tenor artistry of John Gilmore. Although the Arkestra is notorious for its outside playing and cacophonous tendencies, this album shows they could play it straight as well as anyone in the game. Wonderful stuff".[2]
All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated