Strange Celestial Road Explained
| Strange Celestial Road |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Sun Ra |
| Cover: | Strange Celestial Road.jpg |
| Released: | 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1979
Variety Recording Studio, New York |
| Genre: | Free jazz |
| Length: | 35:07 |
| Label: | Rounder
3035 |
| Chronology: | Sun Ra |
| Prev Title: | Of Mythic Worlds |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | I, Pharaoh |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Strange Celestial Road is an album by jazz composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra and his Arkestra, recorded in New York in 1979 and originally released on the Rounder label.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Sean Westergaard stated: "This is an overlooked album in an unwieldy discography, but it's a real gem".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Sun Ra
- "Celestial Road" - 7:02
- "Say" - 12:05
- "I'll Wait for You" - 16:00
Personnel
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- Craig Harris, Tony Bethel - trombone
- Vincent Chancey - French horn
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, percussion
- James Jacson - flute, bassoon, percussion
- Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet, flute
- Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute
- Kenny Williams - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Knoel Scott - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Hutch Jones - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Sylvester Baton - reeds
- Skeeter McFarland, Taylor Richardson - electric guitar
- Steve Clark - electric bass
- Richard Williams - bass
- Harry Wilson, Damon Choice - vibraphone
- Luqman Ali, Reg McDonald - drums
- Atakatune - percussion
- June Tyson, Rhoda Blount - vocals
Notes and References
- http://www.the-temple.net/sunradisco/detail.php?parametro=107 Sun Ra discography
- Westergaard, S., AllMusic Review accessed October 3, 2014
