Angels and Demons at Play
by Sun Ra
- Type: Album
- Released: 1965
- Label: El Saturn
- Country: United States
- Length: 23:56
- Community rating: 4/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded across two distinct sessions spanning 1956 and 1960, this release captures the evolution of the Arkestra's sound. The A-side features sparse, percussion-heavy avant-garde explorations, while the B-side presents tighter, post-bop arrangements driven by the interlocking horn section of John Gilmore and Marshall Allen.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, rhythmic, complex, technical, ensemble, improvisational, space, eccentric, saxophone
Tracklist
- Tiny Pyramids (3:38)
- Between Two Worlds (1:55)
- Music from the World Tomorrow (2:22)
- Angels and Demons at Play (2:53)
- Urnack (3:47)
- Medicine for a Nightmare (2:20)
- A Call for All Demons (4:20)
- Demon's Lullaby (2:39)
Credits
- The Sun Ra Arkestra - primary artist
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, composed by
- Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
- Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Ronnie Boykins - bass, composed by
- Victor Sproles - bass
- Wilburn Green - bass [electronic]
- Robert Barry - drums
- Bud Pressner - lacquer cut by
- Sun Ra - piano, organ, electric piano, composed by
- Alton Abraham - producer
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, bells [solar]
- Jim Herndon - timpani, timbales
- Julian Priester - trombone, composed by
- Nate Pryor - trombone
- Arthur Hoyle - trumpet
- Phil Cohran - trumpet