Blue Delight

by Sun Ra

Blue Delight cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:56
  • Community rating: 3.42/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Representing one of the visionary composer's most accessible later-career studio recordings, this session showcases a streamlined, deeply rhythmic interpretation of his avant-garde philosophies. Featuring a large ensemble cast, 'Blue Delight' captures the Arkestra successfully navigating modern studio clarity without sacrificing their inherent eccentricity.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Blue Delight (11:10)
  2. Out Of Nowhere (5:26)
  3. Sunrise (11:48)
  4. Nashira (4:09)
  5. They Dwell On Other Planes (14:41)
  6. Gone With The Wind (5:51)
  7. Your Guest Is As Good As Mine (5:53)
  8. Days Of Wine And Roses (6:58)

Credits

  • Sun Ra - primary artist, piano, synthesizer, written-by
  • Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet [a-flat clarinet]
  • Noel Scott - alto saxophone, percussion
  • Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute, bongos
  • John Ore - bass
  • Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet, alto saxophone, contra-alto clarinet, percussion
  • James Jacson - bassoon, flute, percussion
  • Earl "Buster" Smith - drums [on left]

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