Somewhere Else

by Sun Ra

Somewhere Else cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: Rounder
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:44
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Somewhere Else' is an archival collection of studio sessions capturing the cosmic jazz visionary and his Arkestra navigating the transition between the late eighties and early nineties. The recordings blend free jazz chaos with deep, spiritual grooves, showcasing the ensemble's meticulously directed avant-garde energy.

Genres

Descriptors: existential, uncommon-time-signatures, complex, experimental, space

Tracklist

  1. Priest (4:07)
  2. Discipline / Tall Trees In The Sun (8:29)
  3. 'S Wonderful (5:35)
  4. Hole In The Sky (7:33)
  5. Somewhere Else - Pt. 1 (8:42)
  6. Somewhere Else - Pt. 2 (2:40)
  7. Stardust For Tomorrow (4:59)
  8. Love In Outer Space (12:03)
  9. Everything Is Space (3:59)
  10. Tristar (3:32)

Credits

  • Sun Ra - primary artist, piano, piano, synthesizer
  • Jaribu Shahid - bass
  • John Ore - bass, acoustic bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums, drums [on right]
  • Earl "Buster" Smith - drums, drums [on left]
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
  • Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute, percussion, alto saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet [a-flat]

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