Space Is the Place
by Sun Ra
- Type: Album
- Released: 1973
- Label: Blue Thumb Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:51
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: John Gilmore, June Tyson, Marshall Allen
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The soundtrack to the film of the same name and one of Sun Ra's most famous and accessible albums. 'Space Is the Place' is a definitive statement of Afrofuturism, blending spiritual jazz, avant-garde exploration, and funky grooves with Sun Ra's unique cosmic philosophy. The album is a joyous and powerful work that became an anthem for a generation of listeners.
Genres
Descriptors: space, avant-garde, theatrical, ensemble, ritualistic
Tracklist
- Space Is the Place (21:14)
- Images (6:15)
- Discipline (4:50)
- Sea of Sounds (7:42)
- Rocket Number Nine (2:50)
Credits
- Sun Ra - primary artist, arranged by, composed by, piano, organ [space], synthesizer [moog]
- Larry Northington - alto saxophone
- Danny Davis - alto saxophone, flute
- Marshall Allen - alto saxophone, flute
- Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, bass, vocals [space ethnic]
- Danny Ray Thompson - baritone saxophone, flute, vocals [space ethnic]
- Eloe Omoe - bass clarinet, flute
- Alzo Wright - drums
- Harry Richards - drums
- Robert Underwood - drums
- Baker Bigsby - engineer
- Lex Humphries - percussion, drums
- Russell Branch - percussion, congas
- Stanley Morgan - percussion, congas
- Alton Abraham - producer
- Ed Michel - producer
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone, drums, vocals, vocals [space ethnic]
- Akh Tal Ebah - trumpet, flugelhorn [fuglehorn], vocals, vocals [space ethnic], flugelhorn [fugelhorn]
- Lamont McClamb - trumpet, percussion
- Cheryl Banks - vocals [space ethnic]
- Judith Holton - vocals [space ethnic]
- June Tyson - vocals [space ethnic]
- Ruth Wright - vocals [space ethnic]