We Travel the Space Ways

by Sun Ra

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Saturn
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 23:39
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Arthur Hoyle, Phil Cohran, Julian Priester, Walter Strickland, Edward Skinner, Robert Barry, Ronnie Boykins, Pat Patrick, Nate Pryor, Marshall Allen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Documenting early explorations into avant-garde jazz and Afrofuturism, the ensemble utilizes unusual percussion, collective improvisation, and unconventional song forms. The recordings established the philosophical and sonic blueprint for the Arkestra's extensive, mythos-driven catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: space, melodic, improvisation, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Interplanetary Music (2:40)
  2. Eve (3:08)
  3. We Travel The Space Ways (3:21)
  4. Tapestry From An Asteroid (2:06)
  5. Space Loneliness (4:48)
  6. New Horizons (3:00)
  7. Velvet (4:36)

Credits

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