Sun Ra Ra To The Rescue (Translucent Green Vinyl)

Sun Ra Ra To The Rescue (Translucent Green Vinyl)

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One of the rarer albums in the Sun Ra canon, RTTR originally entered our orbit in 1983, mystifying listeners and confounding Ra fanatics with the minimal info on the Saturn pressing. Recorded at several locations over several years (including legendary avant-garde arts enclave, the Squat Theater in NYC), the tracks here include everything from Ra’s sci-fi synthesizer insanity, Marshall Allen’s skronking sax, an excellent Arkestra vocal track “They Plan To Leave,” and so much more. Reissued for the first time, and pressed on colored vinyl!

Label:    Modern Harmonic – MH-8222
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Green
Country:    US
Released:    Sep 2, 2022
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Free Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, Big Band
A1        Mystery, Mr. Ra
Other [Other Musicians] – Unknown Artist
Saxophone [Saxes] – John Gilmore, Marshall Allen
Vocals – June Tyson, Sun Ra
3:06
A2        When Spaceships Appear (Ra To The Rescue Ch. 1)
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano, Synth – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
5:20
A3        Back Alley Blues (Fragile Emotion Blues)
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
3:48
A4        Drummerlistics
Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute – Eloe Omoe
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Kora – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Congas – Matthew Brown (4)
Drum [Infinity Drum], Bassoon, Flute – James Jacson
Drums – Don Mumford
Electric Bass, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Rollo Radford
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
Trombone – Tyrone Hill
Trumpet – Ronnie Brown (2)
2:48
A5        Children Of The Sun
Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute – Eloe Omoe
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Kora – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bassoon, Flute – James Jacson
Congas – Matthew Brown (4)
Drums – Don Mumford
Electric Bass, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Rollo Radford
Piano, Vocals – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
Trombone – Tyrone Hill
Trumpet – Ronnie Brown (2)
Vocals – June Tyson
4:28
A6        Cosmo-­Party Blues
Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contra-Alto Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute – Eloe Omoe
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute, Kora – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bassoon, Flute – James Jacson
Congas – Matthew Brown (4)
Drums – Don Mumford
Electric Bass, Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Rollo Radford
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore
Trombone – Tyrone Hill
Trumpet – Ronnie Brown (2)
4:38
B1        Space Shuttle (Ra to the Rescue Ch. 2)
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
4:17
B2        Fate In A Pleasant Mood
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano, Vocals – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
Vocals – June Tyson
8:43
B3        They Plan To Leave
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano, Vocals – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
Vocals – June Tyson
6:07
B4        When Lights Are Dark (Back Alley Blues Alternate)
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Danny Ray Thompson
Bass – Hayes Burnett
Congas – Atakatune
Drums – Samarai Celestial*, Michael D. Anderson*
Other [Vocals, Percussion] – Unknown Artist
Percussion – Eddie Thomas (2)
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – John Gilmore
4:37
Recorded At – Squat Theatre
Copyright © – Enterplanetary Koncepts
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Modern Harmonic
Licensed From – Sun Ra LLC
Pressed By – Third Man Pressing
Mastered At – Third Man Mastering
Composed By – Sun Ra
Design, Layout – Jon Hunt (8)
Lacquer Cut By – WAR.*
Liner Notes – Irwin Chusid
Mastered By – Joe Lizzi
Producer – Sun Ra
Project Manager – Brian Thompson (17), Jay Millar
Restoration [Audio Restoration] – Irwin Chusid, Michael D. Anderson*
Transferred By [Tape Transfers] – Michael D. Anderson*
Barcode (Obi): 0 90771 82221 5
 

  • Released: 9/2/2022
  • Internal ID: JITRE
  • Format: Vinyl