The Sun Ra Arkestra
Jazz band from Chicago, IL · formed 1952
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 25
- Last show
- None on record
About
The Sun Ra Arkestra is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 1952, tagged avant-garde jazz, experimental, free improvisation by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- The Sun Ra Arkestra formed in 1952 — MusicBrainz
- The Sun Ra Arkestra is based in Chicago — MusicBrainz
- Charles Davis: member — MusicBrainz
- Marshall Allen: member — MusicBrainz
- Abshalom Ben Shlomo: member — MusicBrainz
- Vincent Chancey: member — MusicBrainz
- Michael Ray: member — MusicBrainz
- Elson Nascimento: member — MusicBrainz
- Fred Adams: member — MusicBrainz
- Robert Barry: member — MusicBrainz
- George Burton: member — MusicBrainz
- Samarai Celestial: member — MusicBrainz
- Kelan Phil Cohran: member — MusicBrainz
- Gene Easton: member — MusicBrainz
- The Sun Ra Arkestra has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1957–2017 — MusicBrainz
- Sun Ra Arkestra has 41429 listeners on Last.fm — Sun Ra Arkestra on Last.fm
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
25 releases, 1957–2017Pictures of Infinity
2017 · Compilation
Live at the Red Garter
2013
It Is Forbidden: Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival in Exile 1974
2001
Black Myth / Out in Space
1998
Continuation
1970 · Album
Holiday for Soul Dance
1970 · Album
Atlantis
1969 · Album
A Black Mass
1968 · Album
Sound of Joy
1968 · Album
Angels and Demons at Play
1967 · Album
Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
1967 · Album
We Travel the Spaceways
1967 · Album
Other Planes of There
1966 · Album
Strange Strings
1966 · Album
Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth
1966 · Album
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 2
1966 · Album
The Magic City
1966 · Album
The Nubians of Plutonia
1966 · Album
When Angels Speak of Love
1966 · Album
Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
1965 · Album
Fate in a Pleasant Mood
1965 · Album
Secrets of the Sun
1965 · Album
When Sun Comes Out
1963 · Album
Jazz in Silhouette
1958 · Album
Super-Sonic Jazz
1957 · Album
Lineup
- Charles Davis
- Marshall Allen
- Abshalom Ben Shlomo
- Vincent Chancey
- Michael Ray
- Elson Nascimento
- Fred Adams
- Robert Barry
- George Burton
- Samarai Celestial
- Kelan Phil Cohran
- Gene Easton
- Duke Edwards
- Reggie Fields
- Wayne Harris
- Jim Herndon
- James Stewart
- Don Mumford
- Larry Northington
- Harry Spencer
- Sun Ra · eponymous
- Dale Williams · guitar
Former
- John Gilmore · tenor saxophone
- Pat Patrick · alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Clyde Williams
- Hatty Randolph
- Lucious Randolph · trumpet
- Everett Turner · trumpet
- Ronnie Boykins · double bass
- Art Jenkins
- Clifford Jarvis · drums (drum set)
- Luqman Ali · membranophone
- Ali Hassan
- Robert Cummings
- James Jacson · bassoon, flute, oboe, percussion
- Nimrod Hunt
- Danny Ray Thompson
- Akh Tal Ebah · trumpet
- Eloe Omoe · bass clarinet, bassoon, oboe
- June Tyson
- Ayé Aton · percussion
- Robert Underwood · percussion
- Ahmed Abdullah
- Hayes Burnett
- Richard Williams · bass guitar
- Tyrone Hill · trombone
- Rollo Radford
- Earl "Buster" Smith
- Damon Choice · vibraphone
- Danny Davis · alto saxophone
- John Goldsmith · drums (drum set)
- Verta Grosvenor
- Gloristeena Knight
- Laurdine Patrick
- David Young
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Sun Ra Arkestra on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.