#june tyson

[davidhudson]

Sun Ra, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993.

With June Tyson.

[ozkar-krapo]

SUN RA & His ASTRO GALACTIC INFINITY ARKESTRA

"Discipline 27-II"

(LP. Strut / Art Yard. 2017 / rec. 1973) [US]

[dirtylowdown2]

Sun Ra (with June Tyson) from the Squat Theatre, NYC

[22immi]

June Tyson

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June Tyson

[burlveneer-music]

June Tyson - Saturnian Queen Of The Sun Ra Arkestra - a new compilation showcasing the singer/dancer’s vocal pieces with the Arkestra; see the Bandcamp feature Sun Ra Arkestra’s June Tyson Was the Queen of Afrofuturism for more.

Undoubtedly the most sublime constellation in the Sun Ra cosmos, June Tyson’s voice is the perfect guide through one of the most challenging and varied musical legacies ever to be encountered. Capable of strong, fierce, and emotive vocalizations as well as intricate weavings, her voice transcends genre.

[gottahavesoul]

Sun Ra - Lanquidity (1978) (Full Album)

Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Flute – Marshall Allen Baritone Saxophone – Julian Presley Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Danny Thompson Bass – Richard Williams Bass Clarinet, Flute – Ego Omoe Bassoon, Flute, Oboe – James Jacson Congas (Congo Drums), Timpani – Artaukatune Guitar – Dale Williams, Disco Kid Percussion – Luqman Ali, Michael Anderson Synthesizer (Arp), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Organ (Yamaha), Organ (Hammond B3), Synthesizer (R.A. Moog Minimoog), Piano, Bells (Orchestral), Keyboards (Crumar Electronic Keyboard), Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Sun Ra Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore Trumpet – Eddie Gale Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Michael Ray Voice (Ethnic Voices) – Edde Tahmahs*, James Jacson, June Tyson, Sun Ra

A1 Lanquidity 0:00 A2 Where Pathways Meet 8:21 A3 That's How I Feel 14:56 B1 Twin Stars Of Thence 22:59 B2 There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) 32:32

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Sun Ra Astro Black color 12″ (1973, 2018)

Yenny and I decided to travel to Cheapo’s Mineola location one summer day last decade, my first trip there. It was where I picked up Redd Fox on vinyl, Lonnie Liston Smith, and an originial pressing of Astro Black. It’s the only Sun Ra record I currently own, and for a time, the most valuable in my library. That was until learning of how valuable my Analord series (2005) was selling on the secondary market. Then again, any Sun Ra record is valuable. No one before him extolled or pioneered the virtues of astronomy in jazz (or music in general) while becoming and representing everything jazz was during his time to his death. How about exploring possibilities and breaking sonic boundaries of music through improvisation that’s unreachable to where it’s timeless, or his grasp of early electronic instruments which created such unusual sounds ahead of everyone’s time? It’s all evolution and the constant of finding new ideas while performing. He’s from Saturn, after all.

Astro Black is one of many in Sun Ra’s discography that supports this. The title track is a great example of Ra’s direction and ethos in having all sounds describe the motion-flow of the universe and the unknown. A wild mixture of sax, bass, wind, voilins, plus Sun Ra’s once-unthinkable sounds (manning keys, moogs, and vibraphones which burn out or wheeze) are the universe, while long-time vocalist June Tyson lullabyes them all to a dying sleep. “The Cosmo Fire Pts. 1-3″ will gladly give you more of the same of Ra and company’s improvisational chops, pushing further the vision of evolution and progression of philosophy and humanism. It’s intruguing to hear Ra’s gurgling keys at a time when electronics was still an unknown variable for potential. ”...Parts 1-3″’s mysteriosity urges listeners to explore the undiscovered and within themselves. You also could enjoy the more lenient compositions of “Hidden Spheres” and “Discipline 99″, which opens on a plucky goodness, traipsing slowly and leading you to where you want to be.

For the 45th anniversary of Astro Black, the Modern Harmonic label re-issued 1,350 of these on color vinyl. The album cover is nothing less of mind-blowing: Sun Ra standing after the Pyramids and a rainbow portal reveals his true birthplace. It’s as close to Saturn anyone is ever going to get.