June Tyson: Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, by June Tyson and Sun Ra

June Tyson: Saturnian Queen of the Sun Ra Arkestra

by June Tyson and Sun Ra

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pgast89 One of the best jazz singers in the cosmos Favorite track: Smile.

mandr8ke So. to be honest, producer Eric Lau brought me here. After his track, Our Future, I needed to hear the original song and as I expected, I love it. I appreciate June's expression throughout the Sun Ra canon of music, and it's fantastic that some of her best is compiled here. Favorite track: Somebody Else's World.

whyfisucks. My heart holds a sacred space for the energies sent out from June Tyson. Grateful for her frequencies. Favorite track: Somebody Else's World.

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1.	Outer Spaceways Incorporated 03:00	info	buy track
2.	Somebody Else's World 04:01	info	buy track
3.	Stardust from Tomorrow 02:25	info	buy track
4.	We Travel the Spaceways 02:29	info	buy track
5.	Astro Black 02:02	info	buy track
6.	Theme of the Stargazers 00:57	info	buy track
7.	The Moors (Moorish Nights) 04:05	info	buy track
8.	If You Are Not a Myth/Strange Worlds in My Mind 01:30	info	buy track
9.	Outer Space is a Pleasant Place 03:19	info	buy track
10.	Tapestry from an Asteroid 01:49	info	buy track
11.	Never Never Land 02:47	info	buy track
12.	Smile 04:23	info	buy track
13.	Enlightenment 02:48	info	buy track
14.	They'll Come Back 02:35	info	buy track
15.	Satellites are Spinning 02:34	info	buy track
16.	Lost Horizon 03:12	info	buy track
17.	Walking on the Moon 11:35	info	buy track

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THE FIRST-EVER COLLECTION OF JUNE TYSON VOCAL PERFORMANCES WITH SUN RA AND HIS ARKESTRA

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 created. Capable of fierce and sassy declamations as well as intricate melodic weavings, June's voice transcends genre. This first-ever collection affirms June Tyson’s unassailable gravity in Sun Ra’s realm, and features some of June's most popular numbers along with previously unissued tracks. The LP and CD versions include a full color zine-style insert with rare Tyson family photos and extensive liner notes by Cat Celebrezze.

As one of Sun Ra’s closest artistic collaborators for almost 25 years, June Tyson represented Afrofuturism as boldly and powerfully as her Saturnian leader. He was the king of Afrofuturism and June was the queen.

Also available on LP and CD from Modern Harmonic:
LP: bit.ly/2rtwpXl
CD: bit.ly/2XQnwmK
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released November 29, 2019

All vocals by June Tyson
Accompanying vocals by Sun Ra and various members of the Arkestra
All tracks produced and arranged by Sun Ra

Compilation produced by Irwin Chusid
Associate Producer: Michael D. Anderson/The Sun Ra Music Archive

Mastering by Joe Lizzi for Modern Harmonic
Cover design by Jon Hunt
Project managed by Jay Millar
Production managed by Stephanie Kennedy
LP and CD contain liner notes by Cat Celebrezze

All compositions by Sun Ra
© Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)
except
"Never Never Land" by Comden-Green-Styne
"Smile" by Chaplin-Parsons-Phillips

All masters are sourced from the Sun Ra Music Archive and licensed from Sun Ra LLC except “Outer Spaceways Incorporated," “We Travel The Spaceways,” and "Satellites Are Spinning" from the soundtrack of the film Space Is The Place, produced by and licensed from Jim Newman.

Thanks to Shawn Ramirez, Gia McGann, Marshall Allen, Bob Irwin, Gaylord Fields, Brian Thompson, Austin Gray, Jim Newman, Christopher Trent, Robert Campbell, and Thomas Jenkins, Jr.

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The foremost figure in musical Afro-futurism and space-jazz. Keyboardist, composer, Arkestra leader, arranger, philosopher-jester, fashion icon, cosmic guide. Born Herman Blount in Alabama, 1914, left the planet in 1993, giving Earthlings a monumental catalog of recordings that transcend genre. ... more

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