Mayan Temples, by Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Mayan Temples

by Sun Ra & His Arkestra

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1.	Dance of the Language Barrier 03:55	buy track
2.	Bygone 05:13	buy track
3.	Discipline No. 1 04:54	buy track
4.	Alone Together 06:59	buy track
5.	Prelude to the Stargazers 05:14	buy track
6.	Mayan Temples 07:37	buy track
7.	I'll Never be the Same 04:52	buy track
8.	Stardust from Tomorrow 03:35	buy track
9.	El is a Sound of Joy 05:24	buy track
10.	Time After Time 04:19	buy track
11.	Opus in Springtime 06:39	buy track
12.	Theme of the Stargazers 14:07	buy track
13.	Sunset on the Nile 05:42	buy track

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Recorded at Mondial Sound, Milano, Italy, July 24-25, 1990, while Sun Ra & His Arkestra were on a European tour that included shows in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Originally issued in 1992 on Black Saint Records (cat # 120121)

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released March 1, 2019

All titles composed by Sun Ra © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)
except:
"Alone Together" by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz
"I'll Never Be the Same" by Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, and Frank Signorelli
"Time After Time" by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne

PERSONNEL:
Sun Ra: piano, synthesizer, vocal
Michael Ray: trumpet, vocal
Ahmed Abdullah: trumpet, vocal
Tyrone Hill: trombone, vocal
Marshall Allen: alto sax, flute, percussion
Noël Scott: alto sax, percussion
John Gilmore: tenor sax, timbales, vocal
James Jacson: bassoon, Infinity drum, vocal
Jothan Callins: electric bass
Buster Smith: drums
Clifford Barbaro: drums
Jorge Silva: repinique, percussion
Elson Nascimento: surdo grande, percussion
Ron McBee: conga, percussion
June Tyson: vocals

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A Helpful Guide to the Many Sun Ra Albums on Bandcamp: daily.bandcamp.com/2017/10/13/sun-ra-album-guide
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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