Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Lanquidity
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Artist: Sun Ra & His ArkestraEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-09-26
Music Label: Evidence
Soundtracks:
- Lanquidity
- Where The Pathways Meet
- That's How I Feel
- Twin Star Of Thence
- There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
Music reviews of Lanquidity
Music Review: Sun Ra - Misunderstood Genius
Rating: 5 Stars
Sun Ra is really one of a kind in Jazz, he was a pioneer for Avant Garde just as much as he was a colourful and absurd personality that dressed in Exotic or futuristic clothes and claimed he was born on another planet. By most accounts he was born as Herman Sonny Blount 1914 in Birmingham, AL and came to promise in the 50's with his exprimental music that would become an unique take on Avant Garde Jazz soon enough. Few Jazz critics ever took him serious cause of his personality and lifestyle and his music was very controvercial for Jazz Purists during his whole recording history. In particular the album "Atlantic" from 1967 released just 2 years prior to Miles Davis "Bit*es" Brew" when he would be exploring mythical music from the past in what was an indescribable sound of drums and organs. Regardless of Sun Ra was exploring music from the past or futuristic space music, his music is diffrent then anything else and it's both creative and odd. Sun Ra's only interest in life was music, he would be recording or playing with his band from morning to night and for a man like him he made a huge catalogue of music, some really good music, some less interesting but always worth to check out.
"Lanquidity" from 1978, Released about 10 years after the Avant Garde/Fusion hype that came in the 60's is perhaps Sun Ra's best album and most accessible aswell. Apart from most musicians Sun Ra's creative peak never ended, he would still be recording music to the last years of his life but around 1978 he was recording some of the best music of his life. "Lanquidity" is a recommended album in the sense that it isn't as absurd or unpenetratable as some of his music. It's very meliodic with an almost trance feeling. It's a Fusion inspired Jazz-Funk album with 5 songs that are quite coherant and as usual his big band appearence makes the sound of it very fascinating and grand. Opener and title a midtempo track almost sounds like in a trance, Sun Ra plays his electric piano while saxophonist John Gilmore jumps in with a great solo and all of the others deliver the best of their exotic instruments. All brilliantly produced and coherant. "Where Pathways Meet" is quite diffrent, it's a funky number in fast pace with Trumpet in focus. This one is not as revolutionary as some of the other music, but a real swagger. The third song is really beautiful, it's called "That's How I Feel" one of my personal favorite Sun Ra compositions. It feautures horns and a great electric piano melody that goes on for the entire song. A Bit simular to the opener. "Twin Stars Of Thense" is brilliant aswell, it's also slightly funky with both piano and horn solos. Less meliodic, but nice Fusion recording. "There are Other Worlds" feauture the voice of June Tyson and with some occasional horn sound here and there but the song itself is very mysterious, ending up like a long trance more then an actual song. But this was the whole point cause Sun Ra wants you to pay attention to small details in his music and feeling it's groove. Most songs here are about 6 to 10 minutes so they aren't as long as some of Miles David Fusion recordings, thus it's easy to get into the album + it's mostly meliodic and accessable to most people.
Needless to say, This is perhaps Sun Ra's best album and a good way to get to know him. The man, the myth the legend Sun Ra who by most people atleast recognozed as a musical genius, a bandleader, composer, producer and extremly multitalented and creative musician. In my oppinion, one of the most fascinating persons in Music History. If you're further interested in his personality and music there are some documentaries available that covers some of his life and plenty of good albums and articles to check out too.
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