Reflections in Blue (Sun Ra album)
Appearance
Reflections in Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Sun Ra Arkestra | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 18 & 19, 1986 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:36 | |||
Label | Black Saint | |||
Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated that "this studio set is not recommended for swing purists who take life too seriously, but the creative and often crazy music should delight many listeners".[2]
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Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated
- "State Street Chicago" – 7:52
- "Nothin' from Nothin'" (Pat Patrick) – 4:24
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:46
- "Say It Isn't So" (Irving Berlin) – 6:11
- "I Dream Too Much" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
- "Reflections in Blue" – 8:20
- Recorded at Jingle Machine Studio, Milano, on December 18 and 19, 1986.
Personnel
[edit]- Sun Ra – piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Randall Murray – trumpet
- Tyrone Hill – trombone
- Pat Patrick – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Marshall Allen – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, oboe
- Danny Ray Thompson – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, bongos
- John Gilmore – tenor saxophone, clarinet, timbales
- Eloe Omoe – alto saxophone, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
- James Jacson – bassoon, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum
- Ronald Wilson – tenor saxophone
- Carl LeBlanc – electric guitar
- Tyler Mitchell – bass
- Thomas Hunter, Earl "Buster" Smith – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Sun Ra discography accessed July 21, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 21, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1360. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.