Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - Strange Strings
Label:
Catalog#:
LPSRES502H
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country:
US
Released:
1966
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Space-Age,
Free Improvisation
Credits
Bass -
Ronnie Boykins
Clarinet [Bass], Strings - Robert Cummings
Drums, Strings - James Jacson
Flute, Strings - Danny Davis
Oboe, Strings - Marshall Allen
Percussion - Clifford Jarvis
Piano [Electric], Drum, Strings - Sun Ra
Saxophone [Baritone], Strings - Pat Patrick
Saxophone [Tenor], Strings - John Gilmore
Strings - Carl Nimrod
Trombone, Strings - Ali Hassan
Voice, Strings - Arthur Jenkins
Clarinet [Bass], Strings - Robert Cummings
Drums, Strings - James Jacson
Flute, Strings - Danny Davis
Oboe, Strings - Marshall Allen
Percussion - Clifford Jarvis
Piano [Electric], Drum, Strings - Sun Ra
Saxophone [Baritone], Strings - Pat Patrick
Saxophone [Tenor], Strings - John Gilmore
Strings - Carl Nimrod
Trombone, Strings - Ali Hassan
Voice, Strings - Arthur Jenkins
Besides being one of the rarer Ra outings is very string-heavy, which is very unusual for Ra, with every single member of the ensemble joining in the attack.
On top of that there is this weird gargling vocal thing going on. Seriously, it sounds like the man has a throat full of Listerine.
This is also the first Sun Ra record I ever heard. I bought it at a 2nd hand shop around 1972-73 after hearing my high school math teacher tell me about a Ra gig he saw at the Stanford University planetarium.